The Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang has been accurately measured, how many people did he accompany to bury? Let's take a look
The funeral system originated in the Shang Dynasty, prevailed in the Zhou Dynasty, and continued throughout Chinese history until the Kangxi reign of the Qing Dynasty. Although the funeral system was cruel, it was followed for a long time for the ruler's personal ambition and desire to live an imperial life underground after death. The terracotta warriors and horses in the Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang have become a world-famous cultural heritage, and the terracotta warriors and horses buried with them are majestic and magnificent, which is not only the protection of the first emperor, but also symbolizes the dignity of the emperor. The construction of the Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang took up to 37 years, and it remained large all year round, 8 years longer than the construction of the pyramids in Egypt.
Such a huge mausoleum, in order to function properly after death, requires tens of millions of people to be able to maintain it. The number of martyrs was also quite large. Qin Shi Huang was a lustful king, and when he unified the Six Kingdoms, he "unified" the women of the harem of the Six Kingdoms into his own harem, and had 23 sons, 10 daughters, and the number of palace maids may reach thousands. In order to ensure that he continued to enjoy the supreme life in the underworld, the concubines and palace maids around him were forced to be martyred, which became the prerogative of the emperor, and the persecution was as simple as the woman he fancied, and no one dared to disobey. The number of people who accompany this part of the funeral is about 1,500 people.
In addition to this, a large number of prisoners and craftsmen died in order to accompany the funeral. The construction of the Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang took 38 years, including as many as 700,000 prisoners and craftsmen involved in the construction after Qin II came to power. In order to suppress the uprising, Qin II filled the army with most of the prisoners and artisans, and only a few remained to complete the final work on the Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang. After the construction was completed, for the safety of the mausoleum, Qin II ordered all prisoners and craftsmen to be sealed in the mausoleum, and the number was about 100,000. Without exception, these people became burial companions, whether it was because of the unification of the Six Kingdoms or the construction of mausoleums, they all lost their lives under the iron heel of the funeral system.
There is still no definite basis for the number of people buried in the Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang. Through further exploration, archaeologists have revealed the world-class scale, strange structure and rich connotation of the tomb of Qin Shi Huang. But in any case, all this only provides more doubts, and also makes us full of curiosity and confusion about this ancient burial system.