Mitsuken (English name)

Japanese: 密県 - みつけん（英語表記）Mì xiàn

A city in the central part of Henan Province, China, at the eastern foot of Mount Song. During the Han dynasty, Mi County was established and it belonged to Henan County. During the Tang dynasty, Mizhou was established, but was later abolished and became a subordinate county of Zhengzhou. During the Qing dynasty, it was under the jurisdiction of Kaifeng Prefecture. There are two tombs from the Later Han period at Dahuting, about 6 km to the west, known as the Dahuting Han Tombs. The two are 30 m apart, and the shape of the tomb chambers is basically the same. They consist of a tomb gate, a corridor, a front chamber, a middle chamber, a rear chamber, a southern ear chamber, an eastern ear chamber, and a northern ear chamber. Tomb No. 1 (West Mound) is larger than Tomb No. 2 (East Mound), with a circumference of 220 m and a height of 15 m, and Tomb No. 2 has a circumference of 113 m and a height of 7.5 m.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

中国，河南省の中部，嵩山の東麓にある都市。漢代に密県がおかれ河南郡に属した。唐代には密州が設置されたが，のち廃されて鄭州の属県となった。清朝時代は開封府の管轄下にあった。西方約6kmの打虎亭に2基の後漢時代の墓があり，打虎亭漢墓として知られる。両者の間隔は30mで，墓室の形状は基本的に同じである。これは墓門，甬道（ようどう），前室，中室，後室，南耳室，東耳室，北耳室よりなる。1号墓(西塚)は2号墓(東塚)より大きく，周220m，高さ15m，2号墓は周113m，高さ7.5mをはかる。

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