By: Carson SUI DYNASTY A.D. 589 - 618 WHERE WAS THE SUI DYNASTY LOCATED? The Sui Dynasty was located in central China WHO WERE THE LEADERS OF THIS DYNASTY? The first leader of the Sui Dynasty was Yang Jian. He was also a military servant. He was possibly murdered by his son. The next ruler was Yang Jian’s son Sui Yangdi. Since a dynasty is a empire ruled by the same family. ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF THE SUI DYNASTY The Sui Dynasty did a couple great things the first is that they built the first Grand Canal, a waterway for shipping grain and other products. It stretched almost 1,200 miles, from Hangzhou to Luoyang near Beijing. ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF THE SUI DYNASTY The second accomplishment of the Sui Dynasty was that they repaired the Great Wall of China. WHAT LED TO THIS DYNASTY’S DOWNFALL? The downfall of this dynasty began when the Sui army was defeated by the Koreans in A.D. 612. This defeat sparked a rebellion and got Sui Yangdi assassinated in A.D. 618. INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT THE SUI DYNASTY Yangdi failed to conquer Korea and Manchurian. Army generals killed Yangdi. WHERE I GOT MY INFORMATION Hardy, Grant. "Sui dynasty." World Book Student. World Book, 2010. Web. 22 March 2010 Wright, Arthur. “The Sui Dynasty.” Kidipede. historyforkids.org. 22 March 2010 “Sui Dynasty.” Think Quest: Chinese Dynasty’s. Thinkquest.org. 22 March 2010.