The Sui (581–618 CE), a shortlived dynasty in Chinese history, was founded by Yang Jian (514–604) and ended when Yang Guang (569–618), a son of Yang Jian and the second emperor of the dynasty, was murdered by one of his generals....

The Sui Dynasty (Chinese: 隋朝; pinyin: Suí cháo; 589-618 AD[1]) followed the Southern and Northern Dynasties and preceded the Tang Dynasty in China. It ended nearly four centuries of division between rival regimes. The Sui Dynasty, founded by...

In 1947, India, the subcontinent that the English called "the jewel in the crown" of its empire, became an independent state. It is the world's most populous democracy, yet most Americans do not know its history or understand its people. Wednesday at 8,...

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The bronze bowl seems unremarkable until you study it from above. Then, the shallow basin suddenly seems to teem with life: etchings of tiny tadpoles, turtles and fish wriggle across the bottom and up the sides, as if trapped in a real-life pond.The bowl, which...