The last situation of Yang-ti resulted in
disorders in China and the number of the opponents to him increased. This time it was
witnessed to the dependency of the Chinese nobles to the Gok-Turks and Khan Şi-pi was
repeating the Chinese tactics against them. Şi-pi gave a flag with a had of wolf to the
refugee Liang Shi-tu (617) by announcing him as "the Eastern Chinese Khan" since
he offered the precious objects plundered from the Chinese Palace to the Gok-Turks' Khan.
Şi-pi announced another commander named as Liu Wu-chou, as "Western Chinese
Khan", and sent him for the mobilization of war against Suis. Between all of these, the most
important historical thing was that he protected one of the Chinese general governors,
Li-yuan, and he supported him so that Li-yuan, according to the agreement, after he
removed the Suis from the power of the government with the help of the Turks, offered the
empire's wealth in the Ch'ang-an to the khan and promised to give 30 thousands of silk and
to pay yearly taxes. Then, he established the famous Family of T'ang (618-906) which had
the sovereignty about 300 years in China and he announced himself as Kao-tsu as the
emperor.
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