Emperor Wen of Sui
541 CE–604 CE · Chang'an (Xi'an)
Emperor Wen of Sui, born Yang Jian, was a general and regent of the Northern Zhou who seized the throne in 581 to found the Sui dynasty. In 589 he conquered the southern Chen, reunifying China after nearly three centuries of division. He rebuilt centralized administration through the Three Departments and Six Ministries, promoted the equal-field land system, standardized law, and built state granaries, laying institutional foundations that the succeeding Tang would inherit.
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Emperor Gaozu of Tang (Li Yuan), Emperor Taizong of Tang (Li Shimin)
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- Maurice· 539 CE–602 CE
- Phocas· 547 CE–610 CE
- Hormizd IV· –590 CE
- Empress Suiko· 554 CE–628 CE
- Emperor Yang of Sui· 569 CE–618 CE
- Prince Shotoku· 574 CE–622 CE
- Khosrow II Parviz· 570 CE–628 CE
- Khosrow I Anushirvan· 512 CE–579 CE
- Emperor Gaozu of Tang (Li Yuan)· 566 CE–635 CE
- Pulakeshin II· –642 CE
- Heraclius· 575 CE–641 CE
- Harsha· 590 CE–647 CE
- Justinian I· 482 CE–565 CE
- K'an II· 588 CE–658 CE
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