The primary reason is that Japan's early historical records were once blank. Once a Japanese lawyer's work on Japanese history was translated into China, which attracted the attention of historians. His main point is that "Japan has no complete history, but more myths and legends." Including a lot of fictional history. "
Now researchers have attributed the origin of the Japanese nation to the following versions: (1) the riding nation from Tonggu in northeast China; (2) From Jiangnan, China, where rice culture is developed; ③ From Arab civilization; (4) From Yunnan, China, because both ethnic groups have the custom of "black pool" in history; In addition, there are sayings about Southeast Asia and the Mongolian Plateau. According to Tang Chongnan, the ancestors of the Japanese really should have China ancestry, but they eventually formed a multi-ethnic mixed Japanese nation.
Specific to the issue of the emperor's lineage, there has always been a saying that Xu Fudong, a China native, crossed, and later Xu Fucheng became the first Japanese emperor. But this statement is most likely legendary. Tang Chongnan believes that "this statement is impossible." Because the earliest introduction about Xu Fudong crossing the river comes from Sima Qian's Historical Records, but the language is not clear. But what the Japanese recorded was Xu Fudong crossing the river in China in the Song Dynasty. Although it shows that Sino-Japanese exchanges have deep roots, they are limited to folklore.
At present, the historical book of Japanese history is The Story of the Three Kingdoms, Wei Zhi and the Japanese. Now, if Japan studies its origin, it will also look for it in China's ancient books. The emperor's historical records are also full of faults, so it is not surprising that they form a mystery.
Tang Chongnan believes that the earliest emperor in Japan should be the17th generation who succeeded to the throne in 64 AD, and there is no relevant record before. Later, in order to beautify and prolong its own history, Japan compiled a "heart-to-heart revolution". It was said that great events would happen in 2 1 "revolution in the heart", so the time was pushed forward, from 60 1 year to 1260 year, which artificially created the beginning of Emperor Jimmu's history as the Japanese emperor. In fact, even Japanese researchers admit that this Emperor Jimmu does not exist.
He introduced that Japan was still very barbaric and backward in the period of succession, and China had reached the Sui and Tang Dynasties, and Japan was still a local regime such as a tribe, and the leader of the tribe was called the king. Later he became an emperor. More people believe that the title of "successor" indicates a turning point in the Japanese system at that time, and it is a very big change. This should be the period when the earliest prototype of the Japanese emperor appeared.
Tang Chongnan, a researcher at the Institute of World History, said that the issue of the lineage of the Japanese emperor was a public case in Japanese history and has not been resolved so far. There is no unified answer even among Japanese scholars.
The primary reason is that Japan's early historical records were once blank. Once a Japanese lawyer's work on Japanese history was translated into China, which attracted the attention of historians. His main point is that "Japan has no complete history, but more myths and legends." Including a lot of fictional history. "
Now researchers have attributed the origin of the Japanese nation to the following versions: (1) the riding nation from Tonggu in northeast China; (2) From Jiangnan, China, where rice culture is developed; ③ From Arab civilization; (4) From Yunnan, China, because both ethnic groups have the custom of "black pool" in history; In addition, there are sayings about Southeast Asia and the Mongolian Plateau. According to Tang Chongnan, the ancestors of the Japanese really should have China ancestry, but they eventually formed a multi-ethnic mixed Japanese nation.
Specific to the issue of the emperor's lineage, there has always been a saying that Xu Fudong, a China native, crossed, and later Xu Fucheng became the first Japanese emperor. But this statement is most likely legendary. Tang Chongnan believes that "this statement is impossible." Because the earliest introduction about Xu Fudong crossing the river comes from Sima Qian's Historical Records, but the language is not clear. But what the Japanese recorded was Xu Fudong crossing the river in China in the Song Dynasty. Although it shows that Sino-Japanese exchanges have deep roots, they are limited to folklore.
At present, the historical book of Japanese history is The Story of the Three Kingdoms, Wei Zhi and the Japanese. Now, if Japan studies its origin, it will also look for it in China's ancient books. The emperor's historical records are also full of faults, so it is not surprising that they form a mystery.
Tang Chongnan believes that the earliest emperor in Japan should be the17th generation who succeeded to the throne in 64 AD, and there is no relevant record before. Later, in order to beautify and prolong its own history, Japan compiled a "heart-to-heart revolution". It was said that great events would happen in 2 1 "revolution in the heart", so the time was pushed forward, from 60 1 year to 1260 year, which artificially created the beginning of Emperor Jimmu's history as the Japanese emperor. In fact, even Japanese researchers admit that this Emperor Jimmu does not exist.
He introduced that Japan was still very barbaric and backward in the period of succession, and China had reached the Sui and Tang Dynasties, and Japan was still a local regime such as a tribe, and the leader of the tribe was called the king. Later he became an emperor. More people believe that the title of "successor" indicates a turning point in the Japanese system at that time, and it is a very big change. This should be the period when the earliest prototype of the Japanese emperor appeared.
Is there a secret buried in the tomb of the Japanese emperor?
This time, the debate about the emperor's lineage has revived because the propaganda of the emperor's tomb has always been the focus of public attention.
For many years, Japanese archaeologists have been trying to carry out archaeological research on the mausoleum of the Emperor, but without exception, they were rejected by the Japanese Palace Hall on the grounds that "the royal tombs are sacred and inviolable".
What kind of secrets are hidden in the emperor's tomb? According to reports, the Taiwan Province Research Institute of Japan on May 9, The Times of Britain on May 17 and Lianhe Evening News of Singapore on May 18 all reported this, claiming that there may be three secrets hidden in the tomb of the Japanese emperor:
The first secret is rich treasure: the emperor's tomb may contain many treasures-swords inlaid with gold, emeralds, elaborate crowns, figurines of people and animals carved with clay, perhaps sacred mirrors from China and North Korea, exquisite murals of tigers and dragons, and deified emperor's remains.
The second secret is that some imperial tombs are "unidentified": according to the latest documents published by the Palace Office, many imperial tombs confirmed in the19th century seem to be "not real imperial tombs"! Although these documents have not reached a clear conclusion, they have fulfilled the doubts of Japanese archaeology for many years.
The third secret is that there may be evidence of the origin of the Japanese emperor in the tomb: the tomb of the emperor probably hides the evidence of the origin of the Japanese emperor. Japanese archaeologists have long suspected that the early Japanese emperors may have come from China or North Korea.
Tang Chongnan introduced that the Japanese emperor is a symbol of the country, so it has not been allowed to dig graves casually. But the more you stop digging, the more people guess. Moreover, the focus is on the lineage of the early Japanese emperor, and I believe there must be many unknown secrets hidden.
Were the early emperors outsiders?
So, is the successor emperor from China? Or a foreigner outside the Japanese nation?
Although there are various legends, such as Xu Fudong becoming the emperor of Japan. However, historical clues make researcher Tang Chongnan tend to think that it is more likely that the emperor will be a Korean.
According to today's archaeological evidence, ancient Japan evolved from the integration of many tribal countries and nomadic people who moved from Northeast Asia. At that time, in the tribal war, the tribal kings from China and North Korea may occupy a strong position in the war and eventually unify other tribes and become the first emperor.
For a long time, the Japanese have always believed that the Japanese royal family is pure. In fact, even the Japanese emperor himself admitted in public that his ancestors came from the ancient Korean royal family. At that time, Emperor Akihito recalled the past and talked about his ancestors on his 68th birthday. He said, "Personally, I think I have a certain affinity with the Korean Peninsula. According to the Japanese Chronicle, (Japan) Emperor Kanmu's mother was a member of a royal family of Baekje Kingdom in ancient Korea. "
Historians also expressed their views on Emperor Akihito's statement. Tian Zhonghao, a history professor at a university in Kyoto, Japan, said that ordinary Japanese hardly knew that Japan was related to the ancient Korean royal family.
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The mysterious tomb of the Japanese emperor
There are more than 200,000 ancient tombs in Japan, most of which were built between 250 and 538 AD. The largest and most important tombs in Japan are 896 imperial tombs, including 124 Japanese emperors. Some authoritative scholars believe that among the tombs of ancient emperors, only the tombs of Emperor Tianzhi and Emperor Tianwu are correct.
The mausoleum of the succeeding emperor is a typical example. In the overview of Japanese emperors' tombs in past dynasties, the Palace Office thinks that the Buti Mausoleum is an ancient tomb located in the tea wine mountain in OTA, while Japanese scholars generally think that the Buti Mausoleum is an ancient tomb in the city now.
Japanese scholars strongly call for the disclosure of the truth of the Japanese royal tombs, but the imperial palace believes that the emperor's mausoleum is the inherent property of the royal family, not as the cultural property owned by the people.
The historical background hidden in the tombs of Japanese emperors is unfathomable. Scholars believe that the emperor's mausoleum contains precious historical materials to rebuild the dynasty theory that has been debated in recent years.
Among them, there is a tomb of HO-KENOSAN, which is 90 meters long and was built around 240 AD. In this ancient tomb, a burial facility called Shiwei Guo Mu was found, and it was restored as shown in the figure. This form also exists in the southern part of the Korean peninsula. It can be inferred that there is a connection between the Yamato Dynasty and the Korean Peninsula. In Japan, there is a voice that the Emperor's family is a tribal people from the Korean peninsula.