Northern Zhou: Polity Style: 557-581 15 Feb 557 Yǔwén Jué (宇文覺), holding the title of Zhōu gōng (周公), acceded to the throne in Chang'an (modern Xi'an, Shaanxi province) (Book of Zhou, ch. 3; History of the Northern Dynasties, ch. 9) 15 Feb 557 - 4 Mar 581 Zhōu (周) | Zhou 4 Mar 581 last emperor of Zhou abdicated in favour of Yáng Jiān (楊堅), holding the title of Suí wáng (隋王), who acceded as the first emperor of Sui Last updated on: 14 Mar 2022 11:25:52