Yonggu Mausoleum

Japanese: 永固陵 - えいこりょう

…The tomb of Empress Dowager Hu (Wenming Empress), wife of Emperor Wencheng of the Northern Wei Dynasty, Feng-shi, is located to the north of the tomb of Emperor Xiaowen (Wannian Hall). Renovation of the Yonggu Mausoleum began in 481 (the 5th year of the Taihe Era), and Yonggu was buried there in 490. The circular tomb measures approximately 117m north to south, 124m east to west, and 23m high. …

From the Mausoleum

…To the east of Nanjing, Danyang County is home to the royal tombs of the Qi and Liang dynasties, and the famous ones around Nanjing are the Song Wu Emperor's Chuning Mausoleum outside Qilinmen, the Chen Wu Emperor's Wan'an Mausoleum in Shangfang Town, Jiangning County, and the Chen Wen Emperor's Yongning Mausoleum in Shishichong, Ganjiaxiang, Nanjing. During the Northern and Southern Dynasties, the Yonggu Mausoleum of Empress Dowager Feng of the Northern Wei Dynasty was the first to revive the burial mound in northern China. It is located on a mountain about 25 km north of Datong City, Shanxi Province, and was completed in 484 (the 8th year of Taihe). …

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Yonggu Mausoleum" is listed below.

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Japanese:

…北魏，文成帝の妻胡太后(文明太后)馮氏の墓で，その北に孝文帝の寿陵〈万年堂〉がある。永固陵は，481年(太和5)にその修築工事が始まり，490年に入葬された。円墳で南北約117m，東西124m，高さ約23mをはかる。…

【陵墓】より

…南京の東，丹陽県には斉，梁の王陵があり，南京市周辺では麒麟門外の宋武帝初寧陵，江寧県上坊鎮の陳武帝万安陵，南京市甘家巷獅子沖の陳文帝永寧陵などが著名である。南北朝時代，華北において墳丘墓が復活したのは北魏文明太后馮（ふう）氏の永固陵である。山西省大同市北約25kmの方山上にあり，484年(太和8)完成した。…

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