Emperor Jing of Northern Zhou ((北)周靜帝) (July or August 573[6] – 10 July 581[7]), personally name né Yuwen Yan (宇文衍), later Yuwen Chan (宇文闡), was the last emperor of the Xianbei-led Chinese Northern Zhou dynasty.
Yang soon defeated the general Yuchi Jiong, who tried to resist him, and in 581 had the young Emperor Jing yield the throne to him, ending Northern Zhou and establishing the Sui dynasty.
Yang soon had the young emperor, as well as other members of Northern Zhou's imperial Yuwen clan, put to death.
Rather, nine months after Yuwen Chan's birth, Yuwen Yun married Yang Lihua, the daughter of the general Yang Jian the Duke of Sui, as his wife and crown princess.
15 days later, on 9 March,[8] Emperor Xuan created Yuwen Chan crown prince.
The general Yuchi Jiong, believing that Yang's intentions were to seize the throne, rose in rebellion, and he was joined by Sima Xiaonan and Wang Qian (王謙).
Wang was also defeated and killed, while Sima Xiaonan fled to rival Chen dynasty.