Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty
Subtitle: His Life, Times, And Legacy (S U N Y Series in Chinese Philosophy and Culture)
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Published: February 15, 2006
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 357
ISBN-13: 9780791465875
Subjects: Asian / Middle Eastern history: c 500 to c 1500; Biography: general; c 500 CE to c 1000 CE; China; Biography; Sui Yangdi,; Biography / Autobiography; History; Biography/Autobiography; History: World; Emperor of China,; Asia - China; Historical - General; Asia - General; Kings and rulers; Sui dynasty, 581-618; 569-618
First sentence: When Emperor Yang, commonly known in the sources as Yangdi, ascended the throne of the Sui in 604, he held dominion over a vast, populous, and prosperous Chinese empire.