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Sui Emperors

Aug 30, 2017 © Ulrich Theobald
Table 1. Rulers of the Sui Dynasty 隋 (581-618)
Capitals: Chang'an 長安 (modern Xi'an 西安, Shaanxi), Luoyang 洛陽 (modern Luoyang, Hebei), and Jiangdu 江都 (modern Yangzhou 揚州, Jiangsu)
temple name personal name reign-periods
Emperor Wen 隋文帝 (Sui Gaozu 隋高祖, r. 581-604) Yang Jian 楊堅 Kaihuang 開皇 (581-600)
Renshou 仁壽 (601-604)
Emperor Yang 隋煬帝, Emperor Ming 隋明帝 (Sui Shizu 隋世祖, r. 604-617) Yang Guang 楊廣 (or Ying 英) Daye 大業 (605-617)
Counter-emperor Xiang Haiming 向海明 (r. 613)
Baiwu 白烏 (613)
Counter-emperor Liu Qielun 劉迦論 (r. 614)
Dashi 大世 (614)
Counter-emperor Zhu Can 朱粲 (r. 615-619)
Changda 昌達 (615-619)
Counter-emperor Lin Shihong 林士弘, emperor of Chu 楚 (r. 616-622)
Taiping 太平 (616-622)
Counter-emperor Cao Shiqi 操師乞 (r. 616)
Shixing 始興 (616)
Counter-emperor Li Mi 李密, emperor of Wei 魏 (r. 617-618)
Yongping 永平 (617-618)
Counter-emperor Liu Wuzhou 劉武周 (r. 617-620)
Tianxing 天興 (617-620)
Counter-emperor Liang Shidu 梁師都, emperor of Liang 梁 (r. 617-628)
Yonglong 永隆 (617-628)
Counter-emperor Dou Jiande 竇建德, emperor of Xia 夏 (r. 617-621)
Wufeng 五鳳 (618-621)
Counter-emperor Xiao Xian 蕭銑, emperor of Liang 梁 (r. 617-621)
Mingfeng 鳴鳳 (617-621)
Counter-emperor Xue Feng 薛奉, emperor of Qin 秦 (r. 617)
Qinxing 秦興 (617)
Counter-emperor Guo Zihe 郭子和 (617-618)
Zhengping 正平 (617-618)
Emperor Gong 隋恭帝 (r. 617-618) Yang You 楊侑 Yining 義寧 (617)
Daye 大業 (618)
Yining 義寧 (618)
Counter-emperor Xue Renguo 薛仁果, emperor of Qin 秦 (r. 618)
Counter-emperor Li Yuan 李淵, founder of the Tang dynasty
Wude 武德 (618-626)
Counter-emperor Li Gui 李軌 (618-619)
Anle 安樂 (618-619)
Counter-emperor Gao Kaidao 高開道, emperor of Yan 燕 (r. 618-624)
Shixing 始興 (618-624)
Counter-emperor Yuwen Huaji 宇文化及, emperor of Xu 許 (r. 618-619)
Tianshou 天壽 (618-619)
The Prince of Yue 越 (r. 618-619) Yang Tong 楊侗 Huangtai 皇泰 (618)
619 Sui dynasty destroyed by the Tang 唐 (618-907).
Source:
Zhonguo lishi da cidian bianzuan weiyuanhui 中國歷史大辭典編纂委員會 (ed. 2000), Zhongguo lishi da cidian 中國歷史大辭典, Shanghai: Shanghai cishu chubanshe, vol.2, pp. 3328-3331.