Editing Fu Hao (section)

==Tomb==
{{main|Tomb of Fu Hao}}
[[File:Fu Hao Tomb, c. 1200 BC, Reign of King Wu Ding, Shang Dynasty 3.jpg|thumb|upright=2|Fu Hao's tomb, museum display]]
Remarkably, after her death Fu Hao was buried in a tomb on her land across the river from the main royal cemetery, even though usually the royal families were buried together. She died well in advance of King Wu Ding, who constructed her tomb at his capital [[Yin (city)|Yin]].

Because of its location, Lady Hao's tomb is the only royal Shang tomb to have been left unnoticed and unlooted, giving unique insights into her life and the burial practices of the time.  The King later made many sacrifices there in hopes of receiving her spiritual assistance in defeating the attacking Gong, who threatened to wipe out the Shang completely. This shows his great favor towards Hao and after her death, he had her married to the three greatest kings before him.<ref name="allWoman" /> The tomb was unearthed by archaeologists in 1976 and is now open to the public.

The tomb itself was only a {{convert|5.6|by|4|m|ft|adj=on|sp=us}} pit that contains a smaller, {{convert|5|m|ft|adj=mid|-long|sp=us}}, {{convert|3.5|m|ft|adj=mid|-wide|sp=us}}, and {{convert|1.3|m|ft|adj=mid|-high|sp=us}} wooden structure within. The inside was packed with burial sacrifices and wealth which signified Lady Hao's prodigious position.

She was buried with a large and varied quantity of weapons signifying her important martial status, since only warriors and generals were buried with such objects. Additionally, Fu Hao was entombed with hundreds of bronze, jade, bone, and stone objects such as figurines, vessels, and mirrors, many of which were rare objects from around the kingdom. These objects are some of the best preserved from that time period. The sacrificial bronze vessels and tortoise shells inscribed ''prepared by Fu Hao'' discovered in her tomb are further evidence of her status as a high priestess and oracle caster.<ref name="washUni1"/> As was the custom during the Shang dynasty, Fu Hao was buried with 16 human sacrifices and six dogs.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://depts.washington.edu/chinaciv/archae/2fuhmain.htm|title=FU HAO'S TOMB|website=depts.washington.edu|access-date=2018-10-25}}</ref> The remains of Fu Hao herself were found to have disintegrated.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://education.asianart.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2019/09/Ancient-China-Color-PDF.pdf|title=Ancient China: From the Neolothic Period to the Han Dynasty|website=asianart.org|access-date=2022-02-24}}</ref>

=== Contents of tomb ===
[[File:Knife with animal-head Pommel (Fuhao tomb), horizontal.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|Ibex-headed knife with ring, 13th-11th century BCE, found in Fu Hao's tomb. These weapons are similar to those of the steppes.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Rawson |first1=Jessica |title=Steppe Weapons in Ancient China and the Role of Hand-to-hand Combat |journal=故宮學術季刊 (The National Palace Museum Research Quarterly) |date=2015 |volume=33 |issue=1 |pages=38–39 |url=https://www.academia.edu/20315661 |quote=We can immediately recognise the engagement of the Shang with their neighbours by looking at the nearly two hundred weapons buried with Fu Hao, who, as consort of the powerful Shang king, Wu Ding (c. 1200 BC), is mentioned in oracle bone inscriptions as a leader in battle. In her tomb were large axes (fig. 1a), derived from the shapes of ancient jade examples, standard spearheads and dagger-axes, ge, for an accompanying fighting force, and knives (fig. 1b) similar to those used in the steppe.}}</ref>]]
In total, Fu Hao was buried with:<ref>{{Cite journal|last=YANG|first=BIN|date=2011|title=The Rise and Fall of Cowrie Shells: The Asian Story|journal=Journal of World History|volume=22|issue=1|pages=1–25|jstor=23011676|doi=10.1353/jwh.2011.0011|s2cid=162003115}}</ref> 
 	
* 755 jade objects
* 564 bone objects, including nearly 500 bone hairpins and over 20 bone arrowheads
* 468 bronze objects, including 130 weapons, 23 bells, 27 knives, 4 mirrors, and 4 tigers or tiger heads
* 63 stone objects
* 5 ivory objects
* 11 pottery objects
* 7,000 pieces of [[cowry shell]] (Shang dynasty currency)
* 16 human sacrifices
* 6 dogs