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Emperor Yang of the Sui dynasty : his life, times, and legacy /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Xiong, Victor Cunrui
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Albany : State University of New York Press, [2006]
Series:SUNY series in Chinese philosophy and culture.
Subjects:
Sui Yangdi, > Emperor of China, > 569-618.
China > History > Sui dynasty, 581-618.
China > Kings and rulers > Biography.
Online Access:Table of contents
Table of Contents:
  • Part I: From Prince to Sovereign. The making of a crown prince
  • Yangdi and his reign
  • The collapse of the Sui
  • Part II: Yangdi and his Empire. Luoyang and the Grand Canal
  • The palace network
  • The bureaucracy
  • The educational, ritual and legal institutions
  • Religions
  • Economic order
  • Foreign policy
  • Epilogue.