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*604 construction completed on the Grand Canal linking Southern and Northern China.
*increased trade and strenghtened the economy. -
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*Hostility due to high taxes and conscription leds to rebellions in norhtern china.
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*580 c.e. claims the Mandate of Heavan est. the Sui Dynasty
*centralized gov't
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Yang Jina forced a 7 year old boy emperor apparent out of power and claimed the Mandate of Heaven. Once in power he strictly centralized power and began a series of large public works projects as well as sending his military to central Asia and southern China. This as well as high taxes ultimatly lead to rebellions and the fall of the Sui. Sui Dynasty*
