HIST 80a Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Sui Dynasty, Emperor Yang Of Sui, Aristocracy
25 Nov 2016
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The cosmopolitan empires of sui and tang china (581 960) pages 75 96. The northwest military aristocracy and the sui reunification of china. Yang jian founded the sui dynasty and unified china after defeating the last southern. He is aka the cultured emperor , or wendi. The sui strengthened the central control of government by limiting the power of officials to appoint subordinates. They promoted economic integration by constructing the grand. Canal to connect the south with the capital areas. The sui conquered the champa (southern vietnam), but failed to conquer korea after many campaigns. Wendi"s successor yangdi failed to conquer korea also. The founding of the tang dynasty (618 907) Sui was overthrown after its military campaigns provoked uprisings. The second tang emperor taizong promoted the civil arts by sponsoring the compilation of the histories of the previous dynasties and a new legal code and establishing government schools to prepare men for service as officials.
