Tian Yi
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Tian Yi (Template:Zh, 1534 - 1605) was a eunuch serving at the imperial court of the Ming dynasty. He served under the Jiajing, the Longqing, and the Wanli emperors for a total of 63 years[1] and eventually rose to a high position in the court, overseeing the Directorate of Ceremonial ("Master of the Seal in charge of rituals[2]Template:Self-published inline ) which ranked first among the twelve eunuch directorates.[3] By the time of this death, he had become the favorite eunuch of the Wanli Emperor.[4]
Tian Yi was born in Shaanxi Province[3] and was castrated at age 9.[1] He entered the imperial court immediately afterwards.[1] When he died in 1605, the Wanli Emperor ordered three days of mourning[1][4] and the construction of a tomb with many features of an imperial mausoleum to commemorate him.[1][4]
Tomb
Tian Yi's tomb (Template:Zh) has a traditional layout in which a spirit way serves as a central axis and a division between a front portion used by visitors to pay their respects and a closed off back portion.[3] Four eunuchs, who lived at the tomb as monks during the Qing dynasty are buried next to Tian Yi.[3]
The tomb is particularly rich in stone carvings.[1][3] The masonry artworks include three gates (front gate, Lingxing gate, and the graveyard gate), sculptures that line the spirit way, steles, ceremonial vessels, and stone altars for sacrifices.[3] The names of 259 eunuchs who participated in his funeral are also inscribed at the tomb.[1] Notably, the stone statues of the guards before the tomb both wear the uniforms of officials of the first rank, a sign of exceptional favour from the Emperor.
The tomb was looted during the period of the Republic of China.[4] Today, it houses the Eunuch Museum, the address is 80 Moshikou Street, Shijingshan district, Beijing.
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