MMW 12 Chapter Notes - Chapter 188-192: Luoyang, Yang Guifei, Sui Dynasty

• School: UCSD
• Department: Making of the Modern World
• Course: MMW 12
• Professor: Edmond Chang

Document Summary

The chinese empire re-created: sui(568-618) and tang (618-907) In the 570s and 580s the long period of division in china was brought to an end under the leadership of the sui dynasty. Yang jian, who founded the sui dynasty and oversaw the reunification of. China, was from a chinese family that had intermarried with the non- Conquest of the south involved naval and land battles using thousands of ships contesting control of yangtze river. Sui reasserted chinese control over northern vietnam and campaigned into korea and against the turks. Strengthened central control of the government by curtailing the power of local officials to appoint their own subordinates and instituting competitive written examinations for selection go officials in 605 c. e. Construction of the grand canal connecting the yellow and yangtze river regions. Facilitated the shipping of tax grain from the prosperous yangtze valley to centers of political and military power in north china.