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Shocking facts have come to light about the ruler who ruled China 1500 years ago. With the help of the Chinese king's DNA, scientists have guessed his face and cause of death. Emperor Wu ruled China's Northern Zhou dynasty from 560 AD to 578 AD, according to a study published Wednesday (March 28) in the journal Current Biology. The new report says Wu is probably best known for building a strong army, fighting the Turks, and unifying northern China after defeating the Northern Qi dynasty.
Emperor Wu died at the age of only 36. However, the cause of the emperor's death at such a young age has long been a subject of debate. Some historians believe he was poisoned by rivals and others say he died of an unknown disease. According to a statement, this new DNA study shows that his death was due to a brain stroke.
The emperor came from a small nomadic group called the Xianbei. The place where the emperor's empire existed is today Mongolia and northern and northeastern China. The DNA report revealed to researchers that Wu had brown eyes, black hair and dark complexion. Some scholars believe that Wu looked foreign, with a thick beard, high nose, and yellow hair. “Our research shows that Emperor Wu's facial features were similar to those of East or Northeast Asian people,” said Shaoqing Wen, associate professor at Fudan University in Shanghai, who was not involved in the study.
The team used Wu's skull as well as a wealth of genetic information. Then with his help the third picture was made. However, it is difficult to judge skin, hair and eye color from skeletal remains.