Polity · 587 CE – 627 CE
Sui Dynasty
隋朝
- Peak recorded area
- 3,427,060 km²
- 612 CE
- Rulers on record
- 5
- from 581 CE
- Data series
- 26
- 591 CE–622 CE
Overview
The Sui dynasty was a Chinese imperial dynasty that ruled from 581 to 618 AD. The re-unification of China proper under the Sui brought the Northern and Southern dynasties era to a close, ending a prolonged period of political division since the War of the Eight Princes.
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Territory
8 dated territorial extents on record from Cliopatria. Areas are measured off the recorded polygons; the line steps because each extent holds until the next one is recorded — nothing is interpolated.
The record
The best-attested series in each category; where several projects publish the same quantity, the one with the most observations is shown. Each row is the most recent value the record holds at or before 627 CE, shown with the year that value belongs to. Some statistical series also publish forward projections — the year column is the honest guide. Nothing on this page is interpolated or estimated by us.
People
6 of 11 series| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| City Pop Luoyang3 obs · 500 CE–622 CE | 200Kpersons622 CE · Chandler/Modelski Historical Urban Population |
| City Pop Chengdu2 obs · 600 CE–622 CE | 81Kpersons622 CE · Chandler/Modelski Historical Urban Population |
| City Pop Hangzhou2 obs · 591 CE–622 CE | 60Kpersons622 CE · Chandler/Modelski Historical Urban Population |
| City Pop Nanjing2 obs · 500 CE–622 CE | 50Kpersons622 CE · Chandler/Modelski Historical Urban Population |
| City Pop Dali | 18Kpersons621 CE · Chandler/Modelski Historical Urban Population |
| City Pop Kashi | 50Kpersons622 CE · Chandler/Modelski Historical Urban Population |
Economy
| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| Agricultural Sophistication | 0.9295score600 CE · Seshat Equinox 2020 |
| Monetary Complexity | 0.8333score600 CE · Seshat Equinox 2020 |
Military
| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| Military Levels | 6levels581 CE · Seshat Equinox 2020 |
| Military Sophistication | 0.5score600 CE · Seshat Equinox 2020 |
Territory & resources
| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| Polity Territory | 6.48score600 CE · Seshat Equinox 2020 |
| Territory km² | 3Msq km600 CE · Seshat Equinox 2020 |
Governance
| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| Admin Levels | 5levels581 CE · Seshat Equinox 2020 |
| Religious Hierarchy | 3levels581 CE · Seshat Equinox 2020 |
Development
6 of 7 series| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| Government Complexity | 0.7818score600 CE · Seshat Equinox 2020 |
| Hierarchy Levels | 5score600 CE · Seshat Equinox 2020 |
| Information Complexity | 0.9692score600 CE · Seshat Equinox 2020 |
| Infrastructure | 0.8909score600 CE · Seshat Equinox 2020 |
| Largest Settlement Pop | 5.7score600 CE · Seshat Equinox 2020 |
| Religious Levels | 3score600 CE · Seshat Equinox 2020 |
Rulers
5 on record with dated reigns. Reign years follow the house convention: BCE years are negative.
- Emperor Wen of SuiEmperor of China581 CE – 604 CE
- Emperor Yang of SuiEmperor of China604 CE – 618 CE
- Emperor Gong of SuiEmperor of China617 CE – 618 CE
- Yang HaoEmperor of China618 CE
- Yang TongEmperor of China618 CE – 619 CE
Language & currency
- Official & national languages
- Chinese
- Currency
- ancient Chinese coinage
Sources
Every figure above comes from one of these. Nothing on this page is estimated, interpolated or model-generated.
Chandler/Modelski Historical Urban PopulationChandler 1987 / Modelski 2003
Chandler, T. (1987). Four Thousand Years of Urban Growth; Modelski, G. (2003). World Cities: -3000 to 2000.
Compiled from published works (Chandler 1987; Modelski 2003)
Seshat Global History Databank. Cliopatria: a historical basemap of polity borders (cliopatria.geojson).
Seshat Equinox 2020Equinox 2020
Turchin, P. et al. Seshat Global History Databank, Equinox 2020 release.
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Wikipedia contributors. Article lead sections, reused under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Sui Dynasty is one of the polities with a sourced record deep enough to publish.