Sui dynasty
The Sui Dynasty ([swěi], Chinese: 隋朝; pinyin: Suí cháo) was an imperial dynasty of China between the years 581 and 618. It followed the "Jin period" and was followed by the Tang Dynasty. It ended nearly four centuries of division between rival regimes.
Sui Chinese: 隋 | |||||||||
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| 581–618 | |||||||||
 Sui dynasty c. 609 | |||||||||
| Capital | Daxing (581–605), Luoyang (605–618) | ||||||||
| Common languages | Middle Chinese | ||||||||
| Religion | Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism, Chinese folk religion, Zoroastrianism | ||||||||
| Government | Monarchy | ||||||||
| List of emperors of China | |||||||||
• 581–604 | Emperor Wen | ||||||||
• 604–617 | Emperor Yang | ||||||||
• 617–618 | Emperor Gong | ||||||||
| Historical era | Post-classical era | ||||||||
• | 4 March 581 | ||||||||
• | 23 May 618 | ||||||||
| Area | |||||||||
| 589[1] | 3,000,000 km2 (1,200,000 sq mi) | ||||||||
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| Today part of | |||||||||
The Sui Dynasty was founded by Emperor Wen, or Yang Jian. Its capital was Chang'an (present-day Xi'an). The dynasty is important because it reunited Southern and Northern China and the Grand Canal was built in that time.
Sui Dynasty Media
Sui divisions under Yang (western regions not depicted)
Administrative divisions c. 610
Tomb of Yu Hong, a Sogdian merchant buried in Taiyuan in 592. Shanxi Museum.
Tomb of An Bei panel showing a Sui dynasty banquet with Sogdian whirl dance and music, 589
Chinese swords of the Sui dynasty dated c. 600, found near Luoyang. The P-shaped furniture of the bottom sword's scabbard is similar to and may have been derived from sword scabbards of the Sarmatians and Sassanians.
Strolling About in Spring, by Sui-era artist Zhan Ziqian
Sui statuette of a pipa player
A Sui stone statue of the Avalokitesvara boddhisattva (Guanyin)
Yang Guang depicted as Emperor of Sui. Painted by Yan Liben (600–673)
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Related pages
References
- ↑ Taagepera, Rein (1979). "Size and Duration of Empires: Growth-Decline Curves, 600 B.C. to 600 A.D". Social Science History. 3 (3/4): 129. doi:10.2307/1170959. JSTOR 1170959.
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