Ruler · 541 – 604

Emperor Wen of Sui

Lived 541 – 604; politician. Emperor of China of Sui dynasty, 581 – 604; also in the line of Northern and Southern dynasties and Chinese Empire.

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Lived: 541 – 604; 63 years
In office: 23 years; one reign
Lines: 3; states
Left it: died in office; Wikidata's end cause on the term

Emperor of China

Sui dynasty · the 1st of 5 dated reigns · 581 – 619

Emperor Wen of Sui581 – 604

Emperor Yang of Sui604 – 618

Yang You617 – 618

Yang Hao618

1 after

deposed, abdicated, exiled or removeddied in officeleft alive by a regular roada second row: a reign that began before the last had ended — rival claimants, or a shared thronethis entry

Reigned 581 – 604 · 23 years · came to it aged 40

Left it: died in officeWikidata's end cause on the term: death in office

Also in the line of Northern and Southern dynasties (78th of 80, read from the line of Chinese Empire) and Chinese Empire (224th of 395).

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