The Sui Dynasty (581-618AD)

The Sui Dynasty

Introduction: The Sui Dynasty lasted from 581 to 618; it was the shortest Chinese Dynasty which lasted for thirty eight years only. This short dynasty consisted of only four main leaders; the names of the leaders are Sui Wendi, Sui Yangdi, Sui Gongdi, and The Prince of Yue.

Dates of Power: As mentioned above, this dynasty had taken place from 581 to 618. The Sui Dynasty had taken over on the year 581, and they had lost their power at 678 and it ended at 618. [1]

http://depts.washington.edu/chinaciv/1xarsui1.jpg

Reasons for takeover: The reason why or how the Sui Dynasty flourished is because Sui Wendi reunited the north and south of China. It was lost for about 400 years and the Sui Dynasty had brought it back. [4] Most logically there had to be a fall in the previous dynasty in order to allow the rise of the Sui Dynasty. There was not just 1 dynasty before the Sui Dynasty; it was actually a mixture of many dynasties from the north to south. The last dynasty was the Northern Zhou Dynasty. The emperor in the previous dynasty had died so Sui Wendi took over. [3]

http://www.paulnoll.com/China/Dynasty/history-dynasty-timeline-3.html

Leaders of the Civilization:

Sui Wendi (Yang Jian) – Sui Wendi, his official name Yang Jian, was the first emperor of the Sui Dynasty of China, which means he was the one and only founder of the Sui Dynasty. He promoted Buddhism, whereas the government did not, they supported Confucianism. He began ruling at 581 but had an unexpected death at 604. [5]

Sui Yangdi (Yang Guang) – This emperor was the second to rule under the Sui Dynasty. He was the son of the previous ruler, Sui Wendi (Yang Jian). This emperor built the Grand Canal, and continued the reconstruction of The Great Wall of China. [6]

Sui Gongdi (Yang You) – Sui Gongdi was technically the last ruler of the Sui Dynasty, but it is also known that after him he had handed the throne on to his brother, who went took it on to the Tang Dynasty. During his rule, there were many problems and battles, he was a hard working ruler. [7]

Another Leader: This other leader was from the similar time periods as the Sui Dynasty, it was from 590AD – 650AD. Harsha, he was an Indian ruler, known as the Indian King. He was a warrior, and at the same time he was a playwright and a poet as well. He even had connections with the Chinese. He knew a Chinese emperor Huan Tsan. Due to this, there was a diplomatic establishment between the Indian and Chinese. [8]

Accomplishments: Emperor Wendi (Yang Jian) was the first leader of the Sui Dynasty. He took over the throne of the Northern Zhou Dynasty and formed the Sui Dynasty. The northern of southern parts of China had problems during this time, and Sui Wendi had united them, and made China into one. All though this dynasty lasted for thirty eight years and was not one of the most important ones, a very significant structure was being built during this time, The Great Wall of China. About six sections of this wall were built during the Sui Dynasty majority of which under the rule of Sui Wendi. [1]

Another important occurrence to why the take-over had occurred is due to the economical and political state of the country. Only because of this dynasty, the economical and political state had increased and began to rise into prosperity for the citizens of China. [2]

Reasons for Fall: The Sui Dynasty had a very tragic ending. The fall of this dynasty first began from the second ruler, Sui
Yangdi, he had a bad reputation. He lived under corruption and luxury; the poor suffered and he did nothing about it. The overall Sui Dynasty was not a very successful one, and that is why it lasted for only about thirty years, one of the shortest dynasties. In a matter of time, rebellions started from Mt. Changbaishan, and soon the whole country had separate rebellions. Food was given to the hungers. After the strangling of Emperor Yang, the dynasty went to a complete fall and never rose again. [1]

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2006 Java Earthquake

Welcome everybody to my Asian Studies blog. I hope you enjoy my case study on The 2006 Java Earthquake.

Case Study: The 2006 Java Earthquake

When and Where Did It Happen:
The unfortunate, extremely disastrous earthquake occurred in the Java Island. It was more towards off the coast of the Island. The Java Island is the worlds 13th largest Island. This terrible destructive Earthquake occurred on July 17th, 2006 on a Monday, the new start of a week. The time of its occurrence was at a very unwanted time. It happened during the morning when the majority of the people were still indoors, and getting ready or on the way to work; it occurred at 08:19 am (GMT).(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_2006_Java_earthquake#Tsunami)



http://geology.com/news/images/indonesia-tsunami-map-2006.gif


What Happened? Cause?

In general, a cause to an Earthquake is because of the movement between two plate tectonics. These movements of two plate tectonics can either be because of a collision between two plates, the separation between two plates, or the sliding past each other of two plates. Relating to this earthquake, it was a typical Tsunami Earthquake. What exactly happened with the plate movements was not able to be discovered, but it was very destructive and it created a large Tsunami. The earthquake caused about a three meter Tsunami. It was measured to be 7.7 on the Richter scale. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_2006_Java_earthquake#Tsunami) The depth of this caustic earthquake was about 48.6 miles under the water and 100 miles away from the south coast of Java. (http://www.searo.who.int/EN/Section23/Section1108/Section2077_11877.htm)




Animation of the Tsunami.
http://www.ppk.itb.ac.id/tsunami2006/jabar.gif


Who Was Affected? Why Do People Live In Hazard Prone Areas?

http://www.searo.who.int/EN/Section23/Section1108/Section2077_11877.htm
Most obviously the citizens of Java were affected. There were many villages and other towns that were greatly affected by this Earthquake/Tsunami. Almost up to 55,000 people have been affected and displaced by this Earthquake. The most severely affected area was of West Java in the Ciamis province. (http://www.searo.who.int/EN/Section23/Section1108/Section2077_11877.htm) Since Java is an LEDC, they did not have their immediate back-up to help the suffering people and the ones in need. These people that still live in such areas are due to several of reasons. Some are of the traditional reasons, and some are not. The area they live in are for their comfort. These houses in hazard prone areas may have been passed on to them from their previous generations. The lack of money to live in a less hazard prone area is a factor as well. Some people simply cannot afford living in such secure areas so they have no option.





What Are The Results And Effects Of The Hazard? How Are The Effects In MEDCs And LEDCs Different?

The results and the effects of this natural hazard is brutal. As mentioned above, about fifty five thousand people were displaced due to the earthquake plus the tsunami caused by the earthquake. Within three hours after the Earthquake, there were about three major aftershocks. There were six hundred people killed, 431 people injured and more displaced. There were hotels, houses, and restaurants severely destroyed, basically the main structures in an LEDC. The effects of a hazard are different in both MEDCs and LEDCs. The effect is greater on an LEDC. This is because LEDCs are less developed than MEDCs; this means that LEDCs such as Java Island can do less than what and MEDC can do. MEDCs can provide sudden emergency supplies such as food, water and temporary shelter, whereas and LEDC has very less chances to do so. An MEDC can provide emergency supplies such as medical care and they have more protection to such hazards. As in an LEDC, they depend on MEDCs for these things.

What Is Being Done About It? Possible Prevention Methods? Were/Are There Any Volunteer Programs To Help?

By now, a year later after the Earthquake, this Island is somewhat back to its normal condition now. When the Earthquake had struck, there were emergency cautions taken, but not in the best of its quality. There was food, shelter, protection and many more factors of supply, but these were the main ones. Cash has been provided by the government for help to the needed ones. (http://ochaonline.un.org/cap2005/webpage.asp?Page=1375) Preventing an earthquake has already been defined as impossible, but there definitely are ways to prevent from severe damages. For extra protection and care for the citizens of Java and the entire Indonesia, the government has began using earthquake prevention technologies. Foundation Anchoring is one of the methods the government has used to prevent from future earthquakes. This helps reduce the effect on the building with the ground movement. It is the most important technique. (http://homeownersinsuranceguide.flash.org/reducepotentialdamages.htm) There have been some organizations to help and support the damage caused by this Earthquake. They have not been of much help, the government has spent the most time and money in helping and recovering for this natural hazard that has caused many lives, deaths and displacements of the innocent citizens of Java.


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2.) "A homeowner's guide to natural disasters.." Reduce Potential Damages and Premiums. 2 Dec 2007 http://homeownersinsuranceguide.flash.org/reducepotentialdamages.htm.

3.) Indonesia Earthquake Response Plan 2006. 2 June 2006. Humantarian Appeal. 2 Dec 2007 http://ochaonline.un.org/cap2005/webpage.asp?Page=1375.

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