When the Mongolian army pressed on the border, the leader of Mulai, Rukhnadin, sent his younger brother Shaxinsha to sue for peace. Hulagu asked Rukhnadin to surrender in person, but Rukhnadin hesitated.
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In November, Hulagu ordered the Mongolian army to launch a fierce attack. Ruknadin was forced to surrender, and the Mongolian army occupied its capital Alamo Fort (today's Hainan).
In early 1257, Rukhnadin was killed by the Mongolian army, his tribesmen were also executed, and Mulai was completely pacified.
It can be said that wherever the Mongols attacked, they grabbed it, so it is not surprising that treasures from Iran appear here.
Korean peacocks can still easily recognize things from Iran. Whether it is gold and silver jewelry or ivory carvings, their styles are different from those in other regions.
In some bronze boxes, Han Peacock also found some ivory, metal, pottery and other antiques.
This is very rare among the treasures robbed by the Mongols, because most Mongolians are illiterate and have no idea what antiques are, so they usually choose gold, silver and jewelry when they rob.
They are generally not interested in pottery, porcelain, ancient stone tools and ironware. When they encounter such antiques, they will destroy them instead of taking them with them.
Therefore, the worst things in the boxes that Han Peacock checked earlier were some paintings made of silk. Han Peacock was thinking at that time that if it were not for the silk, maybe the Mongolian soldiers would not snatch them back.
Seeing the obviously Iranian-style cultural relics here, Han Peacock knew that there were some knowledgeable Mongolians.
At this time, Han Kongque thought of some Han people during the Mongols' Western Expeditions, especially the Taoist priests of the Quanzhen Religion. They were almost the Mongolian state religion at that time, and they played a huge role when the Mongols ruled the West.
Of course, in the Han areas, the Quanzhen religion was suppressed again, and at this time, the Mongolians' state religion became Tibetan Buddhism, so the Mongols were also very good at playing.
Forget it, it's natural for the Mongols to rob some cultural items.
Among these artifacts, there are ceramics, stone tools, and iron tools. These cultural relics fully demonstrate the society, religious beliefs, and living conditions of prehistoric humans in Iran.
One of the oldest cultural relics is a stone arrow. Such stone arrows have also been unearthed in Iran in later generations, so Han Peacock knew that this cultural relic has a history of about 600,000 to 700,000 years and is the oldest unearthed cultural relic in Iran.
It is also one of the oldest cultural relics in the world.
In addition to stone arrows, the most precious thing is ceramics, especially a red pottery unearthed in the Rey area and Qazvin near Tehran. This kind of pottery also has a long history.
One of the most exquisite and beautiful pieces of pottery is a porcelain bowl dating back to 5000 BC.
This porcelain bowl contains images of several groups of people standing facing each other with their hands raised. They are performing religious ceremonies.
Judging from this porcelain, various societies appeared in Iran between 6,000 BC and AD, and these societies were closely linked between handicrafts and agriculture.
This shows that a long time ago, the Iranians had reached a very high level in making pottery and ironware, as well as carving, which can be clearly seen from the unearthed cultural relics.
Han Peacock really didn't expect that he could still find antiques here, especially the stone arrow and the small bowl. They were definitely rare treasures.
These things are rare, so there are only a few boxes piled up. When the other boxes are opened, it becomes more normal. These are gold and silver jewelry, and it is simply piled up like a mountain.
The largest number of jewels among them, when Han Peacock continued to walk forward and stepped into a well-preserved passage, it seemed as if he was facing a mountain of Ali Baba's treasures.
The boxes where the treasures are placed here are no longer made of copper, but wooden, so they are now rotting, and the treasures are piled on the ground so casually.
Han Peacock picked up a few handfuls. After a little inspection, Han Peacock knew that most of the things here were rare treasures from the Persian Dynasty.
There are pure gold candlesticks inlaid with large and small pearls, emeralds, spinels, rubies and diamonds, pure gold wine vessels and wine glasses studded with turquoise and rubies, and a globe studded with precious stones.
The baby has red, green, blue, yellow, purple, and black gemstones to distinguish each region, and the fillings in the middle are all diamonds.
Continuing to move forward, Han Peacock saw no less than 10 thrones and countless gold and silver jewels.
There are crowns, thrones, jewelry, as well as tea sets, smoking sets, candlesticks and other daily necessities. Even daily necessities are inlaid and decorated with gems of various colors. If you don't see it with your own eyes, you can't imagine the luxury of Iran.
Han Peacock picked up a 75cm diameter spherical object studded with gems. There are no openings or mechanisms on the surface, but when you shake it, it will make different sounds.
Legend has it that it was seen on the floor of King Fateh Ali Shah, and it is speculated that the ball was a toy for the king's entertainment.
Han Peacock picked up another crown, which was inlaid with pearls. Of course, there were also other gems, such as emeralds and rubies. These green and red ones looked very conspicuous.
Just for a moment, the wood spirit and the golden demon found another crown respectively. The wood spirit took a queen's crown, and the golden demon took an emperor's crown.
"This crown is inlaid with 1,800 pearls, 300 emeralds and 1,800 rubies. It's incredible." At this time, the golden demon said.
"So many?" Han Peacock was a little surprised.
Han Peacock counted a little and found that the crown in his hand contained 3380 diamonds, 5 emeralds, 2 sapphires and 368 pearls.
At this time, Mu Ling said: "The queen's crown I got is all made of rubies, pearls, and diamonds."
Han Peacock took a look and found that most of these treasures were ornaments made of diamonds and emeralds, among which crowns accounted for the majority, and there were also some hat ornaments. It can be said that each piece was extremely luxurious.
Judging from these treasures, the gem inlay technology of the Persian Dynasty has been very developed, and the jewelry colors are bold and dazzling. No matter which exhibit is worth stopping to appreciate, any treasure can become the treasure of a general museum.
Think about how rich and prosperous the Persian Empire must have been in its heyday, but now it can only be gathered in a dark underground passage. Hundreds of years later, the glory is gone, and the treasures still shine, telling the legend of the year.
If someone asks, who owns the most jewelry in the world? That’s right, it’s the royal family! It is said that the British royal family’s collection of jewelry has reached 22,599 pieces.
So what kind of heirloom will the royal family with the most jewelry choose?
It is the dream of all girls to get married wearing a family heirloom, and the British royal family has done a good job in this regard.
Therefore, for the past two hundred years, the crowns and jewelry of the British royal family have appeared in newspapers and television from time to time, becoming a hot topic for a period of time.
But now, Han Peacock looks back at the crown and gems they reported, and compares them with the Iranian crown here, they are all scum!
Those platinum crowns, shell carving crowns, and gold and pearl crowns are simply incomparable to the ancient Persian crowns.
This is still the crown, those thrones are not mentioned yet!
In fact, the Throne is the culmination of ancient Persian jewelery collection.
For example, the Peacock Throne is inlaid with 260,000 diamonds and gems, so it is still said that the jewelry of the Iranian royal family needs to be placed in basins. Perhaps this is an exaggeration, but the throne and crown placed here,
It's not fake.
And now, Han Peacock discovered ten thrones in this dark underground passage.
"These are all gemstone rings." When Huang Shanzai, Han Kongque and others were looking at the gemstones on the crown and throne, he held up a large handful of rings. These were all gemstone rings.
"This is not surprising. Even now, all kinds of gemstone rings can be seen everywhere in Iran." Han Kongque said.
Until now, large and small jewelry shops can still be seen on the streets of Iran. Iranians have loved jewelry since ancient times. Women generally wear gold jewelry or fashionable decorations, while men wear more traditional silver jewelry. Men are prohibited from wearing gold jewelry.
Most people especially like to wear rings. This is an old tradition that has been passed down for hundreds or even thousands of years, so it is not surprising that the Mongolians can grab so many gemstone rings.
Iran produces various kinds of natural stones locally. Turning these beautiful stones into decorations has become a very unique local handicraft industry, and giving different stones various meanings is indeed a unique local culture.
Among the more commonly used stones, the most common is turquoise, especially firozeh, which is a green or blue stone that is specialty in Iran. It is said that the best quality turquoise is produced here. People are very familiar with this stone. It has been around since a long time.
In early times, it was set in rings, earrings or necklaces for decoration.
Then there is agate, which is most commonly used to engrave scriptures on it. After wearing these engraved agate stones, Iranians believe that it will make people away from fear, make people brave, away from negative energy, away from jealousy, which is good for health, especially for women.
Good for health.
There are also gems, mainly red and blue, and others include topaz and emerald.
There are many jewelry and many ancient decorations inlaid with treasures, swords and daily utensils.
The Mongols back then may have plundered the most precious national treasure of the Iranian royal family for centuries.
Among these treasures is an engraved gold plate weighing 20 kilograms, with text composed of small diamonds. It was a treasure presented by the Jewish people when King Reza was crowned.