Timeline of the Sui dynasty

580s
YearDateEvent
5814 MarchYang Jian (Emperor Wen of Sui) replaces the Northern Zhou with the Sui dynasty[1]
582Emperor Xuan of Chen dies and is succeeded by Chen Shubao[1]
583Emperor Wen of Sui moves into Daxingcheng (Xi'an, Shaanxi) and abolishes the commanderies while promulgating the Kaihuang Code[1]
584Digs the Guangtong Canal[2]
587Annexes Western Liang[1]
588Launches expedition against the Chen dynasty[1]
589Takes Jiankang and annexes the Chen dynasty; so ends the Northern and Southern dynasties[1]

590s
YearDateEvent
590Yang Su crushes rebellions in annexed Chen territory[1]
592Emperor Wen of Sui sends out commissioners to implement the equal-field system throughout the realm[1]
593The Cuanman rebel in Yunnan[3]
The Renshou Palace is built west of the capital[1]
The writing of National Histories by private individuals is banned[1]
594Severe drought hits Guanzhong but Emperor Wen of Sui leads its people to Luoyang for food[1]
595Construction of the Anji Bridge begins[4]
597Tiantai sect founder Zhiyi dies[1]
A campaign is launched against the Cuanman[3]
598Goguryeo–Sui War: First expedition against Goguryeo fails[1]
599Chief minister Gao Jiong deprived of power[1]
Yami Qaghan flees to the Sui dynasty[1]

600s
YearDateEvent
60190,000 Turks submit[1]
602Sui–Former Lý War: Sui forces under Liu Fang annex the Early Lý dynasty[5]
Sui destroys the Cuanman[3]
603Yami Qaghan takes over Tulan Qaghan's lands after he dies[1]
60413 AugustEmperor Wen of Sui dies and is succeeded by Yang Guang (Emperor Yang of Sui)[6]
Yang Liang rebels in Bingzhou but is defeated[6]
605Sui forces under Liu Fang invade Champa and sack its capital[7]
Construction of a new Luoyang and the Tongji Canal begin[6]
The Anji Bridge is completed[4]
Emperor Yang of Sui visits Jiangdu[6]
606Luoyang is completed and Emperor Yang of Sui returns from Jiangdu[6]
607Yami Qaghan visits Emperor Yang of Sui in Luoyang[6]
Gao Jiong is killed[6]
Ono no Imoko visits China[6]
The Sui dynasty sends expeditions to an island known as Liuqiu, which may or may not be Taiwan, but is probably Ryukyu[8]
608The Yongji Canal is dug[6]
Pei Shiqing accompanies Ono no Imoko back to Japan[6]
609Emperor Yang of Sui visits Zhangye[6]

610s
YearDateEvent
610Emperor Yang of Sui visits Jiangdu[6]
Construction of the Jiangnan Canal begins[9]
611Goguryeo–Sui War: Emperor Yang of Sui arrives at Zhuojun to prepare for war with Goguryeo[6]
Wang Bo (王薄) rebels in Changbaishan (Zouping, Shandong)[6]
612Goguryeo–Sui War: The invasion of Goguryeo fails[6]
613Goguryeo–Sui War: Emperor Yang of Sui is forced to withdraw from the second invasion due to Yang Xuangan's rebellion in Liyang[6]
Du Fuwei and Fu Gongshi rebel[10]
614Goguryeo–Sui War: Another invasion fails[6]
615Shibi Khan lays siege to Yanmen[6]
616Emperor Yang of Sui leaves for Jiangdu[6]
617Li Mi and Zhai Rang rebel, seizing Luokou Granary and Huiluo Granary[6]
Li Yuan, regent of Taiyuan, rebels and takes Daxingcheng[6]
61811 AprilEmperor Yang of Sui is killed by strangulation in a coup led by his general Yuwen Huaji in Jiangdu[11]
12 JuneLi Yuan (Tang Gaozu - note that Tang emperor naming convention uses the posthumous Temple Name) deposes Emperor Gong of Sui and founds the Tang dynasty; so ends the Sui dynasty[11]

References
  1. Xiong 2009, p. cvi.
  2. Xiong 2009, p. cv.
  3. Yang 2008a.
  4. Knapp, Ronald G. (2008). Chinese Bridges: Living Architecture From China's Past. Singapore: Tuttle Publishing. pp. 122–127. ISBN 978-0-8048-3884-9.
  5. Taylor 2013.
  6. Xiong 2009, p. cvii.
  7. Graff 2002, p. 145.
  8. Knapp 1980, p. 5.
  9. Xiong 2009.
  10. Xiong 2009, p. 132.
  11. Xiong 2009, p. cviii.

Bibliography
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  • Graff, David A. (2002), Medieval Chinese Warfare, 300-900, Routledge
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  • Taylor, K.W. (2013), A History of the Vietnamese, Cambridge University Press
  • Xiong, Victor Cunrui (2009), Historical Dictionary of Medieval China, United States of America: Scarecrow Press, Inc., ISBN 0810860538
  • Yang, Bin (2008a), "Chapter 3: Military Campaigns against Yunnan: A Cross-Regional Analysis", Between Winds and Clouds: The Making of Yunnan (Second Century BCE to Twentieth Century CE), Columbia University Press
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