Tomb of An Jia

[2] An Jia (安伽) died in the founding year of the Daxiang (大象) era (579 CE), during the reign of Emperor Jing.

These pictures are not Chinese in style, and show vivid scenes from the life of An Jia: out-going, feast, hunting, and entertainment.

[3][4] The tomb was undisturbed and excavated intact in 2001, and was designated as one of the top ten archeological discoveries of that year.

[3] According to his epitaph, he was the son of An Tujian (安突建), a governor of Mei Prefecture in Sichuan, and Lady Du (杜氏) of Changsong (a former county in Wuwei, Gansu).

[5] The depictions in the tomb show the omnipresence of the Turks (at the time of the First Turkic Khaganate), who were probably the main trading partners of the Sogdian An Jia.

Figures on the Tomb of Anjia (back panels)
The Sogdian An Jia on his horse, as he appears in one of the panels. 579 CE
Original location of the tomb of Anjia (red dot) in Xi'an . [ 8 ]