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Emperor Yang of Sui

569 - 617

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Emperor Yang of Sui (隋煬帝, 569 – 11 April 618), personal name Yang Guang (楊廣), alternative name Ying (英), Xianbei name Amo (阿摩), was the second emperor of the Sui dynasty of China. Emperor Yang's original name was Yang Ying, but he was renamed by his father Emperor Wen, after consulting with oracles, to Yang Guang. Yang Guang was made the Prince of Jin after Emperor Wen established the Sui dynasty in 581. In 588, he was granted command of the five armies that invaded the Chen dynasty in southern China and was widely praised for the success of this campaign. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Emperor Yang of Sui is the 1,861st most popular politician (down from 1,488th in 2019), the 111th most popular biography from China (down from 103rd in 2019) and the 71st most popular Chinese Politician.

Emperor Yang of Sui is most famous for his military conquests. Emperor Yang of Sui is most famous for his military conquests.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Emperor Yang of Sui ranks 1,861 out of 19,576. Before him are Li Xiannian, Bona Sforza, Friedrich Fromm, Al-Mahdi, Sali Berisha, and Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik. After him are Carlo Azeglio Ciampi, Louis the Child, S. R. Nathan, Genrikh Yagoda, Claudia Sheinbaum, and Peter II of Courtenay.

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Among people born in 569, Emperor Yang of Sui ranks 1.  Among people deceased in 617, Emperor Yang of Sui ranks 1. 

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In China

Among people born in China, Emperor Yang of Sui ranks 111 out of 1,610. Before him are Emperor Taizu of Song (927), Mo Yan (1955), I. M. Pei (1917), An Lushan (702), Zhao Ziyang (1919), and Li Xiannian (1909). After him are Milarepa (1052), Hua Tuo (200), Shen Kuo (1031), Luo Guanzhong (1330), Ayurbarwada Buyantu Khan (1285), and Zhou Yu (175).

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Among POLITICIANS In China

Among politicians born in China, Emperor Yang of Sui ranks 71. Before him are Jiajing Emperor (1507), Yang Shangkun (1907), Emperor Taizu of Song (927), An Lushan (702), Zhao Ziyang (1919), and Li Xiannian (1909). After him are Ayurbarwada Buyantu Khan (1285), Emperor Xian of Han (181), Li Zicheng (1606), Khorloogiin Choibalsan (1895), Emperor Yingzong of Ming (1427), and Yuan Shao (154).

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