HISTORY
CIVILIZATIONS OF ASIA
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Patient and gentle
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Strong
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Tyrant
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Firm but forgiving
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Detailed explanation-1: -Yangdi extended this transportation system in 610, beginning the Grand Canal network that was later used to supply the capital and northern border armies with food from the south. He strengthened China’s northern border by rebuilding, at great expense, the Great Wall separating China from Inner Asia.
Detailed explanation-2: -Emperor Yang Di, otherwise known as Yang Guang, among other names, was the emperor of the Sui Dynasty from August 21, 604 AD to April 11, 618 AD. Born in 569 to government official Yang Jian and his mother Dugu Qieluo, Yang Di became a prince following his father seizing power and becoming Emperor Wen in 580.
Detailed explanation-3: -Tang Taizong is arguably the greatest Emperor in Chinese history. In Asia, many historians rank him with such rulers as Augustus, Genghis Khan, and Napoleon.
Detailed explanation-4: -Wendi’s son, Yangdi, oversaw many important achievements, including the construction of a new palace, the use of woodblock printing, legal reforms, and the construction of the Grand Canal.