Cemeteries of Marquises of Jin State consist of two parts,the cemetery of Marquises of Jin State in Beizhao Village and the other in Yangshe Village.Yangshe Cemetery was the continuation of Beizhao Cemetery,and inherited and further developed the burial regulations,burial rites,funeral objects,etc.,of Beizhao Cemetery.The relics unearthed from Yangshe Cemetery are characterized by features that appeared during the transitional stage from the early phase to the late phase of early Spring &Autumn Period.The funeral objects,mostly typical articles of Zhou Culture,were also influenced by factors of Shang Culture and cultural factors of even earlier periods,and such influencing factors are often found in higher-grade tombs.Given the structures of the tombs,the age of the relics,the age of the satellite tombs and other key elements,in the light of the identities of the tomb occupants of the cemetery of Marquises of Jin State in Beizhao Village,literature and historical documents as well as historical facts of Eastern Zhou,the tomb occupant of Ml should be Marquis Zhao of Jin State,and M2 should be his wife's tomb.Despite the lack of information,it seems that the tomb occupants of the 3 tombs in the west lived in a later period than the occupants of M1 and M2,and should be Marquis Xiao of Jin State and his wife.The shift from the cemetery of Marquises of Jin State in Beizhao Village to the cemetery of Marquises of Jin State in Yangshe Village reflects the warfare that resulted in"the conquest of Yi by Duke of Quwo".
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