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Emperor Wen of Sui ( 隋文帝; 21 July 541 – 13 August 604 [1] ), personal name Yang Jian ( 楊堅 ), Xianbei name Puliuru Jian ( 普六茹堅 ), alias Narayana ( Chinese: 那羅延; pinyin: Nàluóyán) deriving from Buddhist terms, was the founding emperor of the Chinese Sui dynasty.
Emperor Wen of Sui (541 C.E. – 604 C.E. ), known as Wen·di, personal name Yang Jian, was the founder and first emperor of China 's Sui Dynasty. He was a hard-working administrator and a micromanager.
After crushing an army in the eastern provinces, Yang Jian usurped the throne from the Northern Zhou rulers, and became Emperor Wen of Sui.
May 25, 2018 · The Sui Dynasty was founded by Yang Jian (known also as Emperor Wen of Sui), in 581 AD. Prior to the founding of the Sui Dynasty, China was going through a period known as the Northern and Southern Dynasties, during which the country was divided between several different states.
Emperor Wen of Sui, personal name Yang Jian (楊堅), Xianbei name Puliuru Jian (普六茹堅), alias Narayana deriving from Buddhist terms, was the founding emperor of the Chinese Sui dynasty.
Sep 22, 2017 · The Sui Dynasty consisted, then, of only two emperors: Wendi (aka Wen or Wen-ti), who reigned 581-601 CE, and his son Yangdi (aka Yang Guang or Yang-ti) who reigned from 604 to 618 CE.
Jun 21, 2024 · A Sui prince, Gongdi, was enthroned as “emperor” in 617, while Yangdi was designated “retired emperor.” In the summer of 618, after Yangdi’s death, Li Yuan (known by his temple name, Gaozu) deposed his puppet prince and proclaimed himself emperor of a new dynasty, the Tang, which was to remain in power for nearly three centuries.
