Emperor Yang of Sui
Sui · 2nd ruler
隋煬帝 Suí Yángdì楊廣 Yáng Guǎng
Wade–Giles: Sui Yang-ti · Yang Kuang
Reigned 604–618 (13 years)
Reigned 13 years (604–618). Assassinated at 50 (East Asian reckoning). 2nd ruler of Sui.
Facts
- Reign
- 21 August 604 – 11 April 618 (2nd ruler of Sui)
- Length of reign
- 13 years
- Born
- 569
- Died
- 11 April 618
- Age at accession
- 36
- Age at death
- 50
- Cause of death
- AssassinatedKilled by officials, relatives, eunuchs or others within the same regime (including poisoning)
- Path to the throne
- Designated heirSucceeded the previous ruler of the same regime, who had chosen the heir (by testament, naming a crown prince, etc.)
- Predecessor
- Emperor Wen of Sui
- Era names
- 大業 Dàyè (proclaimed 605)
Ages are given in East Asian reckoning (sui): a person is one year old at birth and gains a year at each New Year, so the figure is one or two years higher than the Western age.
During the reign
Number of times each event is recorded in the official histories. How each item is counted
- Era name changes
- 1
- General amnesties
- 7
- Empresses installed
- 1
- Crown princes deposed
- 0
- Personal campaigns
- 4
- Rebellions suppressed
- 22
- Rebellions faced
- 66
- Capital relocations
- 0
Emperors of Sui
- 1stEmperor Wen of Sui隋文帝 Suí Wéndì楊堅 Yáng Jiān581–604 · 23 years · Disputed, age 64581–60423 yearsDisputed, age 64
- 2ndEmperor Yang of Sui隋煬帝 Suí Yángdì楊廣 Yáng Guǎng604–618 · 13 years · Assassinated, age 50604–61813 yearsAssassinated, age 50
- 3rdYang You楊侑 Yáng Yòu617–618 · 176 days · Unknown, age 15617–618176 daysUnknown, age 15
- Yang Tong楊侗 Yáng Tóng618–619 · 335 days · Assassinated618–619335 daysAssassinated
- Yang Hao楊浩 Yáng Hào618 · 195 days · Assassinated618195 daysAssassinated