581-617AD SUI DYNASTY China Chinese Wu Shu coin

• Many references list the first year of Sui as AD 589, but that is the date Sui unified China. Yang Chien, adopting the name Wen, established Sui in AD 581. As an official of Northern Zhou he had married the last emperor`s daughter to become uncle to the heir, whom he forced to abdicate in his favor. In only nine years he expanded his territory until China was once again unified in AD 589.
• Emperor Wen died in AD 604 with the traditional areas of China unified. His son, Yang Ti, continued the expansion with campaigns in both Vietnam and Korea but was killed in AD 617. The house of Chien had lost control of their empire, and a number of rebels vied for power, with Li Yuan and his son Li Shih-min (future Emperors of Tang) gaining the upper hand.
• At the establishment of Sui, the fiduciary coins of Northern Zhou and Ch`en were in use and the economy is recorded as having been in a poor state. Wen, showing an insight into basic economics, re-introduced Wu shu coins on the traditional standard of 0.5 grams per shu but with a very identifiable straight-armed style on the character ``WU``, and unusual broad rims.
• While these coins are often assigned only to Emperor Wen, there is no design change after he died and they probably were continued to be issued until 617 during the reign of his son Yang Ti. (313789-115)

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