This dynasty's northern border was threatened by Khitan raiders descended from the Xienbe, and Liphat Tu led Annam to revolt against this dynasty, requiring a restoration by Liu Fang.
This dynasty's northern border was threatened by Khitan raiders descended from the Xienbe, and Liphat Tu led Annam to revolt against this dynasty, requiring a restoration by Liu Fang. The gongshi civil service exam system replaced the Nine Ranks system under this dynasty, which also institutionalized the fubing recruiting system throughout all of China. This dynasty threw ludicrous amounts of money at a series of four military campaigns, only to consistently end up on the receiving end up an ass kicking by Eulji Mundeok, the greatest (*) Goguryeo general. Fifty-nine princes of the Northern Zhou were killed when a general under Xianbei, Yang Jian, founded this dynasty, taking the name Wendi and proceeding to conquer the Chen to end the Southern and Northern Dynasties period. This dynasty decayed under the incompetence of Yangdi, though Yangdi was able to unite Yangzhou in the south with the great capital Changan via the Grand Canal. FTP, identify this short- lived dynasty which re-unified China and set the stage for the rise of its successor state, the Tang.
This dynasty's northern border was threatened by Khitan raiders descended from the Xienbe, and Liphat Tu led Annam to revolt against this dynasty, requiring a restoration by Liu Fang.
{Sui} Dynasty [or {Sui} Chao]