Sui Dynasty
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 dynasty reunified China after the country had experienced three centuries of division (280–581), and it initiated or completed several important institutions adopted by later dynasties.
The personal failings of Yang Guang, the harsh conscriptions of peasants for large engineering projects and military services by the state, and the continuing rivalries within aristocratic clans eventually led to rising peasant rebellions, internal struggles between political groups, and the collapse of the dynasty.
Further Reading
Roberts, J. A. G. (1999) A Concise History of China. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press.
Twitchett, Denis, ed. (1979) The Cambridge History of China. Vol. 3: Sui and T'ang China, 589–906, Part 1. Cambridge, U.K.: Cambridge University Press.
Wright, Arthur F. (1960) The Confucian Persuasion. Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press.
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