Sui and Tang · Ruler

Emperor Yang 煬帝

Yangdi

Attested AD 604 - AD 614

Passages: 3
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Emperor Yang was a ruler.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 612 to AD 614 及帝征遼東
Directly stated · Book of Sui 74, passages 289, 295
AD 604 煬帝嗣位
Directly stated · Book of Sui 74, passage 283

Career and standing

Succeeded
AD 604 煬帝嗣位
Directly stated · Book of Sui 74, passage 283

Places and affiliations

Polity Sui 隋 · Relation Ruled
Directly stated · Book of Sui 74, passage 283

Events and relationships

Campaigned
AD 612 to AD 614 及帝征遼東 · Military · Commander · At Liaodong 遼東
Directly stated · Book of Sui 74, passage 289
Enraged and ordered arrest and beheading
Legal · Authority · With Wang Wentong (王文同) · At Hejian 河間
Directly stated · Book of Sui 74, passage 295

Source notes

Historicity historical
Directly stated · Book of Sui 74, passage 283

References in the histories

Book of Sui, Chapter 74Volume 74 Biographies 39: Cruel Officials · 3 passages

煬帝嗣位，征為光祿少卿，以忤旨，出為恆山郡丞。 When Emperor Yang succeeded he was summoned as Vice Minister of the Court of Imperial Entertainments; for offending the throne he was sent out as Assistant Governor of Hengshan.

及帝征遼東，令文同巡察河北諸郡。 When the emperor campaigned in Liaodong he ordered Wentong to inspect the Hebei commanderies.

帝聞而大怒，遣使者達奚善意馳鎖之，斬於河間，以謝百姓，仇人剖其棺，臠其肉而啖之，斯須鹹盡。 The emperor was enraged, sent envoy Daxi Shanyi to seize and behead him at Hejian to appease the people; enemies opened his coffin, carved his flesh, and devoured it until nothing remained.