Most Valuable Lost Artifact in the World - Heirloom Seal of the Realm

The Heirloom Seal of the Realm, the original imperial seal, was crafted by the order of Qin Shi Huang, the first emperor of China. For a long time, it was the symbol of legitimacy for new emperors who would establish a new dynasty. But it was lost sometime between the 10th to the 14th century CE. Due to its historical, cultural and political significance, it will be the most expensive artifact in the world when found.
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[@adnaanu]

Some little old lady in England probably has it , and she's using it as a door stop.

[@tandraarisandi6680]

And the one that find it would be a dog and a junkie riding a van with his ground. While fighting a zombie emperor of china

[@amirzynn7027]

Lmao

[@macrick]

It was lost long before Europeans set foot in China. Watch the video again.

[@adnaanu]

@@macrickKZbin comments section must be a new place for you,😛...you will figure it eventually. Anyways lots of historical artifacts were "lost" before Europeans found them again for non Europeans

[@Rix317]

Her dad used it as paperweight when he worked in the library, it fell on the floor after he had passed and she used it as a door stop and it hasn't moved since then.

[@MRSLAV]

There will be like 4000 seals "found" after this video

[@eco-techandtravel5258]

But who pay 1 trillion dollars

[@shadowkillz9606]

@@eco-techandtravel5258 Governments

[@awesome_barabado]

Oh hey it's Mr Slav, what happened to your verified logo btw?

[@tanberetO]

I bought 2000 on etsy. Sell you 50 for 10 bucks.

[@AgassiMaiwong]

@@eco-techandtravel5258 did you not watch the video ? he literally explained everything lol

[@bionicleanime]

The story behind this artifact would've made a great story for an Indiana Jones movie.

[@fireemblemaddict128]

Yeah I was gonna say, it's very much like an eastern holy grail.

[@Navigator2166]

Jade is a magical material and the artist’s who work it are magicians. The Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago has some fantastic examples of what ancient artisan’s were able to create. Some of my favorite pieces were bowls so finely worked the sides are translucent. If the opportunity ever present’s itself, it’s truly a must see.

[@tullochgorum6323]

Because jade is such a hard medium and doesn't change with age, it is extremely difficult to separate originals from high quality fakes. If there are a number of old fakes in circulation, it's very doubtful that experts could ever agree that the original had been found - especially with so much at stake.

[@delventhiels4564]

That’s still yes and no! There’s ways that history is known.

[@MrLoobu]

Classic made in China loot.

[@rksnote9635]

werent u paying attention? the original has a gold corner.

[@ShadowsOfTheSky]

@@rksnote9635 All one would have to do is have one with a missing corner, and claim that the gold must have fallen off sometime in the last thousand years. You have the right idea, if one were presented with a gold corner intact, we could use the gold to verify authenticity, but someone trying to make a decent fake would know this, and probably just not have the corner.

[@Resident-cb3yz]

Making gold corner would pay what few hundred euros?

[@pandawizarddd]

The real Heirloom Seal of the Realm is the friends we made along the way

[@AdamAnouer]

This ^ deserves a like.

[@omnomnom5359]

more like enemies, considering things like this that represent power only attract disaster.

[@henryhao007]

I am sure the seal saw more bloodshed than I will ever see in my life lol.

[@winsonzhu4427]

@@henryhao007 China has the biggest recorded body count in terms of people who've died in armed conflict throughout it's history, so definitely. Civil conflict makes up most of the body count, in fact, the Taiping rebellion/civil war alone has a midrange body count estimate of 45 million if Wikipedia is to be believed. (The Yellow Turban rebellion feels like a footnote to the Three Kingdoms period, but quite possibly saw a similar body count to the Napoleonic Wars)

[@eternal_seokjin7441]

The seal caused anger and jealousy more than friends. So I think this is an ironic analogy 😅

[@brethempel8304]

I've seen that Jade seal, the guy who owned the banzai garden in wimanalo, I noticed it because I worked there, in his front room, he had amazing artifact,

[@milesnugent5916]

Could you imagine just doing a archeological survey for a building project or something and digging up the long lost jade seal? Literally just finding it would chnage the world

[@glbernini0]

I've experimented with jade pieces for years & its amazingly hard & dense. Can't imagine what it was like to carve without power tools 2500 years ago.

[@aravindkm2012]

There's a pot/vase found in Egypt that was carved out of corundum. It's perfectly symmetric too.

[@LWIN729]

5000years of Civilisation and Wisdom 👍👍👍

[@joshuaharrelson572]

Aliens

[@AV-ch6mu]

( this is a theory and not a fact) The past civilisations was more intelligent and powerful than we civilians think. The government/higher ups just don’t want us to know, why? I don’t know, and why do they teach us false history? I don’t know. If you guys are interested in this, just look up, past powerful advanced civilisations. Africa is known to be very advanced in the past but it was all destroyed

[@elliseeey7910]

Aliens

[@OttoTheWeim]

This would make for an absolutely amazing script for a movie along the lines of a National Treasure style.

[@lamontcranston1716]

…”I’m gonna steal the imperial seal of the realm”

[@theevilascotcompany9255]

Nicolas Cage is one of the most popular American actors in China, so why not, lol.

[@OttoTheWeim]

@@theevilascotcompany9255 Nic cage is such a legend they made a movie about Nic Cage being Nic Cage. This should be an instand greenlight. Let’s go boys. Get him the script.

[@theevilascotcompany9255]

@@OttoTheWeim Since when does Nic Cage need a script?

[@patricklow5652]

I'm here because I just rewatched Elementary Season 5 Episode 2.

[@vb3482]

Cool! I’m starting to appreciate more about China’s ancient days.

[@jayjunyan]

Mixed legend, stories, and history together.

[@hrdgms27]

* 10,000 years later * Lost Artifact : " Belle Delphine Bath water "

[@praveenawesome2182]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@justjoe789]

Dead 🤣

[@amruthsjayan8632]

More Like Belle Dolphin

[@nobo1682]

it would be clumps of concentrated and dry dead skin cell with hair, I mean it would just be dust bunnies

[@arbaz79]

Hahahaha

[@puggie1019]

"I have a buddy who's an Emperor. Look around the shop while I get him down here to see what he thinks!" - Rick.

[@antimatter4733]

It's an original but jade isn't worth that much and there's not that many people that walk into a shop looking for an ancient Chinese artifact so best I can do is $100

[@justinhamric6632]

“Best I can do is 300 billion.”

[@tandavawalsh0777]

@@antimatter4733 :')) :'( :)) lol killin me :))

[@asdfasdf-rv1wv]

@@mrsinkaya these ape wouldn't know the reference

[@pankajsawant14]

Sweet!

[@kgraham5820]

It’s absolutely beautiful! I’ll be on the lookout 👀 next time I go to GoodWill.

[@zongtaoli7721]

That seal had been lost since year 938 because an Emperor burned himself and his family with it. The seal was likely destroyed. In 228 BC, The first emperor of China conquered a powerful neighboring kingdom and gained the kingdom’s most treasured jade. The emperor later ordered to make the jade into the heirloom seal to signify his victory and authorities. This piece witnessed the birth of Centralization of Authority in the history of China. It was passed between emperors and dynasties for more than a thousand years. Imagining looking at this thing and realizing that this very thing manifests the power to rule half the world’s population...

[@Halestem]

There was no emperor of China that died in 983. In 983, Taizong of Song was ruling in a golden age and had zero reasons to burn himself

[@zongtaoli7721]

@@Halestem I made a mistake here: the correct year when the seal was lost was 938 not 983. This emperor we r talking about is the emperor of “later tang” dynasty. His name is Congke Li “李从珂”.

[@Halestem]

@@zongtaoli7721 oh ok

[@PeeosLock]

jade melting point up to 1773℃, may not easy destroy by ancient fire

[@chiehlilee9224]

This is only one theory of how it was lost. There are other theories. But who knows, it has been lost for so long. At least it’s more realistic than say the holy grail.

[@dendrov]

has anyone asked the British if they have in one of their loot crates?

[@aubreysong]

You mean like, in Lord Rotschild's collection?

[@bangxingho3408]

The seal was lost long before British invaded China. More likely if you said Marco Polo stole it

[@sylverrain4620]

Maybe it’s in Gengis khan’s tomb...if we can find his tomb.

[@cringebleach905]

there’s a 99 percent chance its in some shipwreck somewhere in the ocean and it’ll never be found

[@spiritualanarchist8162]

LOL..It's probably used as a paperweight by some old English family that hasn't a clue what it is, because some ancestor plundered it from 'the orient' in the 17th century.

[@sigmundfraud7068]

I can imagine that some random dude might have that thing sitting in his basement but he’s to scared to let anyone know about it because then tons of people would be after him

[@oqserenity1642]

Definetely. Its easier to make a body dissapear and say they digged out the heirloom from a hole than pay 1 trillion, 1 trillion is a consderable amount even for whole goverments.

[@gabrielkawa432]

Well, it it worth 1 trillion

[@DoomStarRequiem]

He would get killed..

[@werearethedreamteam3724]

So tell me what is the holy grail worth??

[@Gen3designs]

@@werearethedreamteam3724 Definitely nothing compared to this heirloom seal, if the grail was even real in the first place no amount of diamonds or gold on it would even be close to the value of this

[@thegreatarkanum3037]

Just subscribed for the great history, great video ....

[@itsraid_bitchez8084]

It's probably in a Chinese restaurant in Brooklyn

[@godzillamothra5983]

this original imperial seal, if they ever find it, for some reason, I have feeling China will go to war to recover it. This seal value to the Chinese, is like the holy grail for the west.

[@tamerlein91]

@RTX3090 SLI owner p

[@nickyliu8762]

I have the feeling they ended these feudalistic superstitions at latest during the cultural revolution period. If it really was such a big deal, I think, they would just carve up some knock-offs, like the Qing did.

[@godzillamothra5983]

@@nickyliu8762 "feudalistic supersititions" aren't something that can easily being scrubbed, and Xi Jinping's new slogan is the rejuvenation of China. Recovering the symbol of power in ancient China, is the greatest prestige one can hope for. If he fail to recover it when it resurface, his career will end. The Qing carve up the knock off to dilute the power of the symbolism, because the Qing felt threatened by it, since the Qing were "foreign" invader. Modern China is trying to recover the glory of the past, the seal perfectly fit the ambition.

[@nickyliu8762]

@@godzillamothra5983 it's not like the chump that finds the jade seal automatically gets to be emperor of China. That's stupid! After all, the "mandate of heaven" is not some precious rock, but manifests as prosperity, peace and harmony under the heavens, and imo this much is true for the most part of todays's China. About your ridiculous allegation of a non-peaceful China going to war for random gems, the British and others have looted a lot of ancient Chinese national treasures and China didn't go to war for those. All the Chinese did was buying these back piece by piece

[@godzillamothra5983]

@@nickyliu8762 nobody said about anyone become the emperor of China just because they get the seal. What I said was that the seal has a very important symbol of power and prestige. Any Chinese leader who can recover this, will certainly bring prestige to the government. If you think of it as random gem, clearly you know nothing about Chinese history. No other treasure in Chinese history can be compared to this jade seal. Sure, if it ever resurface, Chinese gov will certainly try to get it back, either through political pressure or financial mean. And if the gov fail, the pressure to the Chinese gov from the Chinese people will tremendous. It is about the dignity of China, I wouldn't discount war. After all, in the past, people went to war over it. Imagine if the holy grail is discovered and it is in the hand of the ISIS, I bet the west will bomb the ISIS to pieces to recover it, LOL.

[@benjaminsnell3393]

Imagine pulling up to Chinese parliament and being like yeah I run this shit now

[@chaddsteinberg3758]

Haha I was thinking the exact same, and how the fuck could you even keep it? The top thieves would have endless amount of resources to take it from you. You’d have to make a deal with every mercenary group, just to keep you alive, then beg America to not use the highest tech weapons that’d probably drop you dead with a satellite weapon or deadly mosquito drone. So I’d be 🤫 til I amassed a fortune some other way haha

[@valdencorr2861]

Chinese Parliament? lol oh my Summer child...

[@default2591]

They would laugh and call the security to escort you and your ancient rock out.

[@nautilusstopmotion8304]

@@default2591 they eould escort you out. But keep the ancient rock

[@vik9481]

@@valdencorr2861 😂😂😂😂Chinese parliament schools these day really don't teach students about anything

[@michaelsmith5889]

Question: Is the bottom of the seal made of jade as well? With wear and tear of stamping things over the years, even so lightly, the jade would be chipped, unless of course, it was interchangeable made of something else, which would make sense with the passing of dynasties. Original would probably have the last dynasty's seal with it still. Ming dynasty I guess, with the time period it was lost in.

[@reynaldosalcedo4661]

Their were more materials of this precious gem the imperial China have that time... It is not the only one of its kind functioning but perhaps 10 or 20 of the same and identical seal of one person craftsmanship only works for that seal... That was in my mind already. Remember China emperor were high I. Q... Not an idiots...

[@seluneshar9080]

Actually the emperor would not use it at all. It will be kept in a safe vault unless the dynasty falls.

[@jerryg3652]

I've seen Chinese seals before. The words are curved directly onto the jade making the imprint of the seal actually a negative the of characters. This makes the bottom basically a solid piece. And jade is especially dense and hard so I doubt that it would wear. 🅰️

[@averysim7709]

@@reynaldosalcedo4661I'm Chinese but I have to disagree with you. Some thought mercury gave you immortality....

[@Wann-zo7rn2qn4i]

@@averysim7709 You are a silly Chinese if you cannot differentiate the knowledge of today to that of more than 2000 years ago. Definitely much sillier than the guy who thought mercury grants immortality.

[@makotonarukami7468]

Ah, always wondered why that Artifact was kept near a large bowl at our second house, I think my dad threw it out when we were clearing the house, along with jars, they all were smashed into shards....sorry about that. Didn't know.

[@ronaldh6466]

Imagine going on Pawn Stars and being asked by Rick how much you were looking to get for it. Yeah I was looking to get 1 trillion dollars. Let me call a buddy of mine.

[@rattheninja2877]

Rick calls a buddy, buddy calls a buddy, buddy calls another buddy, that buddy calls the Chinese embassy, Chinese embassy calls Beijing

[@juanvaldez6342]

I got a friend who knows all about this stuff if you give me a minute he'll be down

[@kubli365]

Best I can do is 50 bucks

[@matthewshaffer9427]

@@kubli365 You're giving Rick a lot of credit on that offer, it might be more like $25🙄

[@kfc3797]

Rick will then act dumb to reduce the price

[@MNGN101]

Sounds like a potential Indiana Jones movie.

[@jeffreyweaver9854]

Seems more like a potential classic "Mission:Impossible"episode!

[@jlt4219]

For me its Jackie Chan Adventures

[@MNGN101]

@@throwaway05 Implying Indiana Jones only involves himself in American archeology.

[@alexanderchristopher6237]

@@throwaway05 Indiana Jones was going after a golden idol from Latin America, Marion’s Egyptian medallion, the Hebrew Ark of the Covenant, the sacred stones from India, the holy grail from the Levant, and an alien skull. He goes after everything.

[@mrpeanut6267]

@@throwaway05 well yes but actually no

[@ayy6936]

Added this to my bolo list, thanks !

[@Rorschachqp]

Nice mention of the chipping the jade seal and the gold repair.

[@mtv565]

Rick from Pawnstars: "The most I can offer is $1000, and I'm taking a big risk here."

[@healfast]

“It’s just gonna sit there” lmao

[@rogerward9492]

You copied this comment.

[@mtv565]

@@rogerward9492 : No, I didn't.

[@dredgewalker]

The risk would not be financial. If this is really sought out by China he would probably be killed while this artifact is sent back to China.

[@realkilju]

"i gotta make a profit, i hope you understand. If i put it on auction the max profit i would make is 999,999,999,999$ and im taking a massive risk here"

[@vexs4883]

The person that finds it will probably take a “vacation” to the bottom of the ocean

[@werearethedreamteam3724]

to get lost in the abyss.

[@ericvelasquez1282]

Swimming with the fishies as they call it here in NY

[@sitiddo266]

Cool story bro👊🏻

[@itsMeDAnn]

Very cool bro 👍

[@Thiccjimbobway]

Imagine someone broke it and hid it so they wouldn’t get it trouble💀💀💀

[@Gollywog]

Nothing Gorilla glue can't fix

[@taoliu3949]

It's already broken. It has a chipped corner that's been repaired with gold

[@lantaw1590]

One punchman can fix it.. Promise.. He even fix flashyflash sword

[@Riyant08]

Don't worry, epoxy resin can duplicate it 😂

[@ANYA.RIZALI]

nyan

[@_Wai_Wai_]

The first time I heard of the Heirloom Seal, Quan Guo Yu Shi, was from the 1997 Three Kingdoms Television series (San Guo Yan Yi). Not until this video, did I fully realize the history behind it.

[@dahoo-needledrop]

Chuan Guo Yu Xi

[@gogojest9367]

I heard of it as a kid possibly from Sui Tang Yan Yi (隋唐演义) via traditional stroytelling on radio. While Sui Dynasty was falling, eighteen different armies of rebellion fought for it in a chaotic melee, and of cause Li Shi Min aka Tang Tai zong finally siezed it with the help of his insanely strong brother who, of cause, was totally a fictional character.

[@maeve4686]

Ii, too, saw something similar here in the US. I didnt understand it's significance until I read your comment. Thanks!

[@friendlydog82]

Love the graphic design of the map, it make people want to RPG on it.

[@WaterShowsProd]

I'll never forget buying a small pair of stone Guardian Lions in Hong Kong in The 1990s. I could see they were soapstone, but happened to like the striation of the stone. The seller tried to push the sale by telling me they were "special Burmese jade". I can still hear his voice in my head.

[@ge0arc244]

Man, China has probably one of the BEST Histories of almost all of the World's Countries. Never knew about this, I must do more research on China's Exciting History!

[@motherhoodsbeauty9279]

Of course that seal should worth more than a painting. It’s a seal made by not just any emperor but the first emperor who rule the whole county.

[@AndorranStairway]

Valuing it at a trillion dollars is still an absolutely terrible valuation

[@hillsideonly]

@Shadow Of Wiggin it was already lost before puyi

[@Mongalingalong]

@@AndorranStairway honestly, i dont know... Its literally the symbol of royalty. and whoever has this artifact would literally own china. that was how sacred it was. entire wars were fought over this piece of jade.

[@AndorranStairway]

AHomieNoCap I assure you lol, modern day Greater China isn’t as superstitious and stupid as you might think. Besides, no Chinese state ever sacrificed their entire gross national product for this seal. That would be extremely dumb

[@Mongalingalong]

@@AndorranStairway Wdym? I'm saying back then. 100s of years ago, whoever held this seal would essentially be on par with the emperor. It had so much cultural significance, and was pretty much treated as an artifact of the heavens. Plus it is made with an extremely precious jade. It's literally the holy grail of china. So... The price might be justified. Can't really say it is because we have not really seen something as significant as this valued before, so there is no basis of comparison. But its definitely worth A LOT. Remember back then having this seal would make you the son of God himself essentially if u think about it in more western terms.

[@nokoru1]

I believe that the very significance of the artifact will in fact prevent the value to be that high, or at least prevent any transaction of such an amount from happening. If the artifact is indeed found and up for bidding, what will most likely happen is China pressuring the return of the artifact, using its cultural and historical significance as the reasons. China isn't one to shy from displaying its military prowess nor their self-righteousness, be it valid or not. This is especially so when their pride is on the line. It is also unlikely for the US to provide any monetary aid for Taiwan to outbid China since the artifact is unlikely to legitimatize Taiwan as its own country any more than how it is now, especially not to China. In fact, if Taiwan does get the artifact, the tension between the two sides is more likely to worsen.

[@EdAnde]

It’s probably in a uncontacted tribe’s possession. Imagine the artifacts they have 👀

[@rahalmulet1220]

Imagine if someone random just got that thing, imagine the amount of assasins sent to kill the guy holding this

[@valorzinski7423]

Only one guy is truly powerful enough to wield it - Winnie The Pooh!

[@retrogamermax8287]

@@valorzinski7423 LMAO!!!

[@circleancopan7748]

Unless that person is named Jackie Chan, who had an old Chinese uncle, an adventurous Sino-American niece, and an antique shop, he will be forced to hide it. And take note, the real Jackie Chan will donate the real Seal if held to a museum or put it in his collection, like what will the fictional Jackie will do.

[@garaldtao1801]

Could you imagine that it is in some old lady's attic along with the Spear of Destiny and the Holy Grail. She be like, I can take over the world but I am late for BINGO.

[@TONEakaSHOW]

Her name is Queen Elizabeth

[@sgtdarkness1]

I would go with the Ark of the Covenant myself. Great teaching!!

[@State-uw8pu]

Think it’s real things

[@owen1226]

看这集太感动了，和氏璧和传国玉玺绝对是记载着中国五代前历史的顶级宝物。可惜视频只讲其中的两段历史，耳熟能详的有： 1. 和氏献璧 2. 令尹昭阳灭越被赐，后被盗，张仪成嫌疑人 3. 蔺相如完璧归赵 4. 秦始皇受命于天 5. 王莽篡位，王政君摔玉玺，令玺上角缺 6. 赤眉绿林争玉玺 7. 孙坚得玉玺，孙策献玉玺（文学创作） 8. 李元霸单挑各路反王，强抢李密玉玺（文学创作）

[@Summer-of8zk]

Considering the period it was lost it is most likely destroyed but there is a small chance it was hidden somewhere by some budding ruler before he was killed, maybe if metal detecting became a big hobby in china then some random citizen might find it, since if it was hidden most likely it was hidden in a box with a metal clasp or the like.

[@concernedamerican6961]

The people who possessed the seal knew of its power & value so I doubt they would destroy it fearing its power. It was probably hidden and re-hidden century after century. I think it is still out there hiding in plain sight. They need to keep an eye on the Tibetan Monks. If anyone is capable of keeping a secret for centuries it would be them. lol

[@jsk6239]

odds are it was buried with the last person who held it or it was stolen. I doubt it even still exists

[@PhattPhillip]

It's likely in Taiwan Palace Museum already. There are tonnes of crates in the basement, marked Property of the ROC, that contain precious artifacts. These crates are slowly being opened since 1949 and the artifacts cataloged and the results published in their Journal. So far, the curators have opened only about 35% of the crates, so I won't be surprised if the seal is actually in one of them.

[@incription]

@@Fishmans bruh they are loot crates like csgo boxes you wait until they have value then open them

[@incription]

also, that's a good call! Blizzard was right, how come they are taking so long?

[@eduardopupucon]

@@Fishmans you open up a crate, there's 1500 trade documents related to a specific coastal port, you pick each one of them, translate from old chinese to new chinese, you write about them, you analize and catalogue them, etc, there, that's 6 months out of that single box, historical curation isn't a simple process

[@moldveien1515]

Probobly not as it was lost long before the guomindang took these items across the taiwan straight, i think the qing would have found it in their long reign over the kmt scrambling to take a bunch of stuff with them

[@sennahoj777]

😱

[@wulfnite4520]

Oh my gosh, that thing has been in my grandma's attic for years!

[@miaomiaochan]

Imagine if this thing were accidentally found in a cesspit in rural China. It'd make the discovery of Richard III's skeleton under a parking lot seem like child's play. And the chaos that would ensue over this $1T artifact would eclipse anything we've ever seen before.

[@SilverTheGreatX]

The real seal may be really damaged by now, it's usually what happens to lost artifacts.

[@CannaCult]

@Muffinconsumer4 It's been 600 years. It could have had more pieces chipped off due to carelessness of not knowing exactly what it was or how important it was. Cracks from dropping it or dropping heavy things ON it... etc. Human carelessness and even aggression much like the lady that threw it before... can cause a lot of harm to even jade over the course of 600 years.

[@cat_city2009]

It's probably a few chunks of jade in a refuse pile somewhere.

[@MJ-pk1cl]

@@cat_city2009 pile? its buried for sure

[@xuannguyen9126]

​@@CannaCult Id assume something that precious wouldnt be under some random person hands, or would be treated carelesssly as you say, but aye will never know.

[@ace6608]

it might been in one of the Chinese emperor grave underground as we speak

[@GrandpaDelinquent]

Fun fact. The Heirloom Seal of the Realm made a cameo in Koei's Sangokushi Sousouden (Legend of Cao Cao). It is regarded as one of the most powerful items in the game. EDIT: corrected Japanese spelling

[@Matticus289]

I have like 3 of those out in my garage. I'm going to hold out until the price goes up before I turn one in

[@fierceperedur]

Cool video.

[@torbjornlekberg7756]

"Wanted to buy it with 15 cities." He really, 'really' wanted that seal, then.

[@chipsun2504]

Then he can use the seal to demand back the cities

[@torbjornlekberg7756]

@@chipsun2504 Not quite. These were two different nations at the time.

[@windcold4532]

@@torbjornlekberg7756 Before Qin Shihuang unified China, in fact, on top of each country, there was a nominal master-[Zhou Tianzi]

[@torbjornlekberg7756]

@@windcold4532 That may be so, but I doubt he had enough power to demand back what he had given just like that.

[@TheRedFist92]

@@torbjornlekberg7756 You would be surprised with how some people in this world behave. :P

[@joedirt3649]

Honestly if anyone has it its probably a private collector and someone preventing fighting if not war. That thing is literally more trouble than its worth.

[@ricomock2]

Idk... If you can figure out how to make a discreet sale, it's worth a lot of money lol

[@haikalhadzik7744]

It's in the possession of Lord Rothchilds

[@breakeverychain7]

That!? I’ve had that thing sitting on my desk as a paperweight. I got it at an estate sale in San Francisco.

[@fourduce3840]

Seen it at a thrift store in Philadelphia 4 years ago I wonder if it’s still there ?

[@azazel7752]

I would want to see this with my own eyes. What a creation.

[@elvinrodriguez]

This seal might have great historical significance and would probably sell for a significant amount of money if found. However, I highly doubt either country would be willing to pay anything close to that amount. We live in an entirely different era. If Taiwan has it, for instance, I highly doubt that anyone would see this as a legitimate reason for it being the “real” China.

[@amandag.6186]

What do you mean? Yuan Shu became an emperor with that seal

[@ectorres]

yes agree. besides, this is not it. you're telling me this thing would be worth more than the ark of the covenant?! lol

[@raaf4678]

@@amandag.6186 you don't really think whoever has it now would end up ruling china because of having this seal?

[@JosephGibson]

@@raaf4678 Who knows, it just takes millions of people to follow whomever they feel is the rightful beholder and then you have a revolution on your hands.

[@vidard9863]

don't know, if i where a chinese business man that would be a remarkably amazing bribe to present to the CCP. a man could make a great deal of money with that kind of influence with the government, even if the had to team up with a few other buisness men to do it.

[@catfeline1530]

It's probably sitting in Qin's tomb in a pool of mercury

[@jezzidre3000]

I think I saw that in my backyard the other day. Not sure how it reached in Jamaica but I'm not surprised

[@lunatic0verlord10]

2:37 Now I understand where Liu Bei's claim came from.

[@lunatic0verlord10]

@Dimitri Telvanni What I meant to say was that Liu Bei claimed to have blue blood. Now I know where that claim comes from.

[@wavingdragon]

It says Liu Bang, not Liu Bei. Liu Bang is the first emperor of the Han Dynasty.

[@lunatic0verlord10]

@@wavingdragon I know, I'm saying that Liu Bei claimed to have a right for the throne BECAUSE of Liu Bang.

[@snailsandtires7398]

I honestly think its been destroyed years ago. A thing with that much power and value would be too much of a threat.

[@aubreysong]

Make sense.

[@idealicfool]

Lost in the time of the Mongols. Would not surprise me. The Chinese caused many difficulties for the nomadic plains people before Ghengis Khan, he had his own exp dealing with the, and then the process itself of subjecting the northern kingdom could have just been frustrating enough for the spite of the Mongols to deny a symbol of legitimacy to any future Chinese leader and to those who would support them.

[@hydacanal]

@@idealicfool Genghis Khan is most misunderstood emperor in planet earth

[@taoliu3949]

@@idealicfool Um. The Mongols continued their claim as the Emperor of China all the way up till the Qing.

[@dredgewalker]

Would not be surprised if this was buried with Ghengis Khan

[@fvckinfool101]

Finding a needle in a haystack --an underrated idiom.

[@toddsmith3874]

its on the desk of a very powerful very dealy man with a army of his own yakuzza maybe the triads this is beyond blackmarket very exciting

[@balrok9959]

Mansa Musa: I will take your entire stock.

[@capitalismisfairfucksocial3020]

@Ace Player where are you from?

[@dunkingstudios]

China owns Africa now lmao

[@aubreysong]

Maybe Trump. I mean, he wants to build wall too and all.

[@Mongalingalong]

sorry but even mansa musa wouldnt be rich enough to buy it. Youd need 3 of him.

[@BewareTheCarpenter]

His estimated net worth in today's money is about 400 billion. He could afford 40% of it.

[@keithlim1075]

I wouldn't be surprised by the story line of this precious jade, the stone is only a art piece of joy and yardstick of mystic. History is a form of life to be remembered after life, never to be forgotten.

[@seeratlasdtyria4584]

To the contrary, relevant, sometimes critically important history, is forgotten everyday. More often than you might suspect, some truly important and sometimes 'true' details of history are often known to only a handful of people present and/or physically involved at the time. For any of a number of justifiable reasons, this knowledge is often suppressed and thus 'forgotten' and lost with those persons' passing.

[@gr8oone007]

You know, I thought I saw one imperial seal sitting at the bottom of the well the other day, I’ll go check it out.

[@badjaeaux]

'How about i give you 50 grand? I mean, i still need to find the right Emperor' -- Rick

[@Trgn]

Even today a seal is still an important symbol of authority / legitimacy. It's used in Chinese corporate laws and has been causing all sort of comical troubles. Some companies couldnt fully disposed CEOs from their position just because they refuse to give up the company seals physically.

[@multatuli1]

Why? I thought CCP destroyed all kinds of form of monarch systems lol

[@Trgn]

@@multatuli1 It's just a symbolic thing. In China, company seal or stamp - are mandatory for doing business and replace signatures that are used in Western countries. Without this seal cant sign any contracts or carry on businesses.

[@multatuli1]

@@Trgn it's not symbolic if it's very important, like what you've said without it can't carry on the business right? lol

[@Trgn]

@@multatuli1 Because the seal is not so much a monarch only thing, normal people used it too. May be I was wrong to say a seal represents "authority" but probly more like "legitimacy". In many Asian countries like Japan it's used interchangably with signature. People have their own personalized seals. Hope that helps.

[@multatuli1]

@@Trgn thanks for the knowledge bro 🙏🏻👍

[@nulnoh219]

3:40 Bruh look at how many squares overlap during that period. It's no wonder how it got lost.

[@lyhthegreat]

yeah, it was lost sometime during the song dynasty, maybe the mongols took it and probably did something with it..or maybe the song emperor destroyed it so that the mongols will not have the mandate of heaven..which kinda worked out since the yuan dynasty was very short-lived.

[@LesterMata]

It's probably in some attic in Italy now, after Marco Polo took it home as a souvenir. Great vid

[@mikehunt9884]

they have some pretty old jade seals though, i think the Empress Lu's White Jade Seal is still in existence... of course, its not as old as the original empire jade seal but its still pretty old, after all she was the wife of Liu Bang, the founder of the Han Dynasty.

[@lil.obsidian]

I feel closer to my ancestors the more I learn. Thanks buddy!!

[@angelitabecerra]

Some things are priceless. For everything else, there's Mastercard. All jokes aside, The Heirloom Seal of the Realm is priceless and unlikely to come up for auction. More likely the finder would choose their buyer and demand whatever astronomical price they like. Edited for a typo

[@mxn1948]

more likely the finder can either give it to the chinese state for some compensation or suddenly fall "ill" and die with the seal disappearing then later magically re-appearing in the palace museum in beijing. this thing has more culturally significant value than all the bronze zodiac animal heads combined.

[@pinviewapp8908]

Imperial Seal of the Realm gotta be the one of the hardest titles I’ve ever heard

[@honghong3153]

Wow. It is the most beautiful of all.❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@piehnoharmony]

I swear I saw something like that at a local thrift store. *Quietly gets into car ... *

[@MonosEx]

If you find it you'll also become incredibly powerfull for 10 seconds

[@desireeheremaia7636]

AYYYYYY!

[@HG-xx1ts]

if you found it means u are the chosen One.

[@chaddsteinberg3758]

Yes chosen for immediate death, good luck fighting every nation on earth

[@senatorcatotheelder7530]

@@chaddsteinberg3758 only China will hunt you down and maybe some other organzation.

[@haikalhadzik7744]

for 10 seconds and then you'll woke up somewhere in a barrel filled with cement

[@mosesmoua2012]

I have the seal and have been protecting it for years from evil. In the wrong hands the world as we know will be gone.

[@glenndavis479]

There are rumor's from years back that Chen Kai Chek (Spelling?) had it in his possession when he exiled to Taiwan.

[@_Wai_Wai_]

The He Shi Bi must be a really large piece of Jade. They must have carved something else besides the Heirloom Seal with it.

[@CoffeeSuccubus]

Whoever gets the seal, is destined to create a new dynasty under a new name. So... the seal could be anywhere. Imagine finding this. The heavens would say you're worthy for the mandate of heaven, and you can classify China and Taiwan as rebels.

[@danshakuimo]

Imagine if America got its hands on the seal lol.

[@aubreysong]

Maybe it's in some European Oligarkh's vault. Along with others Asia's treasures they robbed in Colonial and Imperial era.

[@Jake-dh9qk]

Nah the communist party destroyed any court culture surrounding dynasties and mandates of heaven. They hated this concept

[@larrytownley2231]

If ya live long enough !!!

[@sirtrollalot7762]

@@Jake-dh9qk They recently banned the term "mandate of heaven" as it brings in to question the legitimacy of communist rule - the weakest government is that which cannot tolerate criticism

[@laurenthomas9344]

Chu… sounds like a sneeze. God Bless You. 😉

[@RunDub]

There was a great episode of Elementary about the jade seal.

[@StopItRyan]

I've been looking for an East Asian History KZbin channel for years and I'm so glad I found this channel.

[@lelouchvibritannia2327]

Instantly got me hooked! Cool facts + witty story telling always gets me. Liked and subbed!

[@cierakitty]

My guess would be destroyed..or buried either with someone, or somewhere no one would think or try to look. (maybe with that ruler whose burial is surrounded by mercury that they cannot get to )

[@arthilleusnemu4272]

Oh nice! I found that some time ago in my back yard^^

[@richardz1271]

As a Chinese man, I find the pricing part is absolutely hilarious.

[@tulabutt]

right? "let's use the estimated economic output of 15 MODERN day cities" as if that's legitimate.

[@IamHandsome4u]

@@tulabutt that is how value of every asset increases over time.🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️

[@mb-jade7661]

Why? It's a priceless piece of ancient Chinese history!

[@racekitty]

My question is that would the seal be in a recognizable state with it being so old wear and tear must have taken a toll? Who knows maybe someone found a lump of jade and use it as a paper weight.

[@AdamAnouer]

Well that's the big question. Traditionally with the exception of physical damage Jade is well known for retaining it's form very well as many personal seals of individual emperors have been found in damn near prestine condition despite being ancient. However if the seal were exposed to say... fire... the material would turn a black, brownish colour and it would be very difficult to tell. I'm also still a little confused as to why the seal was found in a well.

[@yaqiwang5242]

@@AdamAnouer Based on history books, a person carrying the seal suicided with jumping in a well. People got the corpse out not long after and found the seal. There are also sayings that a defeated warlord carried the seal and burned himself alive with the seal, so what you said about fire making it unrecognizable could be true.

[@AdamAnouer]

@@yaqiwang5242 Bless you my friend that's great research though I'm still confused as to how or why the girl who committed suicide even had the Seal in the first place? I assume she stole it from Dong Zhuo but I can't find the books to read.

[@TanBoonMoh]

@@AdamAnouer it was a chaos time in the Three Kingdom period, the servants probably get his hands on it when Dong Zhuo invaded the capital, or the emperor ordered him to take it away in order to not lost it to Dong Zhuo, and the guy is probably wanted by all of the factions for holding the seal, so he suicided instead

[@johnnymoreno5065]

@@AdamAnouer I can answer this very easily since I know three kingdoms history very well. Supposedly how this story goes or depends on anyone I guess. A maid or someone who live in the inner palace who work with the emperor decided to take the seal and plunged herself to the well so that Dong Zhuo doesn't get his hands on it since we know the man might of have imperial ambitions later on. Anyways Sun Jian being the first to arrive there in the ruined capital found the seal on accident cuz he didn't think there be anything left in that city. So they pull it out and he found the seal like that. So how this story goes is that Sun Jian maybe wanted to go back home or give it to Yuan Shu depend on history or the novel point of view. After Sun Jian died I'm guessing the son decided that the seal was better off with Yuan Shu tbh. Besides if anyone have that seal it be a death trap because back in those ancient days possessing that seal was against heaven itself only the emperor should have it no vassals. Afterward Yuan shu declared himself emperor unfortunately he did and got his ass beat completely by everyone. The seal ended up with Cao Cao I'm guessing since there were no detail records who kept that seal afterwards. Maybe China will try to find it but doubt it considering how long it may take

[@b3njaminaye]

I guess I'll keep my eye out for it

[@dansemacabre8692]

Omg 😳 my grandmother has a knicknack that looks like that I always wondered what the bottom of it meant didn't know it was a seal OMG!!!!😳😳😳

[@WeeWeeJumbo]

this video was cool as hell. never knew any of this extremely interesting history, before now

[@ronnielopez295]

Love your channel! The art is really good too. Keep up the good stuff :)

[@Iorvethh]

Coolest dude for Chinese history 😎

[@thekerr8728]

My grandma has had that on her shelf for years. I think she got it at a garage sale.

[@Hellserch]

This is a great posting, as always by my man. Unfortunately, the romantic in me has been snuffed out by reality. The artefact was likely smashed into fine powder, around the time it went missing. Given it’s cultural and nationalistic currency, it would have been destroyed. Having it means living everyday in bone crunching fear of theft by extreme violence and the vigilance necessary to hold it would be financially earth shattering. Nah, it’s gone.

[@SMGJohn]

What you mean its gone? I seen something similar in the kitchen of my grandmother, she uses it to make schnitzel. She said she bought it on the market when she visited China around 70 years ago.

[@Hellserch]

@@SMGJohn 😂

[@crazy808ish]

Your second sentence is the most depressing thing I've read in a long while. I hope someday you will recover from that.

[@TheEvilpot]

@@crazy808ish it's not that depressing, pretty reasonable to think it would have been destroyed.

[@deklen.7008]

as disappointing the thought and probable reality is it makes sense. I would wake up in cold sweats knowing I have some important and beautiful item in my possession. I'd break it too.

[@realWorsin]

"The most valuable lost artifact in the world" and this KZbin channel managed to find a picture of it for the thumbnail. This channel is amazing.

[@haolallendoungel1845]

Smart

[@MrXinatown]

Did you watch the video till the end?

[@realWorsin]

@@MrXinatown yes

[@MrXinatown]

@@realWorsin so you know de answer

[@realWorsin]

@@MrXinatown A) I was not asking a question B) it was a joke dude.

[@mc4906]

That's sad that it's lost. I hope one day it's recovered and returned back to China.

[@user-pr9vi4ze4j]

请问，3:36 上面的朝代时间线，有完整的图片吗？