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Liang Dynasty - Definition and Overview

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.

This article is part of
the Southern and Northern Dynasties
series.
Southern Dynasties Northern Dynasties
Song Dynasty (420-479) Northern Wei Dynasty
Qi Dynasty Eastern Wei Dynasty
Liang Dynasty Western Wei Dynasty
Chen Dynasty Northern Qi Dynasty
　 Northern Zhou Dynasty
Sovereigns of Liang Dynasty (502-557)
Posthumous Name Family name and given names Period of Reigns Era names and their according range of years
Convention: Liang + posthumous name
Wu Di 武帝 Wǔ Dì Xiao Yan|蕭衍 Xiāo Yǎn 502-549 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
Jianwen Di (簡文帝 jiān wén dì) Xiao Gang|蕭綱 xiāo gāng 549-551 Dabao (大寶 dà bǎo) 550-551
Yu Zhang Wang (豫章王 yù zhāng wáng) Xiao Dong|蕭棟 xiāo dòng 551-552 Tianzheng (天正 tiān zhèng) 551-552
Yuan Di (元帝 yuán dì) Xiao Yi|蕭繹 xiāo yì 552-555 Chengsheng (承聖 chéng shèng) 552-555
Zhen Yang Hou (貞陽侯 zhēn yáng hóu) Xiao Yuan Ming|蕭淵明 xiāo yuān míng 555 Tiancheng (天成 tiān chéng) 555
Jing Di|敬帝 jìng dì Xiao Fang Zhi|蕭方智 xiāo fāng zhì 555-557 Shaotai (紹泰 shào tài) 555-556
   Taiping (太平 tài píng) 556-557
Nan Liang Dynasty 555-587
Temple Names ( Miao Hao 廟號 miào hào) Posthumous Names ( Shi Hao 諡號 ) 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 Dading (大定 dà dìng) 555-562
Shi Zong (世宗 shì zōng) Xiao Ming Di|孝明帝 xiào míng dì Xiao Kui|蕭巋 xiāo kuī 562-585 Tianbao (天保 tiān bǎo) 562-585
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 Guangyun (廣運 guǎng yùn) 562-585

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