Yang You was the emperor of the Sui Dynasty and the son of Yang Zhao, the Prince of Yuande. Yang You has shown an unusual temperament since childhood, and has been brilliant since childhood. Born in 605 AD, Yang You was made the King of Chen in 27 AD, and later changed his title to DaiWang. Moreover, when the Sui Emperor personally expeditioned to Goryeo, it was Yang You who was ordered to stay in Chang'an, in addition to which he also followed the Sui Emperor to inspect Jinyang, and the Sui Emperor also made him a Taiyuan Taishou, and then zhen shoujingshi, at this time Yang You was just a small hairy child in his early tens.
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In 217, Li Yuan rebelled in Taiyuan, and soon after he invaded the Sui Dynasty's capital Chang'an. In order to appear to be righteous, Li Yuan honored the fleeing Sui Emperor Yang Guang as Emperor Taishang, and then corrected Yang You as emperor. In 617, on November 16, Yang You ascended the throne as emperor at DaxingdianDian, and yang You was only twelve years old in this year, in fact, Yang You was just a puppet emperor supported by Li Yuan.
In 618, the Sui Emperor Yang Guang died in the Jiangdu Rebellion, so Li Yuan seized the opportunity to force Yang You to abdicate. After Yang You's abdication, Li Yuan proclaimed himself emperor, changed the name of the country to Tang, and himself became Tang Gaozu. After his abdication, Yang You was demoted by Li Yuan to the title of Duke of Tongguo, and Yang You has been living idly in Chang'an ever since. In 619, the fifteen-year-old Yang You died tragically.
After Yang You's death, emperor Gong was buried in Zhuangling, in present-day Shaanxi Province. Yang You died at the age of fifteen and had no heirs left, so his title of Duke of Shuguo was inherited by Yang Xingji, the heir of their clan. Yang You, who was intelligent and extraordinary from childhood, would have been a good emperor if he had been born in the Taiping Dynasty.
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How Yang You died
In 217, Li Yuan rebelled in Taiyuan, and soon after he led his troops to attack Chang'an, and the Sui Dynasty was in danger. Li Yuan pretended to honor the fleeing Sui Emperor Yang Guang as Emperor Taishang, and then corrected the young Yang You as emperor, all of which were just for his own ambitions. In 617, on November 16, Yang You ascended the throne at Daxingdian, and in this year Yang You was only twelve years old and became a puppet emperor under Li Yuan's control.
In 618, the Sui Emperor Yang Guang died in the Jiangdu Rebellion, so Li Yuan seized the opportunity to force Yang You to abdicate. After that, Li Yuan called himself emperor and changed the name of the country to Tang, for Tang Gaozu. Yang You was demoted by Li Yuan to the title of Duke of Guoguo, and Yang You remained idle in Chang'an ever since. In 619 AD, the fifteen-year-old Yang You died tragically, some people said that he died of illness, some people said that he was assassinated, and there is no accurate conclusion to this day.
However, in the records of Yang You, there is no record that Yang You was weak and sick, or suffered from any disease, and suddenly died suddenly, so there were many doubts. That's why so many people have doubts about Yang You's death, and many people believe that Yang You died because of the assassination. After Yang You's death, Li Yuan also gave him enough face, and the title of Emperor Gong, because Yang You had no heirs, and also sought out Yang Xingji, a descendant of the Yang clan, to inherit Yang You's title.
Yang You was born in an era of war, and enjoyed the honor of a prince at a young age, but the war and the change of dynasties did not preserve his life's glory, and his short life was manipulated by people, there was no freedom, although he became the emperor, he still did not escape this fate, which is also the sadness of the children born in the imperial family.
What is the relationship between Yang You and Emperor Tang of Sui
Yang You was the son of Yang Zhao, the Prince of Yuande, and Yang Zhao was the son of Yang Guang, the Sui Emperor, so Yang You was Yang Guang's grandson. And Yang Guang loves this grandson very much, because Yang You has been very smart since childhood, and his temperament is different from other children.
In 606, Yang Zhao died, and a month after his death, in order to express his condolences to his son, Yang Guang made the three sons left by Yang Zhao the prince. Yang You was initially named the King of Chen, and then changed his title to Acting King, with 10,000 households, which shows Yang Guang's love and care for these children. Later, when Yang Guang personally conquered Goryeo, he also ordered Yang You to stay in Chang'an. Yang You followed the Sui Emperor on his tour of Jinyang, and in addition, the Sui Emperor also made him the Taishou of Taiyuan, and then the Zhenshou Jingshi, at this time Yang You was just a small hairy child in his early teens.
Yang's father was already dead when he was one year old, in fact, Yang You and his father did not have any actual feelings, and his father was just a missed name for him. Instead, his grandfather gave him a distinguished status and entrusted him with a great responsibility. But at this time, the decline of the Sui Dynasty had already been shown, and Yang Guang was older, and several children were still young, and Yang Guang blessed them for a while, but could not protect them for a lifetime. Sure enough, in 217 AD, Li Yuan rebelled in Taiyuan, and soon after he attacked the Sui Dynasty's capital Chang'an. The fleeing Sui Emperor Yang Guang made Him emperor Taishang, and then corrected Yang You as emperor.
In 618, the Sui Emperor Yang Guang died in the Jiangdu Rebellion, so Li Yuan seized the opportunity to force Yang You to abdicate. The Sui Dynasty was on the verge of collapse, and Yang You's life was not far from over, and in 619 AD, the fifteen-year-old Yang You died tragically.
Yang Tong and Yang You
Both Yang Tong and Yang You were grandsons of The Sui Emperor Yang Guang, and their father was Yang Zhao. Yang Tong was Yang Zhao's second son, Yang Tong's mother was Xiao Liu Liangdi, and Yang You's mother was Concubine Wei, and Yang You was Yang Zhao's third son. Both Yang Tong and Yang You were also emperors of the Sui Dynasty, Yang Tong was Emperor Tai, and Yang You was Emperor Gong.
Yang Tong and Yang You succeeded to the throne in 618 and 617, respectively, but the people who supported them were different. In 617, Li Yuan led his troops to Chang'an and proclaimed Yang You as emperor. Yang You was very intelligent and extraordinary from an early age, and was initially named King Chen, and later changed to Acting King. After Yang You was proclaimed emperor, he changed his name to Yuan Yining, and in 618, Li Yuan deposed Yang You, established himself as emperor, demoted Yang You to the position of Duke of Guo, and let the Duke of Yu live in Chang'an. In 619, Yang You was killed and died, and some say that Yang You died of illness, when Yang You was only 15 years old, emperor Gong, and was buried in Zhuangling, which is today The Village of Rutai in Yanghong Township, Qianxian County, Shaanxi.
Yang Tong was proclaimed emperor in 618 AD, and after Yu Wenhua and the killing of the Sui Emperor in March 618, the Taifu Qingyuan Wendu, the Wuwei general Huangfu Wuyi, and the Right Silang Zhonglu Chu believed that Yang Tong was Yang Zhao's son and had a pure royal bloodline, so they supported Yang Dong as emperor, changed the era name to Emperor Tai, and granted amnesty to the world. Like Yang You, Yang Tong was a mercurial prince and was benevolent in nature. Although Yang Tong ascended the throne as emperor, he was expelled a year later, and he was forced to cede the throne to Wang Shichong, who although he had become emperor, did not spare Yang Tong, and Yang Tong was finally hanged.