This is a timeline of the Sui dynasty.
580s Year Date Event 581 4 March Yang Jian (Emperor Wen of Sui) replaces the Northern Zhou with the Sui dynasty 582 Emperor Xuan of Chen dies and is succeeded by Chen Shubao 583 Emperor Wen of Sui moves into Daxingcheng (Xi'an, Shaanxi) and abolishes the commanderies while promulgating the Kaihuang Code 584 Digs the Guangtong Canal 587 Annexes Western Liang 588 Launches expedition against the Chen dynasty 589 Takes Jiankang and annexes the Chen dynasty; so ends the Northern and Southern dynasties
590s Year Date Event 590 Yang Su crushes rebellions in annexed Chen territory 592 Emperor Wen of Sui sends out commissioners to implement the equal-field system throughout the realm 593 The Cuanman rebel in Yunnan The Renshou Palace is built west of the capital The writing of National Histories by private individuals is banned 594 Severe drought hits Guanzhong but Emperor Wen of Sui leads its people to Luoyang for food 595 Construction of the Anji Bridge begins 597 Tiantai sect founder Zhiyi dies A campaign is launched against the Cuanman 598 Goguryeo–Sui War: First expedition against Goguryeo fails 599 Chief minister Gao Jiong deprived of power Yami Qaghan flees to the Sui dynasty
600s Year Date Event 601 90,000 Turks submit 602 Sui–Former Lý War: Sui forces under Liu Fang annex the Early Lý dynasty Sui destroys the Cuanman 603 Yami Qaghan takes over Tulan Qaghan's lands after he dies 604 13 August Emperor Wen of Sui dies and is succeeded by Yang Guang (Emperor Yang of Sui) Yang Liang rebels in Bingzhou but is defeated 605 Sui forces under Liu Fang invade Champa and sack its capital Construction of a new Luoyang and the Tongji Canal begin The Anji Bridge is completed Emperor Yang of Sui visits Jiangdu 606 Luoyang is completed and Emperor Yang of Sui returns from Jiangdu 607 Yami Qaghan visits Emperor Yang of Sui in Luoyang Gao Jiong is killed Ono no Imoko visits China The Sui dynasty sends expeditions to an island known as Liuqiu, which may or may not be Taiwan, but is probably Ryukyu 608 The Yongji Canal is dug Pei Shiqing accompanies Ono no Imoko back to Japan 609 Emperor Yang of Sui visits Zhangye
610s Year Date Event 610 Emperor Yang of Sui visits Jiangdu Construction of the Jiangnan Canal begins 611 Goguryeo–Sui War: Emperor Yang of Sui arrives at Zhuojun to prepare for war with Goguryeo Wang Bo (王薄) rebels in Changbaishan (Zouping, Shandong) 612 Goguryeo–Sui War: The invasion of Goguryeo fails 613 Goguryeo–Sui War: Emperor Yang of Sui is forced to withdraw from the second invasion due to Yang Xuangan's rebellion in Liyang Du Fuwei and Fu Gongshi rebel 614 Goguryeo–Sui War: Another invasion fails 615 Shibi Khan lays siege to Yanmen 616 Emperor Yang of Sui leaves for Jiangdu 617 Li Mi and Zhai Rang rebel, seizing Luokou Granary and Huiluo Granary Li Yuan, regent of Taiyuan, rebels and takes Daxingcheng 618 11 April Emperor Yang of Sui is killed by strangulation in a coup led by his general Yuwen Huaji in Jiangdu 12 June Li Yuan (Tang Gaozu - note that Tang emperor naming convention uses the posthumous Temple Name) deposes Emperor Gong of Sui and founds the Tang dynasty; so ends the Sui dynasty
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