Sui Dynasty (581–618 CE)

1. Yang Jian seizes throne and founds Sui

   Apr 1, 58103Labels: Yang Jian, Northern Zhou

   • Britannica

2. New legal reforms issued as Kaihuang laws

   Jan 1, 58110Labels: Kaihuang Code, Emperor Wen

   • Kaihuang Code
   • Britannica

3. Sui completes and occupies the Daxing capital

   Sep 1, 58302Labels: Daxing, Emperor Wen

   • Britannica
   • R12A Maps

4. Sui annexes Western Liang in the northwest

   Jan 1, 58701Labels: Western Liang, northwest

   • Britannica
   • R12A Maps

5. Sui conquers Chen and reunifies China

   Jan 1, 58901Labels: Chen dynasty, unification

   • Britannica
   • Cambridge PDF

6. Luoyang promoted as eastern capital and hub

   Jan 1, 60401Labels: Luoyang, Emperor Yang

   • R12A Maps
   • Britannica

7. Major Grand Canal construction begins under Yangdi

   Jan 1, 60501Labels: Grand Canal, Emperor Yang

   • Britannica
   • ChinaDaily

8. Sui launches massive invasions of Goguryeo

   Jan 1, 61201Labels: Goguryeo, Sui military

   • Britannica
   • Goguryeo Sui War

9. Defeat at Salsu deepens strain on Sui rule

   Jan 1, 61201Labels: Battle of, Goguryeo

   • Salsu
   • Britannica

10. Emperor Yang assassinated at Jiangdu

    Nov 1, 61804Labels: Emperor Yang, Jiangdu

    • Britannica
    • Archontology

11. Yang You abdicates; Tang dynasty proclaimed

    Dec 1, 61806Labels: Li Yuan, Tang dynasty

    • Archontology
    • Gaozu