2018/04/19 by Hamidreza Pasha Zanous, Esmaeil Sangari · 1 citation
Social Sciences · Arts and Humanities · #Eurasian Exchange Networks #Byzantine Studies and History #Chinese history and philosophy #Statue #Emperor #Ancient history #Head (geology) #History #Art #Persian #Philosophy #Theology
paper · doi:10.1080/00210862.2018.1440966
openalex publication_date 2018/04/19 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/05/21
Qianling Mausoleum (乾陵) which is located in the northwest of Xi'an, is the tomb of Emperor Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty (唐高宗, r. 649–83 AD) and his Empress Wu Zetian (武則天, r. 690–705 AD). In this mausoleum, there are two statues of Pērōz, son of Yazdegird III (632–51 AD), and another Persian nobleman who have been recognized by western scholars. However, scholars’ attention has been limited to a general and mistaken description of the statues. This paper reassesses both statues in order to give some new insight into the head of one of the statues found at the Qianling Mausoleum.