Tianshou Mountain is located in the north of Changping District, Beijing. It was originally named Huangtu Mountain (黃土山), also known as Dongshan (東山), or Dongzhazi Mountain (東榨子山). In 1409 (Yongle 7), the Yongle Emperor ordered the construction of imperial tombs on the mountain, hence the name change to Tianshou Mountain. From the Yongle Emperor onwards, all Ming emperors (except for the Jingtai Emperor, who was buried in Jinshan, now known as Yuquan Mountain) were buried in Tianshou Mountain, making it the location of the Ming tombs.[1] [2]
| + List of Ming emperors and empresses buried in Tianshou Mountain | |||
| Tomb | Emperor | Empress | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Changling (長陵) Mausoleum | Empress Renxiaowen | ||
| Xianling (獻陵) Mausoleum | Empress Chengxiaozhao | ||
| Jingling (景陵) Mausoleum | Empress Xiaogongzhang | ||
| Yuling (裕陵) Mausoleum | Empress Xiaozhuangrui, Empress Xiaosu | ||
| Maoling (茂陵) Mausoleum | Empress Xiaozhenchun, Empress Xiaomu, Empress Xiaohui | ||
| Tailing (泰陵) Mausoleum | Empress Xiaochengjing | ||
| Kangling (康陵) Mausoleum | Empress Xiaojingyi | ||
| Yongling (永陵) Mausoleum | Empress Xiaojiesu, Empress Xiaolie, Empress Xiaoke | ||
| Empress Xiaoyizhuang, Empress Xiao'an, Empress Xiaoding | |||
| Empress Xiaoduanxian, Empress Xiaojing | |||
| Qingling (慶陵) Mausoleum | Empress Xiaoyuanzhen, Empress Xiaohe, Empress Xiaochun | ||
| Deling (德陵) Mausoleum | Empress Xiao'aizhe | ||
| Siling (獻陵) Mausoleum | Empress Xiaojielie |