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Yang Xiu
Fourth son of Emperor Wen of Sui and Prince of Shu, framed by his brother Yang Guang in 602 and killed with his sons by Yuwen Huaji in 618
A walled hilltop city with a tall brick gate tower stands above a pine-covered cliff, its wall running along the ridge, while a long wooden bridge crosses a wide river below and plains, islets and layered mountains stretch into the distance, with no person in view.
- Roles
- Provincial Governors
Yang Xiu was the fourth son of Emperor Wen of Sui and Empress Dugu. Made Prince of Yue in 581 and soon Prince of Shu, he governed Yi province with authority over twenty-four prefectures. Bold and skilled in arms, he used carriages and robes fit for an emperor, and his father told the empress that Yang Xiu would come to a bad end. After the crown prince Yang Yong was deposed in favour of Yang Guang, Yang Xiu made no secret of his resentment; Yang Guang had Yang Su gather charges against him and buried on Mount Hua wooden figures bound and pierced, inscribed with the names of the emperor and Prince Yang Liang, then blamed them on Yang Xiu. In 602 he was recalled to Chang'an, made a commoner and confined. When Yuwen Huaji murdered Emperor Yang at Jiangdu in 618, he considered making Yang Xiu emperor, but his followers objected, and Yang Xiu was killed with his seven sons.
Life and times
Dates c. 573 CE–618 CE