The mystery next to the world’s heaviest coffin (9 tons) was found in an ancient tomb in Hubei that angered experts.

When it comes to Chinese archeology, to say whose ancient tomb is the most magnificent and lavish, this is indeed incomparable. There have been many ancient tombs unearthed with countless valuable burial artifacts, such as the ancient tomb at the site of Sanxingdui, or Mawangdui, or the ancient tomb of Hai kun almost …

These ancient tombs were discovered and unearthed a surprising number of burial treasures. However, if you ask which tomb has the heaviest coffin, perhaps the correct answer is the coffin from the Tomb of Zeng Hou Yi in Suizhou, Hubei.

The discovery of the tomb of Zeng Hou Yi also shocked the whole of China. Its scale is many times larger than the Mawangdui (Ma Vuong Doi) tomb of the Han Dynasty in Changsha. On the excavation area of 220 square meters, countless national treasures have also been found, such as the Tang Hau At bell, the 16 detailed dragon phoenix jade face, or the bronze crane standing…

Of course, these are all national treasures that have caught the attention of archeology. But in addition to these artifacts, the giant coffin in the tomb of Zeng Hou Yi also surprised experts.

During the excavation, an 8-ton crane was used to lift the coffin, but the coffin did not move, but the tail of the crane was lifted. The coffin weighs 9 tons, the lid alone weighs 2 tons, which is amazing.

The coffin found in the tomb was enormous in size. After taking measurements, the archaeological team almost couldn’t believe their eyes when its weight was up to 9 tons. This is a ‘shocking’ number, and this coffin is also the heaviest coffin in an ancient tomb in the world found.

Many questions arise, at that time, with limited scientific conditions, how could ancient people move such a heavy coffin? It is a difficult job when to this day, the archaeological team has to mobilize many cranes to bring it out.

The discovery of the tomb of Zeng Hou Yi also shocked the whole of China. But it was even more “shocking” when the coffin found in the tomb was huge in size. After conducting measurements, the archaeological team almost couldn’t believe their eyes when its weight was up to 9 tons, the heaviest in the world’s ancient tombs found.

During the excavation, an 8-ton crane was used to lift the coffin, but the coffin did not move, but the tail of the crane was lifted. The coffin weighs 9 tons, the lid alone weighs 2 tons, which is amazing. There is a small door on one side of the coffin, which is said to be the place for the spirit of Zeng Hou Yi to enter and exit.

The coffin is 3.2m long, 2.1m wide, 2.19m high, divided into inner and outer parts. The coffin frame is made of bronze, the coffin body is made of wood and finished with colored lacquer details. This is a combination of bronze, wood and lacquer – is a masterpiece (coffin) created by the collaboration of casters, carpenters, lacquerers and artisans 2400 years ago.

The owner of the mausoleum, Tang Hau At, is known as the king of the Tang Kingdom (also known as the Sui Kingdom), a vassal state of the Zhou clan during the Spring and Autumn Warring States period. According to historical records, the Sangha was just a small country next to the majestic Chu. Because he was afraid that King Chu could destroy him at any time, every year, Zeng Hou Yi entered the palace with a lot of gold and treasures, of course, and many beautiful women to offer to King Chu.

However, later, after Tang Hau At died of illness, his descendants did not have anything valuable to pay tribute to the country of Chu, so King Chu took action to destroy the country.

Tang Hou Yi is known as the king of the Tang Kingdom (also known as the Kingdom of Sui), a vassal state of the Zhou clan during the Spring and Autumn Warring States period.

In addition, research by archaeologists and historians has found that Zeng Hou Yi was actually an extremely cowardly person. The cultural relics unearthed in the tomb of Tang Hau At all bear his imprint, but there are many things that bear traces of inscription modifications.

For example, on the copper plate of Tang Hau At, experts have traced the name of the ancestor (grandfather) of Tang Hau At, but he modified and engraved his own name on it. This was an act of filial piety in ancient times.

One thing that makes the experts even more sad is that in addition to this 9-ton coffin, 22 other coffins were also found in the tomb of Tang Hau At. Of which, 21 coffins belong to young girls, the oldest is just 26 years old, the youngest is only about 13 years old, the tallest girl is about 160 cm and the shortest is just over 140 cm.

In addition, in one coffin was the remains of a dog placed inside, which appeared to be Zeng Hou Yi’s favorite pet.

Are these 21 girls buried with Tang Hau At or died for some reason? Experts say it is highly likely that they must have died with Zeng Hou Yi. That makes experts extremely angry because of the unreasonable ancient custom of burying people. This is also a custom that lasted until the later Qing Dynasty.