See also: Timeline of the Northern and Southern dynasties and Timeline of the Tang dynasty
This is a timeline of the Sui dynasty.
580s
| Year | Date | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 581 | 4 March | Yang Jian (Emperor Wen of Sui) replaces the Northern Zhou with the Sui dynasty |
| 582 | Emperor Xuan of Chen dies and is succeeded by Chen Shubao | |
| 583 | Emperor Wen of Sui moves into Daxingcheng (Xi'an, Shaanxi) and abolishes the commanderies while promulgating the Kaihuang Code | |
| 584 | Digs the Guangtong Canal | |
| 587 | Annexes Western Liang | |
| 588 | Launches expedition against the Chen dynasty | |
| 589 | Takes Jiankang and annexes the Chen dynasty; so ends the Northern and Southern dynasties |
590s
| Year | Date | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 590 | Yang Su crushes rebellions in annexed Chen territory | |
| 592 | Emperor Wen of Sui sends out commissioners to implement the equal-field system throughout the realm | |
| 593 | The Cuanman rebel in Yunnan | |
| The Renshou Palace is built west of the capital | ||
| The writing of National Histories by private individuals is banned | ||
| 594 | Severe drought hits Guanzhong but Emperor Wen of Sui leads its people to Luoyang for food | |
| 595 | Construction of the Anji Bridge begins | |
| 597 | Tiantai sect founder Zhiyi dies | |
| A campaign is launched against the Cuanman | ||
| 598 | Goguryeo–Sui War: First expedition against Goguryeo fails | |
| 599 | Chief minister Gao Jiong deprived of power | |
| Yami Qaghan flees to the Sui dynasty |
600s
| Year | Date | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 601 | 90,000 Turks submit | |
| 602 | Sui–Former Lý War: Sui forces under Liu Fang annex the Early Lý dynasty | |
| Sui destroys the Cuanman | ||
| 603 | Yami Qaghan takes over Tulan Qaghan's lands after he dies | |
| 604 | 13 August | Emperor Wen of Sui dies and is succeeded by Yang Guang (Emperor Yang of Sui) |
| Yang Liang rebels in Bingzhou but is defeated | ||
| 605 | Sui forces under Liu Fang invade Champa and sack its capital | |
| Construction of a new Luoyang and the Tongji Canal begin | ||
| The Anji Bridge is completed | ||
| Emperor Yang of Sui visits Jiangdu | ||
| 606 | Luoyang is completed and Emperor Yang of Sui returns from Jiangdu | |
| 607 | Yami Qaghan visits Emperor Yang of Sui in Luoyang | |
| Gao Jiong is killed | ||
| Ono no Imoko visits China | ||
| The Sui dynasty sends expeditions to an island known as Liuqiu, which may or may not be Taiwan, but is probably Ryukyu | ||
| 608 | The Yongji Canal is dug | |
| Pei Shiqing accompanies Ono no Imoko back to Japan | ||
| 609 | Emperor Yang of Sui visits Zhangye |
610s
| Year | Date | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 610 | Emperor Yang of Sui visits Jiangdu | |
| Construction of the Jiangnan Canal begins | ||
| 611 | Goguryeo–Sui War: Emperor Yang of Sui arrives at Zhuojun to prepare for war with Goguryeo | |
| Wang Bo (王薄) rebels in Changbaishan (Zouping, Shandong) | ||
| 612 | Goguryeo–Sui War: The invasion of Goguryeo fails | |
| 613 | Goguryeo–Sui War: Emperor Yang of Sui is forced to withdraw from the second invasion due to Yang Xuangan's rebellion in Liyang | |
| Du Fuwei and Fu Gongshi rebel | ||
| 614 | Goguryeo–Sui War: Another invasion fails | |
| 615 | Shibi Khan lays siege to Yanmen | |
| 616 | Emperor Yang of Sui leaves for Jiangdu | |
| 617 | Li Mi and Zhai Rang rebel, seizing Luokou Granary and Huiluo Granary | |
| Li Yuan, regent of Taiyuan, rebels and takes Daxingcheng | ||
| 618 | 11 April | Emperor Yang of Sui is killed by strangulation in a coup led by his general Yuwen Huaji in Jiangdu |
| 12 June | Li Yuan (Tang Gaozu - note that Tang emperor naming convention uses the posthumous Temple Name) deposes Emperor Gong of Sui and founds the Tang dynasty; so ends the Sui dynasty |
References
- ^ Xiong 2009, p. cvi.
- Xiong 2009, p. cv.
- ^ Yang 2008a.
- ^ Knapp, Ronald G. (2008). Chinese Bridges: Living Architecture From China's Past. Singapore: Tuttle Publishing. pp. 122–127. ISBN 978-0-8048-3884-9.
- Taylor 2013.
- ^ Xiong 2009, p. cvii.
- Graff 2002, p. 145.
- Knapp 1980, p. 5.
- Xiong 2009, p. 132.
- ^ Xiong 2009, p. cviii.
Bibliography
- Crespigny, Rafe (2007), A Biographical Dictionary of Later Han to the Three Kingdoms (23-220 AD), Brill
- Graff, David A. (2002), Medieval Chinese Warfare, 300-900, Routledge
- Knapp, Ronald G. (1980), China's Island Frontier: Studies in the Historical Geography of Taiwan, The University of Hawaii
- Taylor, K.W. (2013), A History of the Vietnamese, Cambridge University Press
- Xiong, Victor Cunrui (2009), Historical Dictionary of Medieval China, United States of America: Scarecrow Press, Inc., ISBN 978-0-8108-6053-7
- Yang, Bin (2008a), "Chapter 3: Military Campaigns against Yunnan: A Cross-Regional Analysis", Between Winds and Clouds: The Making of Yunnan (Second Century BCE to Twentieth Century CE), Columbia University Press
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