Sui Dynasty

Overview

The Sui dynasty was a Chinese imperial dynasty that ruled from 581 to 618 AD. The re-unification of China proper under the Sui brought the Northern and Southern dynasties era to a close, ending a prolonged period of political division since the War of the Eight Princes. The Sui endeavoured to rebuild the state, re-establishing and reforming many imperial institutions; in so doing, the Sui laid much of the foundation for the subsequent Tang dynasty, which after toppling the Sui would ultimately preside over a new golden age in Chinese history. Often compared to the Qin dynasty (221–206 BC), the Sui likewise unified China after a prolonged period of division, undertook wide-ranging reforms and construction projects to consolidate state power, and collapsed after a brief period.

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Borders & accuracy

Solid borders are reconstructed from canonical historical-basemap data or hand-crafted from scholarly atlases.

• SOURCEaourednik / historical-basemaps
• DETAILhistorical-basemaps:600:Sui Empire
• SNAPSHOT600 CE
• MATCHEDSui Empire
• POLITY TYPEstate

Wars of this empire10

Conflicts whose belligerents name this polity, best-documented first.

• Sui Dynasty Reunification Wars581–589 CE
  Major conflict · 500K dead
• Yangdi's Goguryeo Campaigns612–614 CE
  Significant · 500K dead
• Goguryeo-Sui Wars598–614 CE
  Significant
• Transition from Sui to Tang617–628 CE
  Significant
• Sui Campaign Against Goguryeo (First)598–599 CE
  Regional · 200K dead
• Battle of Jiankang589 CE
  Regional
• Battle of Giao-chao602 CE
  Regional
• Battle of Tra-khe605 CE
  Regional
• Battle of Salsu612 CE
  Regional
• Battle of Huoyi617 CE
  Regional