Heqin - Sui Dynasty

Sui Dynasty

With the establishment of the Sui Dynasty in 581 A.D., China was once again unified under one dynasty. Heqin marriage during the Sui Dynasty therefore returned to its original purpose of trying to appease barbarian tribes on China's borders.

There were a total of seven instances of Heqin marriage during the Sui Dynasty.

• 597 A.D.: Emperor Wen of Sui marries Princess Anyi (安義公主), a Sui "princess", to Yami Qaghan, Khagan of the Eastern Turkic Khaganate. She was assassinated by Yung Yu-lu in 599 A.D.
• 599 A.D.: Emperor Wen of Sui marries another Sui princess, Princess Yicheng (義成公主), the daughter of a Sui imperial clansman, to Yami Qaghan, Khagan of the Eastern Turkic Khaganate. After his death in 609 A.D., Princess Yicheng, in accordance with the Göktürk custom of levirate marriage, remarried to Yami Qaghan's successor and son (by another wife), Shibi Qaghan. After Shibi Qaghan's death in 619 A.D., Princess Yicheng again remarried to Shibi Qaghan's successor and younger brother, Chuluo Qaghan. After Chuluo Qaghan's death in 621 A.D., Princess Yicheng remarried for the fourth and final time to Chuluo Qaghan's successor and younger brother, Illig Qaghan, who revolted against the Tang Dynasty and was captured and killed in 630 A.D.
• Emperor Yang of Sui married Princess Xinyi (信義公主), a Sui "princess", to Heshana Khan, Khagan of the Western Turkish Khaganate.
• Emperor Yang of Sui married his youngest daughter, Princess Huainan (淮南公主), to Shibi Qaghan's eldest son Tuli Qaghan (突利可汗).
• 596 A.D.: Emperor Wen of Sui marries Princess Guanghua (光化公主), a Sui "princess", to Murong Shifu, Khan of Tuyuhun. After Murong Shifu's assassination in 597 A.D., Princess Guanghua remarried to Murong Shifu's successor and younger brother, Murong Fuyun.
• Emperor Yang of Sui married a Sui "princess" to Qu Boya, ruler of the oasis city of Gaochang in the Taklamakan Desert.