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Emperor Yang of Sui (隋煬帝, 569 – 11 April 618), personal name Yang Guang (楊廣), alternative name Ying (英), Xianbei name Amo (阿摩), was the second emperor of the Sui dynasty of China. Emperor Yang's original name was Yang Ying, but he was renamed by his father Emperor Wen, after consulting with oracles, to Yang Guang. Yang Guang ...
Yangdi (born 569, China—died 618, Jiangdu [now Yangzhou, Jiangsu province]) was the second and penultimate emperor (604–617/618) of the Sui dynasty (581–618). Under Yangdi, canals were built and great palaces erected.
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Learn about the life and reign of Yang Guang, the second emperor of the Sui Dynasty in China. Find out how he inherited the throne, expanded the empire, and was killed by a revolution.
Emperor Yang of Sui (隋煬帝, 569 – 11 April 618 ), personal name Yang Guang ( 楊廣 ), alternative name Ying ( 英 ), Xianbei name Amo ( 阿摩 ), was the second emperor of the Sui dynasty of China.
Emperor Yang of Sui (569–618) ascended the throne after his father's death, possibly by murder. He further extended the empire, but unlike his father, did not seek to gain support from the nomads.
Sep 22, 2017 · The Sui Dynasty (581-618 CE) was a brief one with only two reigning emperors but it managed to unify China following the split of the Northern and Southern Dynasties period. As had happened previously...
Dec 1, 2006 · Victor Cunrui Xiong makes a convincing case, arguing for the historical significance of Yangdi's reign and for the Sui as an important turning point in Chinese history that reunified China and made institutional reforms that led to the brilliance of the succeeding Tang dynasty (618–907).
