Yang Jian
RulersWith Prime Minister Zuo assisting the government, the rebellion of the three parties was quelled, and Sui Dynasty was established in 581 with accession following abdication.
Dynasties of ChinaNorthern and Southern DynastiesNorthern Zhou Dynasty
Emperor JingYuwen Chan
Daxiang · Dading · Reign 579—581
The Last Emperor of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, who ascended the throne at the age of seven, was useless under the auxiliary administration of Yang Jian. He was killed shortly after abdication, and the Northern Zhou Dynasty perished.
IBiography
- Reign
- 2 years
- Reign era
- Daxiang · Dading
- Order of accession
- Ruler #5 · Northern Zhou Dynasty
- Life dates
- 573—581
- Titles
- Posthumous title: Emperor Jing · Buried at Gongling Mausoleum
Yuwen Chan is the eldest son of Emperor Zhou Xuan and his biological mother Zhu Manyue. In February 579, seven-year-old Yuwen Chan ascended the throne by his father Zen. Emperor Xuan claimed to be Emperor Tianyuan and still held great power. Emperor Xuan passed away in 580. Emperor Xuan's queen, Yang Lihua's father, Yang Jian, assisted the government as Prime Minister Zuo and took charge of the government and military power. Yuchi Jiong, the general manager of Xiangzhou, Sima Xiaonan, the general manager of Yunzhou, and Wang Qian, the general manager of Yizhou, successively raised armies against Yang Jian, but they were all put down. In February 581, Yuwen Chan was forced to abdicate in Yang Jian, and the Northern Zhou Dynasty was destroyed. He was demoted to Duke Jie and was killed in May of the same year at the age of nine.
IITimeline
During the reign · 579—581
Politicsaccession following abdication
In February, Emperor Xuan succeeded to the throne. Seven-year-old Yuwen Chan became emperor and changed the name to Yuan Xiang. The actual power was still in the hands of Emperor Xuan, who claimed to be Emperor Tianyuan.
PoliticsYang Jian assists the government
In May, Emperor Xuan died of illness, and Liu Fang and Zheng Yi issued an edict to appoint Yang Jian as the Prime Minister of the Left and Huang Yue to take charge of the government affairs. Yang Jian immediately summoned the princes of the Northern Zhou Dynasty to the capital and executed them one after another.
MilitaryThree-party chaos
In June, Yuchi Jiong, the general manager of Xiangzhou, launched an army to attack Yang Jian, and Sima Xiaonan and Wang Qian responded one after another. Yang Jian sent Wei Xiaokuan and others to send troops to conquer Yecheng in August. Yuchi Jiong committed suicide, and the other two groups also failed quickly.
Politicsabdication killed
In February, Yang Jian established Sui dynasty. Yuwen Chan was granted the title of Lord Jie Guo and was killed in May at the age of nine. Several members of the Northern Zhou clan were subsequently killed.
IIIPeople of this reign
Yuchi Jiong
MilitaryYuwen Tai's nephew once led an army to attack Yizhou. In 580, he launched an army to attack Yang Jian, but was defeated and committed suicide.
Wei Xiaokuan
MilitaryWhen he was over seventy years old, he was still ordered to attack Yuchi Jiong and conquer Yecheng. He died of illness shortly after putting down the rebellion.