Yang Jian (Sui prince)

This article is about Yang Jian (楊暕), the son of Emperor Yang of Sui. For his grandfather, the founding emperor of Sui, see Emperor Wen of Sui.
Yang Jian
Prince of Qi
Born585
Died618 (aged 32–33)
IssueYang Zhengdao
FatherEmperor Yang of Sui
MotherEmpress Xiao

Yang Jian (Chinese: 楊暕; 585 – 11 April 618[1]), courtesy name Shiku (世胐), nickname Ahai (阿孩), was an imperial prince of the Chinese Sui dynasty. During the reign of his father Emperor Yang, he carried the title of Prince of Qi. When his father was killed in a coup led by the general Yuwen Huaji in April 618, Yang Jian and his two sons were also killed.

  1. ^ Volume 185 of Zizhi Tongjian indicated that the palace revolt against Yang Guang (Emperor Yang) began on the yimao day of the 3rd month of the 14th year of the Da'ye era of his reign, and that Yang Jian was killed the next day (i.e. the bingchen day). The date corresponds to 11 Apr 618 on the Julian calendar. Yang Jian's biography in volume 59 of Book of Sui indicated that he was 34 (by East Asian reckoning) when he died. (贼于是曳至街而斩之，及其二子亦遇害。暕竟不知杀者为谁。时年三十四。) Thus by calculation, Yang Jian's birth year should be 585.