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Yang Guang

Type Figure Region China Time 569–618 Also known as Emperor Yang of Sui、Emperor Ming of Sui

Yang Guang (569–618), second emperor of the Sui dynasty, posthumous name Yang;…

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  1. 604–605Luoyang · LuoyangHe succeeded to the throne after the death of Emperor Wen of Sui, changed the era name to Daye, moved the capital to Luoyang, and launched massive construction projects, building the eastern capital's palaces and the Shanglin Gardens at enormous cost in labor and resources.
  2. 605–610Grand Canal (Luoyang–Yangzhou section) · LuoyangHe ordered the excavation of the great canal linking north and south, connecting the Hai, Yellow, Huai, Yangtze, and Qiantang river systems, which promoted grain transport and north-south exchange, but the heavy corvée labor intensified popular unrest.
  3. 612–618Jiangdu · YangzhouAll three personal campaigns against Goguryeo ended in defeat, and uprisings broke out across the realm. In 618, while on an inspection tour to Jiangdu, the guard general Yuwen Huaji launched a mutiny; Yang Guang was killed, and the Sui dynasty existed in name only.

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