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The shocking truth written on the epitaph in the Persian royal tomb unearthed in China

The Persian Empire, the forerunner of present-day Iran, has a long history from the period 690-330 BC with its territory throughout West and Central Asia in its heyday.

By the 200s BC, the Persian empire had established a relationship with another ancient civilization, China, cultural exchange became even more prevalent under the Tang Dynasty thanks to the arrival of silk road.

With this period, many Persians lived in the territory of Dai Tang, studying in the capital Chang'an (now Xi'an) of the Tang Dynasty. Even many members of the royal family also moved to settle in Chang'an.

In 1955, an ancient tomb of the Persian royal family was discovered in the city of Xi'an. The tombstone is inscribed in both Old Persian and Chinese languages. The Chinese inscription on the stele shows that the owner of the tomb is the wife of Prince Suren, who died when she was only 26 years old.

Suren was the prince of the New Persian Empire - the last Zoroastrian dynasty of the Persian Empire before the rise of Islam. Prince Suren came to Dai Duong to settle down during the reign of King Duong Thai Tong. Due to the royal family background of the neighboring country, Suren was ordained an official in the Tang dynasty and lived in Tuong An.

However, when the royal Persian tombstone was studied by Western scholars, Old Persian inscriptions showed that the owner of the tomb was not the wife but the daughter of Prince Suren. This makes Chinese experts extremely confused, two languages ​​appear on the tombstone, so which one is correct?

The shocking secret on the royal epitaph
Facing this concern, experts on Zoroastrianism (the oldest religion in Persia) think that this fact can be explained. In ancient times, Zoroastrianism placed a great deal of importance on the pure color line, especially with the Persian royal family. To this end, many members of the royal family of Persia were willing to marry by blood with their own children, brothers and sisters.

For Prince Suren, it seems that he has remarried to his own daughter, so the woman in the tomb is both his wife and daughter.

Prince Suren hid his secret during his time as a mandarin in Dai Duong. (Illustration image: Internet)

A 1996 Darwin College study published in Science Direct also found that inbreeding in Zoroastrianism was encouraged by "supernatural interests" in Persian beliefs. This practice not only appeared in the royal family but also existed outside the royal family, but the consequences caused by it were extremely heavy.

The results of the excavation of the tomb of the Persian prince surprised many Chinese archaeologists. Under the Tang Dynasty, inbreeding was listed in the "Ten Evils" (the 10 most dangerous crimes such as treason, killing many people without reason, impersonating a king).

Although he is a foreigner, Prince Suren has lived and worked as an official in Chang'an, so if he is found guilty of this crime, he will certainly still be severely punished.

Prince Suren of Persia kept a secret all his life, and it only became clear after thousands of years. Lucky for him that the Tang emperor could not understand Persian, otherwise Suren would have suffered a terrible punishment!

The secret of thousands of moss-covered stone statues expressing all emotions

In the famous Otagi Nenbutsu-ji temple in Kyoto, Japan, there are 1200 unique stone statues with completely different expressions.

Otagi Nenbutsu-ji is a temple on the outskirts of Arashiyama, Kyoto, Japan. The temple is famous for its collection of 1200 unique stone statues. Otagi Nenbutsu-ji Temple is nestled in the hills west of Arashiyama and has 1200 statues representing disciples of Buddha.

Otagi Shrine was originally not built in Arashiyama but in the Higashiyama area in 770. However, this shrine was completely washed away when the water of the nearby Kamo-gawa River flooded its banks. During the early years of the Heian period (794-1192), the temple was re-established in the northeast of Kyoto. However, over time it fell into disrepair, until only three structures remained: the main hall, the Jizo Hall and the temple gate.

In 1922, in order to preserve the remnants of the temple, the government decided to dismantle the remaining structures of the temple and reassemble in the present location. Despite the relocation, the temple continued to be damaged when a massive storm caused terrible damage in 1950.

In 1955, the fortunes of the temple began to change when a new abbot was appointed. His name was Kocho Nishimura and when he arrived, he began to rebuild the temple.

Kocho Nishimura is not only a monk but also a talented sculptor. He came up with the idea for visitors to create statues for the temple themselves under his guidance.

These rakan statues represent the disciples of Buddha. Statues were added to the temple between 1981 and 1991, but they look much older now because of the moss covered in them. Because each statue is carved by a different person, the statues are completely different with impressive faces and expressions.

Image of eagles in battle

The moment three bald eagles in the US fight each other in the air over a fish has been captured on camera.


Immediately after catching the fish in the sea, an eagle grabbed the prey and flew up. But two other eagles suddenly appeared and competed for the spoils. A fierce battle in the air broke out in an instant. At one point two of the three eagles gripped the fish with their talons.

Harry Eggens, a 56-year-old Dutch photographer, captured this scene in Alaska, USA. He said the fight lasted only a few seconds.

“ There were about 150 to 300 other eagles flying around at that time. The two eagles grabbed the fish with their talons for a few seconds. Because they stopped flying, they fell down. When falling close to the ground, both of them release their prey to fly up. I was lucky enough to witness this scene, because normally there are only two eagles fighting. Such hand-to-hand combat is rare ,” Eggens told the Telegraph.

According to the Telegraph, the bald eagle is an American symbol. US law prohibits shooting or injuring eagles in the wild. They can weigh up to 6 kg and have a wingspan of up to 2.4 m. The average body length of a bald eagle is 90-100 cm. This bird of prey lives in the US, Canada and northern Mexico.

To catch fish, eagles often fly close to the surface of the water and catch fish with their talons. They easily defeat other birds of prey, but the outcome of the battle between eagles depends on the strength of each one.

Bald eagles can dive from above at a speed of 158 km / h. They can reach speeds of 70 km/h when gliding and 50 km/h when catching fish. This bird has an average lifespan of 20 years in the wild, but they can live up to 50 years in captivity.

Birds also like 'the subject of registration for the opposite'.



Lower caste females will also prefer lower caste males, at least in the avian world.

This is the study by Marie-Jeanne Holveck of the Center for Function and Evolution in Montpellier, France and published in the journal Royal Society . Experimental study on falcon (a species of sparrow).

Fragile birds. Hidden: Max Planck Institute for Ornithology
Biologists previously thought that females would prefer the best males around. But the experiment proved otherwise. Adult females show a preference for the songs of males of the same class.
According to Marie-Jeanne, low and high caste birds differed in every important characteristic, including metabolism, longevity and attractiveness.

First, the researchers produced low- and high-level falcons simply by changing the size of their nests. Marie-Jeanne explains that in larger nests there will be more competition between the chicks which in turn will produce chicks of lesser qualities.

Then, Holveck's group began to experiment with the preference of lower-ranking females for males. The female birds were placed in observable cages, trained to peck at two buttons, and each time they pecked at one, a male's song was heard. One button is the song of the superior male, the other is the song of the inferior male.

"It's an effective test, it tells us what children like to hear," says Professor Holveck. The lower level female continuously pecks at the button with the song of the lower male and vice versa. In falconry, only males can sing and this is an important erotic signal for females.

In the second part of the experiment, Professor Holveck found that the preference for singing leads to an actual external attraction.

“ Couples of the same rank often reproduce faster, giving eggs faster than other couples of the same rank. The main reason we can come up with is that they are more accepting of each other thus moving on faster. What was most surprising was that the females seemed to determine the caste they belonged to. We will study to explain why they do that .”

According to Joseph Tobias, a zoologist at the University of Oxford, this finding is very interesting. "Although it doesn't reverse previous thinking about evolution, it does reveal some interesting things about nature when it comes to mate selection."

" This suggests that the environment in which an individual lives will have a strong influence on an individual's tendency to be sexually attractive in adulthood ."

Komodo dragons are native to Australia


Scientists have found evidence that the world's largest living lizard - the Komodo dragon - likely evolved in Australia and dispersed westward to its present home on the Indonesian islands.

Previously, researchers thought that the Komodo dragon (Varanus komodoensis) descended from a smaller species isolated on islands in Indonesia. In order to compete with other predators, they have gradually grown in size.

Over the past three years, however, an international team of scientists has unearthed many fossils in eastern Australia dating from 300,000 to 4,000,000 years ago and confirmed they belong to the Komodo dragon species.

Komodo Dragon (Photo: Dita Alangkara)

" When we compared these fossils with the bones of modern Komodo dragons, we found them to be identical," said Scott Hocknull, vertebrate paleontologist at the Queensland Museum, Australia. know - Now we can say Australia is the birthplace of the 3m Komodo dragon ".

According to Scott Hocknull's research team, the ancestors of the Komodo dragon most likely developed in Australia and spread westward, reaching the island of Flores in Indonesia about 900,000 years ago. Comparing the fossils and Komodo dragons currently living on the island of Flores, they found that the body size of this lizard has been relatively stable since that time.

One question is why Komodo dragons are extinct in Australia but still survive on a few remote islands in Indonesia. According to Hocknull, the cause may be due to the impact of climate.

Currently, the Komodo dragon is in danger of extinction, with a population of only about 5,000 living on a few islands in eastern Indonesia, between Java and Australia.

Watch a comedy every day to 'chase' the disease away



Watching just half an hour of comedy a day can lower blood levels of stress hormones and heart disease-causing chemicals, a new finding has found.

The findings reinforce the long-held view that laughter is the body's tonic.

Dr. Lee Berk, from Loma Linda University in California, studied 20 men and women who were taking medication for diabetes, high blood pressure and high cholesterol.

All took their usual medication, but half were also prescribed a "happy laugh" prescription - in the form of 30 minutes of comedy a day.

As a result, stress hormone levels in the comedy group decreased after 2 months.

After four months, levels of chemicals linked to hardening of the blood vessels and other heart problems also decreased, while levels of good cholesterol (considered heart protection) increased.

An earlier study by Dr. Berk also showed that smiling can have health benefits.