When it comes to the largest ancient tomb in the world, do you know which one it is? Where?

When it comes to the world's largest ancient tomb, many friends may think of the Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang.

Or the pyramids, but there is another tomb in the world that is bigger than these two, and today I will take you to understand which is the largest tomb in the world.

What is the largest tomb in the world?

The world's largest tomb is actually Emperor Nintoku in Daisen Town, Sakai City, Japan.

The mausoleum, whose full name is the Momozu Tori Ear Plaina Mausoleum, is not only the largest mausoleum in Japan, but also the largest front and rear round tomb in the world.

A brief introduction to the background of the Mausoleum of Emperor Nintoku

Emperor Nintoku, also known as the Great Wren, was born and died in an unknown year, and is said to be the prince of King Ojin, and at that time it was generally believed that he built a tall tomb for himself, especially the emperor and nobles and wealthy families, so the history of Japan.

The Admiral refers to this period as the Kofun period.

The characteristic of the burial mound is that a stone chamber is buried in the mound, and a coffin is placed to bury the deceased, and a large number of precious burial goods such as gold, silver, and jade are buried in the burial mound.

Burial goods attached to the tomb of Emperor Nintoku

On October 15, 2018, the Imperial Household Agency of Japan announced the start of excavation of the tomb of Emperor Nintoku, and with the beginning of the excavation, the interior of the tomb was officially opened to the public, and the tomb is surrounded by cylindrical shapes, morning glory shapes, family houses, dogs and horses, women, and water birds.

The haniwa and the stone of Sakai in the same shape are placed inside, and copper armor is placed inside.

Knives, glassware, bronze mirrors, ring broadswords, horses and other cultural relics, the number of burial goods in the ancient tomb is amazing, and there has never been an incident of theft for thousands of years.

Historical record of the Mausoleum of Emperor Nintoku

The earliest historical document about the Mausoleum of Emperor Nintoku may be the Book of Song: The Legend of the Wa Kingdom, which describes Emperor An of the Eastern Jin Dynasty.

In addition, civil engineering experts have estimated that the total earthwork used in this ancient tomb is about 1405866 cubic meters, which needs to be carried by thousands of people, and if it is carried by a cart with a load of 5 tons, then a total of 562347 trips are needed, which shows that this ancient tomb reflects the power of the king at that time.

When it comes to the world's largest ancient tomb, the Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang has a place, the Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang is located in Xi'an City, Shanxi Province, has a history of more than 2,000 years, although many precious cultural relics have been unearthed, but based on the protection of the mausoleum, it has not been completely excavated, the scale of the Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang is huge, far beyond our perception of the general ancient tombs.

The world's largest tomb is actually located in the Mausoleum of Emperor Nintoku in Daisen Town, Sakai City, Japan, the full name is Mozu Torihara Middle Mausoleum, the identity of the tomb owner is unknown, so it is traditionally attached to Emperor Nintoku in Japan, the entire tomb is about 486 meters long, about 33 meters high, composed of 3 floors, not only the largest mausoleum in Japan, but also the world's largest front and rear round tomb.

The Tomb of Qin Shi Huang is the largest imperial tomb in the world that has been discovered.

The Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang was built from the accession of Qin Shi Huang to the throne until the death of Qin Shi Huang, a total of 37 years, but the mausoleum has not been completed, so his son continued to build, a total of 39 years. The vastness of the entire Qin Shi Huang Mausoleum project, the perfection of the internal structure, and the number of displays are breathtaking.

The Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang was built at the northern foot of Lishan Mountain in the east of Lintong District, Shaanxi Province, China, and was once the capital of the Qin State. The whole cemetery covers an area of square kilometers, because it is an underground mausoleum, its sealing layer was originally 115 meters, but after thousands of years of environmental changes, now only 76 meters high, the whole cemetery is in the shape of "back", there are two city walls in the cemetery, and the inner and outer city walls are 8 10 meters of city wall.

The main building of the mausoleum was built in the inner city - the underground palace, in which archaeologists not only found a large number of bronze artifacts and pottery, but also found terracotta warriors and horses that shocked the world. These terracotta warriors and horses quietly guard the Mausoleum of the First Emperor of Qin like real people, and their different types of troops and postures show the heroic image of the First Emperor's army vividly.

What's even more amazing is that there are rivers and seas made of mercury in this underground palace, which makes the entire underground palace full of magical colors. The entire Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang has not been excavated yet, because people can not completely preserve the excavated cultural relics with modern archaeological technology, so the mystery of the Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang has not been completely lifted, and it is still quietly waiting for people to discover its difference.

The largest ancient tomb excavated in China is Qin Gong No. 1, which is in the shape of an inverted pyramid and is the largest tomb excavated in China so far.

Tomb No. 1 constitutes the east and west walls of the main coffin and all the north-south cypress wood at the bottom and lid of the coffin, with tenons sticking out at both ends, and on the north and south sides of the main coffin, they are formed into a rectangular shape like a cabinet. Later, the archaeological team found some ancient musical instruments in the cemetery, and there were inscriptions on them, which were later carefully rubbed. After the results of expert cracking, it was determined that the inscription recorded a palace banquet, and the owner of the tomb was the convener of the event.

The words "Gonghuan is the heir" in the inscription explain his identity. Gonghuan is the heir" means that Gonggong and Huan are the heirs, so according to this speculation, its heir is Jing Gong.

The owner of the tomb lying in this huge coffin inside the yellow intestine inscription is called Jing Gong, who was the 14th ruler of Qin, the 18th ancestor of the first emperor Yingzheng, who reigned for 40 years from 577 BC.

As of 2019, the No. 1 tomb of Qin Gong is the largest ancient tomb excavated in China to date. Located in the South Command Village, Fengxiang County, Shaanxi Province, the tomb has 186 martyrs, including 166 martyrs in the three-storey coffin room on the platform, and 20 people and animals buried in the filling.

The tomb of Qin Gong No. 1 is an important part of the Yongcheng site, and the archaeological excavation began in 1976 and ended in 1986. This archaeological excavation has so far been the largest in China, the largest number of martyrs, the highest level of "yellow intestine inscription" coffin, the earliest unearthed tombstone, and the earliest stone chime with inscription.

At the same time, the tomb shape and more than 3,000 cultural relics unearthed are of great value for the study of pre-Qin social forms and funeral systems. Archaeological excavations have also set off an upsurge in the study of pre-Qin history and culture, which is of great significance in the history of Chinese archaeology.

The largest ancient tomb in China is the Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang.

The Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang is one of the largest, most peculiar and richest imperial tombs in the world, and there are many legends about this tomb, and it is one of the most mysterious of the top ten ancient tombs in China.

According to historical records, a magnificent underground palace was built in the inner city of the Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang, with the sun, moon and stars made of pearls on the top, and the rivers, lakes and seas made of mercury arranged underground, and the hidden organs in the tomb. In order to prevent leakage of information, all the workers were sealed in the tomb after the construction of the underground palace was completed.

Therefore, the Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang has not dared to excavate so far, first, it is mysterious and unpredictable, and the danger is great, and second, the scale after excavation is too large to protect.

After more than 40 years of archaeological investigation and excavation research, more than 600 burial pits and burial tombs of different sizes and shapes with different connotations have been found in the mausoleum area of Qin Shi Huang, and more than 50,000 precious cultural relics including the Qin Terracotta Warriors and Horses have been unearthed. The Terracotta Warriors and Horses Pit is one of the most famous of the many burial pits in the Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang.

In addition, the bronze chariots and horses, bronze waterfowl, stone armor, figurines and other cultural relics unearthed in the mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang provide material materials for the study of the military, political, economic, cultural, scientific and artistic aspects of the Qin Dynasty, which not only have extremely high historical and artistic value, but also have extremely high scientific research value.

These precious cultural relics of the Qin Dynasty together constitute a unique cultural landscape with huge volume, wide variety of types, excellent resource density and physical density.