Northern Liang - Definition and Overview

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The Northern Liang (Chinese character: 北凉, Hanyu pinyin Bĕi Liáng) (397-439) was a state of the Sixteen Kingdoms in China. It was founded by the Hunnic Juqu family.

All rulers of the Northern Liang proclaimed themselves "wang".

Rulers of the Northern Liang

Temple names	Posthumous names	Family names and given name	Durations of reigns	Era names and their according durations
Chinese convention: use family and given names
Northern Liang 397-439 (as Gaochang "wang" 442-460)
Did not exist	Did not exist	Duan Ye (段業 Duàn Yè)	397-401	Shenxi (神璽 Shénxǐ) 397-399 Tianxi (天璽 Tiānxǐ) 399-401
Taizu (太祖 Tàizǔ)	Wuxuan (武宣 Wǔxuān)	Juqu Mengxun (沮渠蒙遜 Jǔqú Méngxùn)	401-433	Yongan (永安 Yǒngān) 401-412 Xuanshi (玄始 Xuánshǐ) 412-428 Chengxuan (承玄 Chéngxuán) 428-430 Yihe (義和 Yìhé) 430-433
Did not exist	Ai (哀王 āi)	Juqu Mujian (沮渠牧犍 Jǔqú Mùjiān)	433-439	Yonghe (永和 Yǒnghé) 433-439
Did not exist	Did not exist	Juqu Wuhui (沮渠無諱 Jǔqú Wúhuí)	442-444	Chengping (承平 Chéngpíng) 442-443 Qianshou (乾壽 Qíanshòu) 443-444
Did not exist	Did not exist	Juqu Anzhou (沮渠安周 Jǔqú ānzhōu)	444-460	Chengping (承平 Chéngpíng) 444-460