Even in modern times, there are still many tombs of ancient Chinese people in Canada, and after scholars have studied, most of them are true, in so many tombs, the tomb of the Ming Dynasty general Zu Dashou is particularly interesting, as a general of the Ming Dynasty in China, why does his tomb appear in Canada?
Resisting the Qing Dynasty, he repeatedly built Qigong
Zu Dashou clan since ancient times hereditary Ning Yuanwei position, ancestors in the Ming Dynasty as officials are very diligent, the last years of the Ming Dynasty in the country situation is turbulent, various peasant uprisings are countless, in this time of crisis, Zu Dashou in this position to shoulder the responsibility to stand up and go to quell the rebellion.
In 1622, Nurhaci defeated the Ming army, and the imperial court appointed Yuan Chonghuan as a general to fight the enemy army, during which time Zu Dashou was promoted, and under the correct leadership of Sun Chengzong, he fought many victorious battles with the army, which also brought a little vitality to the decadent Ming Dynasty at that time.
In the seventh year of the Apocalypse, under the joint deployment of the Ming army, the Battle of Ningjin was a great victory, and Zu Dashou was also promoted. At that time, Emperor Taiji saw that the momentum of the Ming army was getting stronger and stronger, so he changed his strategy to bypass the Ming army and go directly to the Beijing Division. At that time, the government and the public were in a panic, and Yuan Chonghuan found out the enemy situation and led Zu Dashou to return to the dynasty immediately.
Repeated persuasions were ignored, and the army had to surrender
Due to the lack of reinforcements and the instigation of the Emperor Taiji, there was already a gap between the emperor and Yuan Chonghuan at that time, and he was immediately imprisoned after returning to the imperial court to rescue him, and Zu Dashou immediately escaped, which was also a point that he was often criticized by posterity, the commander was captured but fled in a hurry, but at the same time he also retained the living force for the Ming army at that time.
After Yuan Chonghuan's death, the Liaodong war situation was completely in tension, and Emperor Taiji refused to let go of such talented generals as Zu Dashou, so he began to use various means to persuade Zu Dashou to surrender, but he was persuaded to surrender many times and still ignored it.
In 1631, Zu Dashou was ordered by Sun Chengzong to repair Hecheng, and just half a month later, Emperor Taiji's army surrounded them, and in the face of such hostility, Zu Dashou struggled to resist but was trapped in the city due to too many differences in numbers, And Emperor Taiji still persuaded him to surrender at this time. Although Zu Dashou still ignored it, the grain and grass in the city were really limited, and the rations for a few days could not stop such a huge number of Houjin troops.
After several failed increases, Zu Dashou had to choose to retreat and not fight, but due to the scarcity of food, people in the city died every day, and under such a huge torture, Zu Dashou finally chose to surrender to Houjin, which is also the origin of his reputation as a traitor. After making the request as an internal response, Huang Taiji released it back to Jinzhou. At that time, the ming dynasty's kings and courtiers had long been torn apart, and no amount of unnecessary efforts could only survive, and in the end, only destruction was ushered in.
After his death, he was buried in Beijing, but was subsequently exhumed and sold
In 1656, zu Dashou, who was 77 years old at the age of 77, died in his home in Beijing, and after his death, he was buried near qinghe by his descendants, and the original residence was also rebuilt as an ancestral hall, so why does his tomb appear in the Canadian Museum more than 200 years later?
In Canada, zu Dashou tomb exists in the form of a collection, it turned out that in the late Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China, the activities of the great powers in China were very domineering, and many profiteers also saw this business opportunity and began to sell some Chinese cultural relics to foreigners, and then sought benefits from it.
In 1918, the Canadian Museum wanted to house a Chinese tomb and asked for the best of the nobility, and after a series of matchmaking, found a British businessman named Crofts and entrusted him with the task.
After visiting many places, Crofts turned his attention to zu dashou's tomb, so he told the news to the Canadian Museum, and after being recognized, he began to secretly excavate Zu Dashou's tomb, which was finally completed after a long period of time, and zu Dashou's tomb was also shipped to Canada and stored in its museum.
Resources:
"Zu Dashou", "Draft History of the Qing Dynasty", etc