Dou Wan

Dou Wan was a Chinese noblewoman of the Western Han dynasty who was married to Liu Sheng, Prince of Zhongshan, a brother of Emperor Wu of Han. Her tomb was discovered in Mancheng County, and many of her burial goods, including her jade burial suit, have been declared national treasures. Biography Dou Wan was the wife of Liu Sheng, who, after the Rebellion of the Seven States in , established Zhongshan in the former territory of the rebellious Zhao Kingdom. The date of her death is thought to have been between 118 and 104 BCE, and it remains a point of debate as to whether she died before her husband or after him. Tomb Dou Wan's burial is one of few Han elite burials that have not been robbed. The wealth represented by her and Liu Sheng's tombs was unprecedented when it was excavated, with Dou Wan's burial alone containing a total of 5,124 artefacts, including jade, silk, lacquer, and bronze. Location The tomb of Dou Wan is located on the eastern slope of a hill known locally as Lingshan, which lies to the south-west of the Mancheng County seat in Hubei Province, to the east of the Taihang Mountains. In the Western Han, this area was part of Beiping County in the north of Zhongshan State. Dou Wan's tomb is located approximately 120 m north of her husband's, and 18 other members of Liu Sheng's family were buried on Lingshan's southern slope.