The Imperial Academy of Cadets unified Mongolia and founded a vast empire stretching from the Pacific Ocean to Ukraine at the time of his death in 1227; and his successors continued to conquer more territories.
Before passing away, Thanh Cat Tu Han requested to be buried secretly. The funeral team took his body home and killed anyone they met on the road to hide their journey.
When the emperor was at rest, his soldiers let 1,000 horses run through the tomb to destroy any remaining traces.
In the 800 years since Thanh Cat Tu Han passed away, no one has found his grave.
So, where was this Dai Han buried? Do you have a magnificent mausoleum like a pyramid built for the ancient Egyptian pharaohs, or a mausoleum with Terracotta Warriors, like the mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang - the first emperor of China?
The answer is that the location of Thanh Cat Tu Han's mausoleum is still unknown and is unlikely to be found soon. Moreover, some in Mongolia may wish that the tomb will never be found, as the Great Wall of the Duong Han is venerated almost officially - William Honeychurch, associate professor of anthology at Yale University, told Live Science.
It is possible that Thanh Cat Tu Han was buried in the eastern Kentii province of Mongolia, where he was born. Nancy Steinhardt, professor of East Asian art at the Penn Museum of the University of Pennsylvania (USA), said the tomb was located in the mountains of Khentii province, but she did not think that the tomb would be found soon.
Currently, there is almost no information about where Thanh Cat Tu Han's mausoleum is or what it looks like. According to a 2014 study published in the journal PLOS One, there are no historical or archaeological documents that describe the external shape of the tomb. Researchers have used satellite images to search for tombs, and the satellite survey has identified many archaeological sites, but not the tomb of the Imperial Citadel of Cat Tu Han.
"Mongu Co historical" - an anonymous work by the Mongolian people dating back to the death of Thanh Cat Tu Han - also does not mention his mausoleum, only writing in 1227, he "came to heaven". However, the document says that the Imperial Citadel paid great attention to Burkhan Khaldun - a sacred mountain in the Khentii region. In his youth, there were times when Thanh Cat Tu Han depended on the terrain of the mountain to flee from the enemy. The document quoted Thanh Cat Tu Han as saying: "Every morning I will sacrifice to Burkhan Khaldun, every day I will pray for that: My children and grandchildren will remember this and do so! ".
The interest that Thanh Cat Tu Han has in this mountain has led to questions about whether he will be buried there, but so far, no graves have been found.
When he passed away at the age of 67, General Si Han and his army were fighting the Party Committee in what is now northwestern China. Therefore, this could make it difficult to bring his body to Mongolia - historian Frank McLynn wrote in the book "Thanh Cat Tu Han: The Conqueror of the World". He may have been about 500km from today's Mongolian border. The Mongolian people at that time may not have knowledge of body marination techniques and were forced to bury Thanh Cat Tu Han elsewhere because they could not bring his body back to Mongolia before decomposing. According to historian McLynn, the remains and mausoleum of the Great Wall of China may be located in the Ordos region of northwestern China.
Venice explorer Marco Polo (1254-1324) and has lived in China for about 17 years, revealed that 20,000 people who knew the location of the tomb were killed to keep it a secret. Marco Polo's narration is recorded in the book "Marco Polo di ky" by author Rustichello da Pisa, published around 1300. However, from the beginning, scholars have raised doubts about Polo's sometimes deserted stories. Some have questioned whether Marco is really in China or just repeating the stories he has heard from other tourists. Therefore, it is not known whether Polo's account about the mausoleum of Thanh Cat Tu Han is correct or not.
