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In the south only the Chen dynasty remains a rival.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1364747518#Asia", "title": "580", "revid": 1364747518, "section": "Events › By place › Asia"}}, {"year": 580, "year_label": "580 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": null, "text": "Xuan Di, emperor of Northern Zhou (b. 559)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1364747518#Deaths", "title": "580", "revid": 1364747518, "section": "Deaths"}}, {"year": 581, "year_label": "581 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "The Northern Zhou dynasty ends: Yáng Jiān executes the last ruler, 8-year-old Jing Di, along with 58 royal relatives at Chang'an. He proclaims himself emperor, and establishes the Sui dynasty in China.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1340801589#Asia", "title": "581", "revid": 1340801589, "section": "Events › By place › Asia"}}, {"year": 581, "year_label": "581 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": null, "text": "Jing Di, Chinese emperor of Northern Zhou (b. 573)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1340801589#Deaths", "title": "581", "revid": 1340801589, "section": "Deaths"}}, {"year": 582, "year_label": "582 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": null, "text": "Ashina, empress of Northern Zhou (b. 551)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1364751218#Deaths", "title": "582", "revid": 1364751218, "section": "Deaths"}}, {"year": 586, "year_label": "586 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": null, "text": "Zhu Manyue, empress of Northern Zhou (b. 547)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1364748798#Deaths", "title": "586", "revid": 1364748798, "section": "Deaths"}}, {"year": 588, "year_label": "588 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": null, "text": "Li Ezi, empress of Northern Zhou (b. 536)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1364753170#Deaths", "title": "588", "revid": 1364753170, "section": "Deaths"}}, {"year": 595, "year_label": "595 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": null, "text": "Yuchi Chifan, empress of Northern Zhou (b. 566)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1367658603#Deaths", "title": "595", "revid": 1367658603, "section": "Deaths"}}, {"year": 609, "year_label": "609 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": null, "text": "Yang Lihua, empress of Northern Zhou (b. 561)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1267077538#Deaths", "title": "609", "revid": 1267077538, "section": "Deaths"}}, {"year": 616, "year_label": "616 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": null, "text": "Yuan Humo, empress of Northern Zhou", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1367636041#Deaths", "title": "616", "revid": 1367636041, "section": "Deaths"}}, {"year": 650, "year_label": "650 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": null, "text": "Chen Yueyi, empress of Northern Zhou (approximate date)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1340804422#Deaths", "title": "650", "revid": 1340804422, "section": "Deaths"}}]}