Sui and Tang · Ruler

Emperor Yang of Sui 隋煬帝

Sui Yangdi

First attested AD 589; died AD 618

Passages: 3
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Emperor Yang of Sui was a ruler.

Other names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Personal name	Yang Guang	廣

Life and dates

Death

AD 618 煬帝被殺
Killed
Directly stated · History of the Southern Dynasties 12, passage 227

Attested activity

AD 618 煬帝被殺
Directly stated · History of the Southern Dynasties 12, passage 227
AD 604 to AD 618 隋煬帝每巡幸
Directly stated · History of the Southern Dynasties 12, passage 226
AD 589 隋軍克台城
Directly stated · History of the Southern Dynasties 12, passage 270

Career and standing

Emperor Yang of Sui 隋煬帝
AD 604 to AD 618 隋煬帝每巡幸 · Held
Directly stated · History of the Southern Dynasties 12, passage 226
Prince of Jin 晉王
AD 589 隋軍克台城 · Held
Directly stated · History of the Southern Dynasties 12, passage 270

Places and affiliations

Polity Sui 隋 · Relation Ruled
Directly stated · History of the Southern Dynasties 12, passage 226

Events and relationships

As Prince of Jin ordered Zhang Lihua beheaded at Zhongqiao on Qing Stream
AD 589 隋軍克台城 · Legal · Authority · With Zhang Lihua (張麗華)
Directly stated · History of the Southern Dynasties 12, passage 270

References in the histories

History of the Southern Dynasties, Chapter 12Volume 12 Biographies 2: Empresses and Consorts 2 · 3 passages

隋煬帝每巡幸，恒令從駕。 On every tour of Emperor Yang of Sui she was ordered to accompany the imperial train.

及煬帝被殺，后自廣陵過江，於毗陵天靜寺為尼，名觀音。 After Yang's death she crossed the Yangzi from Guangling and took the tonsure at Tianjing Temple in Piling under the name Guanyin.

及隋軍克台城，貴妃與後主俱入井，隋軍出之，晉王廣命斬之於青溪中橋。 When Sui took Taicheng she and the last ruler hid in a well; pulled out, Yang Guang had her beheaded at Zhongqiao on Qing Stream.