Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty -- Contents -- Weights and Measures -- Dynastic Powers in the Han-Tang Period -- Acknowledgments -- 1. From Prince to Sovereign -- Introduction -- 1. The Making of a Crown Prince -- 2. Yangdi and His Reign -- 3. The Collapse of the Sui -- 2. Yangdi and His Empire -- 4. Luoyang and the Grand Canal -- 5. The Palace Network -- 6. The Bureaucracy -- 7. The Educational, Ritual, andLegal Institutions -- 8. Religions -- 9. Economic Order -- 10.Foreign Policy -- 11.Epilogue -- Appendix 1.Central Government Appointments -- Appendix 2.Maoyue (Visual Inspection) -- Chronology of Sui Yangdi (569-618) -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X -- Y -- Z.