dynasty death_date given_name family_name birth_date article_title reign
northern qi november 25 , 559 yáng -lrb- 洋 -rrb- gāo -lrb- 高 -rrb- 526 emperor wenxuan of northern qi
 june 9 , 550 -- november 25 , 559
emperor wenxuan of northern qi

emperor wenxuan of -lrb- northern -rrb- qi -lrb- -lrb- 北 -rrb- 齊文宣帝 -rrb- -lrb- 526 -- 559 -rrb- , personal name gao yang -lrb- 高洋 -rrb- , courtesy name zijin -lrb- 子進 -rrb- , was the first emperor of the northern qi .
he was the second son of eastern wei 's paramount general gao huan , and the death of his brother and gao huan 's designated successor gao cheng in 549 became the regent of eastern wei .
in 550 , he forced emperor xiaojing of eastern wei to yield the throne to him , ending eastern wei and starting northern qi .
early in emperor wenxuan 's reign , he was known for attentiveness to military matters , and the strength of the northern qi military was at its prime .
he also tried to equalize the tax burden and reduce corruption by offering officials sufficient salary .
he entrusted most governmental matters to the capable yang yin , and for a while , the government was effective , and the military was strong .
however , emperor wenxuan eventually turned cruel , and his erratic behavior , fueled by alcoholism , plunged his administration into chaos .
