Yang Zhong, the father of Yang Jian, the founder of the Sui Dynasty, was one of the twelve generals of the Yuwentai period and belonged to the Guanlong aristocratic clique, and further up, Yang Zhong was after Yang Zhen, the eastern Han Dynasty eunuch, and he was also a family of officials and eunuchs, and the family was big, but in Yang Zhong's generation, Yang Zhong was the only son, so Yang Jian did not have an uncle, but there were still some relatives in the clan.
In 581, Yang Jian officially established the Sui Dynasty, and the Sui Dynasty clan successively became kings, mainly in three categories, one of which was the brother and nephew of the Yang Jian clan; the second was Yang Jian's brother and nephew; the third was Yang Jian's son and grandson.
Brothers and nephews of the Yang Jian clan: Yang Hong, King of Hejian and Yang Xiong, King of Guan
Yang Hong was Yang Jian's brother, their grandfather was a brother, and in the generation of Yang Jian and Yang Hong, the two had a good relationship, Yang Hong had been fighting with Yang Jian, and in the process of Yang Jian's struggle with the Northern Zhou regime, he had protected Yang Jian. After the establishment of the Sui Dynasty, Yang Hong was first given the title of Duke of Yongkang Commandery, and a few months later, he was made the King of Hejian and worshipped as the Great General of the Right Guard, which was considered to be a member of Yang Jian's more trusted clan. And Yang Hong also lived up to Yang Jian's trust, whether it was for generals or officials, he did a very good job.
Yang Xiong is the son and nephew of a brother in the Yang Jian clan, but Yang Xiong is actually a year older than Yang Jian. Yang Xiong's military achievements in the Northern Zhou Dynasty were good, and he made great contributions in the establishment of the Sui Dynasty. After the establishment of the Sui Dynasty, Yang Xiong was first named the King of Guangping, and a few years later he was renamed the King of Qingzhang, and during the Sui Dynasty, he was changed to the King of Ande, and finally the King of Guan. Yang Xiong had already been suspected by Yang Jian during the Sui Wen Emperor's reign, and because of his courtesy corporal, he was also admired by the government and the public, and later Yang Jian seized Yang Xiong's military power and made Yang Xiong a sikong, and Ming ascended and fell secretly.
Yang Jian's younger brothers and nephews: Yang Zhen the Prince of Caijing, Yang Zhen the Prince of Tengmu, Yang Song the Prince of Daoxuan, and Yang Shuang the Prince of Weizhao
Yang Quan was Yang Jian's second brother and a mother's compatriot, but Yang Quan died relatively early, as early as when Emperor Wu of Northern Zhou attacked Northern Qi, Yang Quan was killed. After the establishment of the Sui Dynasty, Yang Zhen was posthumously honored as the King of Cai, with the posthumous title of Jing, and his eldest son Yang Zhiji attacked the King of Cai, and the biggest feature of Yang Zhiji's life was caution and caution.
Yang Zhan was Yang Jian's third brother and also a mother's compatriot, Yang Zhan's wife was the sister of Emperor Wu of Northern Zhou, in general, Yang Zhan was deeply trusted in the Northern Zhou Period, and he also liked that state very much, so he was very disapproving of the usurpation of the throne by the eldest brother, unwilling to be with the eldest brother Yang Jian, and even he tried to get rid of his own eldest brother. After the establishment of the Sui Dynasty, Yang Zhan was given the title of King of Teng, and then Yongzhou Mu, and ten years later, Yang Zhan was violently killed, and the second son Yang Lun attacked the King of Teng.
Yang Song was Yang Jian's fourth brother, half-brother, Yang Song died very early, there were no heirs left, after the establishment of the Sui Dynasty, Yang Song was posthumously crowned as the King of Dao. Yang Jing's eldest son Yang Jing was passed on to Yang Song and crowned the King of Dao, but Yang Jing died very early, and there were no heirs left, and the branch of Yang Song, the King of Dao, disappeared.
Yang Shuang is Yang Jian's fifth brother and half-brother, but Yang Shuang and Yang Jian have a very good relationship, because Yang Shuang died when Yang Shuang was six years old, so Yang Shuang was raised by Yang Jian's wife, Dugu Jialuo. Yang Shuang is the prototype of Yang Lin, the patron king in the "Sui and Tang Dynasties", and has won the trust of Yang Jian. After the establishment of the Sui Dynasty, Yang Shuang was made the King of Wei, and Yang Shuang repeatedly won battles against the Turks in the early Sui Dynasty, but he died very early, at the age of 25, and his son Yang Ji attacked the King of Wei.
Yang Jian's sons and grandsons: Yang Jun the Prince of Qin, Yang Xiu the King of Shu, Yang Yu the King of Han, etc
Yang Jian had five sons, all of whom were born to Dugu Jialuo, and the eldest son, Yang Yong, was originally made crown prince after the establishment of the Sui Dynasty, and he sat on the throne for nearly twenty years, but he was still dragged down by his second brother Yang Guang to become a Shuren, and later killed by Yang Guang after the death of Emperor Wen of Sui. He had ten sons, eight of whom were crowned kings, but it is not known whether they were all created during the Yang Jian period: Yang Yu the Prince of Changning, Yang Yu the Prince of Pingyuan, Yang Jun the Prince of Ancheng, Yang Ling the Prince of Anping, Yang Ke the Prince of Xiangcheng, Yang Cai the Prince of Gaoyang, Yang Shao the Prince of Jian'an, and Yang Yan the Prince of Yingchuan.
Yang Jian's second son Yang Guang, the Sui Emperor, was made the Prince of Jin during the Yang Jian period and later became the crown prince, and his eldest son and second son were both crowned kings during the Yang Jian period, of which the eldest son, later Prince Yang Zhao of Yuande, was made the King of Henan, and the second son Yang Huan was made the Prince of Yuzhang.
Yang Jian's third son, Yang Jun, was created the King of Qin, who participated in the War to Destroy Chen, and was later not appreciated by his father, and in 600 years, he was poisoned, and his son Yang Hao only attacked the King of Qin during the Sui Dynasty.
Yang Jian's fourth son, Yang Xiu, was first made the King of Yue and later the King of Shu, but in Yang Jian's last few years, Yang Xiu resented Yang Guang's being made crown prince and was later demoted to a shuren.
Yang Jian's fifth son, Yang Yu, was made the King of Han and was deeply favored by Yang Jian, who also had ideas for the throne, but in the end it was Yang Guang who succeeded to the throne, and Yang Yu rebelled against it and was imprisoned to death.