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Jan 1, 600
First of the Japanese embassies to China.
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Jan 1, 604
Yang ti reign begun
Yang ti became emperor after his fathers death yang was the second son which ment he shouldn't have been next in line but he began a campaign to discredit his older brother he won his father over and became the next emperor -
Jan 1, 604
Sui wen-ti death
Sui wen-ti was murdered by his 2nd son yang who later became his sucessor -
Period: Jan 1, 604 to
emperor yang-ti's reign
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Jan 1, 605
Imperial examinations are instituted
Beginning a long bureaucratic tradition of scholar-officialdom in China -
Oct 18, 611
four Gates Pagoda is completed
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Jan 1, 612
Battle of Salsu
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Jan 1, 617
Sui Dynasty downfall
After capturing Chang'an, the rebel-turned-emperor Li Yuan demotes Emperor Yang to the status of a Taishang Huang (retired emperor). -
Sui wend-ti reign begun
Sui wend-ti became emperor of China -
Yang-ti death
Yang was killed by his own troops in coup d'etaut -
The Grand Canal was completed
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Yan Zhitui makes the first reference to toilet paper in history.
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Goguryeo–Sui War begins in what is now known as North Korea.
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Period: to Jan 1, 604
Sui wen-ti's reign