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Description: Epitaph of Xiaoling Mausoleum, Shaaxi History Museum Info provided by the museum shown below: Epitaph of Xiaoling Mausoleum Northern Zhou Period (557-581) Excavated from Xiaoling mausoleum of Emperor Wudi, Chenma village, Xianyang City Collections of Shaanxi Provincial Institute of Archaeology The owner of the epitaph was Yuwen Yong, Emperor Wu (560-578) of Northern Zhou dynasty. He was from Xianbei nationality who settled down in nowadays Wuchuan, Inner Mongolia. He annexed the Northern Qi dynasty and unified the north China. Xiaoling was the first mausoleum which gave emergency excavation in Shaanxi, revealing its clear formation and abundant relics. The epitaph was made of limestone, the surface was engraved with three-graph characters in relief, reading "the mausoleum of Great Zhou Emperor Wudi". It is the only one surviving example of a complete set of epitaph by now.
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