page_title: Tomb of the King of Boni
section_title: Death of Karna
hierarchical_section_title: Tomb of the King of Boni / Death of Karna
caption_attribution_description: English: The restored stone tortoise (bixi) with a stele in memory of the Sultan of Brunei - the centerpiece of the Sultan of Brunei Tomb site in Nanjing. It sits in a restored stele pavilion, decorated with information boards about Brunei and Sino-Bruneian relations.
context_page_description: The Tomb of the King of Boni is the tomb of Abdul Majid Hassan, the ruler of Boni, a medieval state on the island of Borneo sometimes considered to be the predecessor of modern Brunei. It and its associated statuary are located in a park at the southern foothills of Tortoise Mountain, about 3 km south of the southern gate of the walled city of Nanjing.
  The tomb was completed in the early 15th century during the Ming Dynasty, under the reign of the Yongle Emperor. It is one of the only two foreign rulers' tombs in China. it is an important heritage site under state protection.
context_section_description: In August of 1408, Maharaja Karna and his companions reached the Ming Empire's capital Nanjing, to attend the imperial court. He fell ill after staying in Nanjing for over a month. He was 28 years old when he died in his residence in the tenth lunar month of that year. In his testament, he showed a desire to “be buried in China”. The Yongle Emperor suspended court for three days, dispatched officials to mourn for the King, and conferred the posthumous title of "Deferent" on him. After the Boni ruler's death, he was buried outside Andemen in Shizigang, which was in the southern part of Nanjing, according to the traditional burial customs of Chinese vassal. In addition, the Yongle Emperor ordered the king's son to succeed to his father's crown.
caption: Pavilion with a tortoise-held stele in memory of the King of Boni
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