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The Sui dynasty (, pinyin: Suí cháo) was a short-lived Chinese imperial dynasty that ruled from 581 to 618. The re-unification of China proper under the Sui brought the Northern and Southern dynasties era to a close, ending a prolonged period of political division since the War of the Eight Princes.
Maukhari dynasty (complete list) – Graha-varman, King (c.600–605) [5] Pallava dynasty – The Pallava dynasty has two chronologies of rulers. Mahendravarman I, King (6th/7th century) [6] Narasimhavarman I, King (630–668) [6] Mahendravarman II, King (668–672) Paramesvaravarman I, King (late 7th century) [6] Empire of Harsha – Harsha ...
The First Interregnum began upon the death of Alexander III of Scotland in 1286. Alexander's only surviving descendant was his granddaughter Margaret, Maid of Norway, a young child, who inherited the throne in 1286. A set of guardians were appointed to rule Scotland in her absence since she was living in Norway where her father Eric II was king ...
Luoyang is completed and Emperor Yang of Sui returns from Jiangdu [6] 607: Yami Qaghan visits Emperor Yang of Sui in Luoyang [6] Gao Jiong is killed [6] Ono no Imoko visits China [6] The Sui dynasty sends expeditions to an island known as Liuqiu, which may or may not be Taiwan, but is probably Ryukyu [8] 608: The Yongji Canal is dug [6]
The dynasty was named for the family title: the Yang (楊) family were the Dukes of Sui. Those who became emperor are listed in bold, with their years of reign large. The names given for emperors are posthumous names, the form by which Sui emperors were most commonly known.
After defeating General Yuchi Jiong, who resisted him, he seized the throne for himself, establishing the new Sui dynasty. Yang Jian was the first ethnic Han ruler to control the entirety of North China after the Xianbei people conquered the region from the Liu Song dynasty (not counting the brief reconquest by Emperor Wu of Liang).
Chiefdom of Sizhou (Chinese: 思州土司; pinyin: Sīzhōu Tǔsī), ruled by the Tian clan, was an autonomous Tusi chiefdom established by Tian Zongxian (田宗顯) during the Sui dynasty. After he conquered the Qianzhong area (present-day eastern Guizhou Province ), Tian Zongxian was recognized as the hereditary ruler of the region by the Sui ...
Even though exceptions exist, Chinese rulers until the end of the Sui dynasty are mainly referred to by their posthumous names, monarchs from the Tang dynasty to the Yuan dynasty are generally known by their temple names, while rulers from the Ming dynasty onwards are typically known by their era names. As some of these titles were used ...