Liang Dynasty 梁朝 (502-557) was the third of Southern dynasties in China, followed by the Chen Dynasty. Nan Liang Dynasty 南梁, founded in 555, claimed to be the real legitimate successor of Liang Dynasty, only to be eliminated by Sui Dynasty in 587.
Sovereigns of Liang Dynasty (502-557)
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Posthumous Name
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Family name and given names
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Period of Reigns |
Era names and their according range of years
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| Convention: Liang + posthumous name |
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Wu Di 武帝 Wǔ Dì
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Xiao Yan|蕭衍 Xiāo Yǎn |
502-549
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Tianjian (天監 tiān-jiān) 502-519
Putong (普通 pǔ-tōng) 520-527
Datong (大通 dà-tōng) 527-529
Zhongdatong (中大通 zhōng-dà-tōng) 529-534
Datong (大同 dà-tóng) 535-546
Zhongdatong (中大同 zhōng-dà-tóng) 546-547
Taiqing (太清 tài-qīng) 547-549
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| Jianwen Di (簡文帝 jiān wén dì) |
Xiao Gang|蕭綱 xiāo gāng |
549-551
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Dabao (大寶 dà bǎo) 550-551
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| Yu Zhang Wang (豫章王 yù zhāng wáng) |
Xiao Dong|蕭棟 xiāo dòng |
551-552
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Tianzheng (天正 tiān zhèng) 551-552
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| Yuan Di (元帝 yuán dì) |
Xiao Yi|蕭繹 xiāo yì |
552-555
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Chengsheng (承聖 chéng shèng) 552-555
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| Zhen Yang Hou (貞陽侯 zhēn yáng hóu) |
Xiao Yuan Ming|蕭淵明 xiāo yuān míng |
555
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Tiancheng (天成 tiān chéng) 555
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| Jing Di|敬帝 jìng dì |
Xiao Fang Zhi|蕭方智 xiāo fāng zhì |
555-557
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Shaotai (紹泰 shào tài) 555-556
Taiping (太平 tài píng) 556-557
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Nan Liang Dynasty 555-587
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Temple Names ( Miao Hao 廟號 miào hào)
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Posthumous Names ( Shi Hao 諡號 )
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Personal Names |
Period of Reigns |
Era Names (Nián Hào 年號) and their relevant range of years |
| Convention: Nan Liang + posthumous name |
| Note: some historians set Nan Liang as a continuation of the Liang Dynasty since it was founded by descendants of the Xiao's, the ruling family of the Liang Dynasty. |
| Zhong Zong (中宗 zhōng zōng) |
Xuan Di|宣帝 xuān dì |
Xiao Cha|蕭察 xiāo chá |
555-562
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Dading (大定 dà dìng) 555-562
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| Shi Zong (世宗 shì zōng) |
Xiao Ming Di|孝明帝 xiào míng dì |
Xiao Kui|蕭巋 xiāo kuī |
562-585
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Tianbao (天保 tiān bǎo) 562-585
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| Did not exist |
Xiao Jing Di|孝靜帝 xiào jìng dì or Ju Gong|莒公 jǔ gōng |
Xiao Cong|蕭琮 xiāo cóng |
585-587
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Guangyun (廣運 guǎng yùn) 562-585
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Last updated: 08-19-2005 01:44:30
