Yang You, known by his posthumous name as the Emperor Gong of Sui, was an emperor of the Chinese Sui dynasty.
10 Facts About Yang You
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Yang You was installed as a puppet emperor by Li Yuan.
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In 618, after news arrived that Emperor Yang had been killed by the general Yuwen Huaji, Li Yuan had the young emperor yield the throne to him.
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Yang You was born in 605, as a son of Yang Zhao, the son and crown prince of Emperor Yang.
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Yang You's mother was Yang Zhao's wife, Crown Princess Wei.
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Yang You made the three sons of Yang Zhao imperial princes, and Yang You received the title of Prince of Dai.
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Later that year, when the general Yang You Xuangan rebelled and attacked the eastern capital Luoyang, it was Wei who led troops from Chang'an to aid Luoyang's defenses.
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Li took Yang You and declared him emperor, remotely offering Emperor Yang the title of Taishang Huang, but only territory under Li's control recognized Yang You as emperor.
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In summer 618, just six months after Yang You took imperial title, Li had Yang You pass the throne to him, establishing the Tang dynasty as its Emperor Gaozu.
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Yang You had no sons, and his title was inherited by a distant nephew, Yang Xingji.