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Tomb of the Sultan of Sulu 苏禄王墓Sūlù Wángmù
National heritage site · Dezhou, Shandong
- Time needed
- 1–2 hours
- Days to budget
- Half a day
- City
- Dezhou
- Region
- Shandong
- Type
- Heritage
- Listed as
- National heritage site
About Tomb of the Sultan of Sulu
In 1417 the Eastern King of Sulu, from an old Southeast Asian kingdom in what is now the Philippines, led a delegation of about 340 people to the Ming court and died at Dezhou on the way home, where he was buried; his wife and two sons were later laid beside him. The tomb, in Beiying village on the northern edge of Dezhou, is described by the Decheng district government as the only intact tomb of a foreign king in China with descendants still guarding it; they are now in the twenty-second generation. A museum beside it, a national second-class museum since 2024, presents the history.
How to get to Tomb of the Sultan of Sulu
In Beiying village on the northern edge of Dezhou, about 2.5 km north-north-east of Dezhou railway station. The museum is closed on Mondays.
Nearby
Also within 20 km: Dongzi Garden 董子园 (under 10 km).
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