Rulers of The Sui Dynasty
| Posthumous Name (Shi Hao 諡號) Convention: "Sui" + name |
Birth Name | Period of Reign | Era Names (Nian Hao 年號) and their according range of years |
| Wéndì (文帝) | Yáng Jiān (楊堅) | 581-604 | Kāihuáng (開皇) 581-600 Rénshòu (仁壽) 601-604 |
| Yángdì (煬帝) or Míngdì (明帝) |
Yáng Guǎng (楊廣) | 604-618 | Dàyè (大業) 605-618 |
| Gōngdì (恭帝) | Yáng Yòu (楊侑) | 617-618 | Yìníng (義寧) 617-618 |
| Gōngdì (恭帝) | Yáng Tóng (楊侗) | 618-619 | Huángtài (皇泰) 618-619 |
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