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The world's miracle Terracotta Warriors and Horses, why is it said that the mysterious owner behind it is likely to be a woman?

Archaeologists found the words "Mi Yue" engraved on these terracotta warriors and horses, so they became suspicious and believed that these terracotta warriors and horses were Qin Shihuang's father's father's father's father's mother, that is, Mi Queen Mother Qin Xuan.

Everyone is familiar with the woman Mi Yue. In recent years, there have been "The Legend of Mi Yue" and "The Rise of the Qin Empire". Both TV series tell the story of the initial development history of the Qin Dynasty. At the end of the TV series, Queen Mother Qin Xuan and her maidservant were thinking about their Chu country, saying that people still have souls after death. They are not dead, they just go to another world. We can make some statues to accompany us. In another world. In this way, the initial concept of the Terracotta Warriors and Horses came out. After Mi Yue heard what the maids said, she began to order the construction of a cemetery for herself, and built many statues, including soldiers, chariots and horses, etc.

This is how it is interpreted in the TV series. In real life, when people first discovered the Terracotta Warriors and Horses, they always thought that they were exclusive to Qin Shihuang. However, as the excavation deepened, archaeological experts’ careful observation and After research, I found terracotta warriors and horses with the strange words "Mi Yue" engraved on them. Historically, Mi Yue was the mother of King Qin Zhaoxiang and the most powerful queen mother in the Qin Dynasty.

Mi Yue held power for more than 40 years at that time, and made great achievements during her reign. Later generations respectfully called her the Queen Mother of Qin Xuan. The name Queen Mother also came from Mi Yue. of.

In fact, regardless of whether the owner is the First Emperor of Qin or the Queen Mother Qin Xuan, the Terracotta Warriors and Horses were all made by the State of Qin, and they are all assets left to future generations by the State of Qin, leaving a unique cultural heritage to the world.