The following is a simplified family tree for the Sui Dynasty (隋朝), which ruled China between AD 581 and 618. The Dynasty was named for the family title: the Yang (楊) family were the Dukes of Sui.
Those who became emperor are listed in bold, with their years of reign large. The names given for emperors are posthumous names, the form by which Sui emperors were most commonly known.
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Wendi 文帝 581–604 |
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Yangdi 煬帝 604–617 |
Gaozu 高祖 618–626 |
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618? |
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Gongdi 恭帝 618–619 |
Gongdi 恭帝 617–618 |
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Read more about this topic: Chinese Emperors Family Tree (middle)
Famous quotes containing the word sui:
“Moralistic is not moral. And as for truth—well, it’s like brown—it’s not in the spectrum.... Truth is sui generis.”
—Iris Murdoch (b. 1919)