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 Chen Dynasty in 587.
Posthumous Name | Family name and given namess | Period of Reigns | Era namess and their according range of years |
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Convention: Liang + posthumous name | |||
Wu Di|武帝 wu3 jing4 di4 | Xiao Yan|蕭衍 xiao1 yan3 | 502-549 | Tianjian (天監 tian1 jian1) 502-519Putong (普通 pu3 tong1) 520-527 |
Jian Wen Di (簡文帝 jian3 wen2 di4) | Xiao Gang|蕭綱 xiao1 gang1 | 549-551 | Dabao (大寶 da4 bao3) 550-551 |
Yu Zhang Wang (豫章王 yu4 zhang1 wang2) | Xiao Dong|蕭棟 xiao1 dong4 | 551-552 | Tianzheng (天正 tian1 zheng4) 551-552 |
Yuan Di (元帝 yuan2 di4) | Xiao Yi|蕭繹 xiao1 yi4 | 552-555 | Chengsheng (承聖 cheng2 sheng4) 552-555 |
Zhen Yang Hou (貞陽侯 zhen1 yang2 hou2) | Xiao Yuan Ming|蕭淵明 xiao1 yuan1 ming2 | 555 | Tiancheng (天成 tian1 cheng2) 555 |
Jing Di|敬帝 jing4 di4 | Xiao Fang Zhi|蕭方智 xiao1 fang1 zhi4 | 555-557 | Shaotai (紹泰 shao4 tai4) 555-556Taiping (太平 tai4 ping2) 556-557 |
Temple Names ( Miao Hao 廟號 miao4 hao4) | Posthumous Names ( Shi Hao 諡號 ) | Personal Names | Period of Reigns | Era Names (Nian Hao 年號) and their relevant range of years |
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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 zhong1 zong1) | Xuan Di|宣帝 xuan1 di4 | Xiao Cha|蕭察 xiao1 cha2 | 555-562 | Dading (大定 da4 ding4) 555-562 |
Shi Zong (世4宗 zhong1 zong1) | Xiao Ming Di|孝明帝 xiao4 ming2 di4 | Xiao Kui|蕭巋 xiao1 kui1 | 562-585 | Tianbao (天保 tian1 bao3) 562-585 |
Did not exist | Xiao Jing Di|孝靜帝 xiao4 jing4 di4 or Ju Gong|莒公 ju3 gong1 | Xiao Cong|蕭琮 xiao1 cong2 | 585-587 | Guangyun (廣運 guang3 yun4) 562-585 |