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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.

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<caption>Sovereigns of Liang Dynasty (502-557)</caption>

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<th style="background:#efefef;">Posthumous Name</th>
<th style="background:#efefef;">Chinese family name|Family name and Chinese name|given names</th>
<th style="background:#efefef;">Period of Reigns</th>
<th style="background:#efefef;">Chinese era name|Era names and their according range of years</th>
</tr>

<tr><td colspan="4" align="center">Convention: Liang + posthumous name</td></tr>

<tr><td>Emperor Wu of Liang China|Wu Di 武帝 Wǔ D?</td>
<td>Xiao Yan|蕭衍 Xiāo Yǎn</td>
<td>502-549</td>
<td>Tianjian (天監 tiān-jiān) 502-519<br>
Putong (普通 pǔ-tōng) 520-527<br>
Datong (大通 d?-tōng) 527-529<br>
Zhongdatong (中大通 zhōng-d?-tōng) 529-534<br>
Datong (大同 d?-t?ng) 535-546<br>
Zhongdatong (中大同 zhōng-d?-t?ng) 546-547<br>
Taiqing (太清 t?i-qīng) 547-549<br>
</td></tr>

<tr><td>Emperor Jianwen of Liang China|Jianwen Di (簡文帝 jiān w?n d?)</td>
<td>Xiao Gang|蕭綱 xiāo gāng</td>
<td>549-551</td>
<td>Dabao (大寶 d? bǎo) 550-551<br>
</td></tr>

<tr><td>King of Yuzhang of Liang China|Yu Zhang Wang (豫章王 y? zhāng w?ng)</td>
<td>Xiao Dong|蕭棟 xiāo d?ng</td>
<td>551-552</td>
<td>Tianzheng (天正 tiān zh?ng) 551-552<br>
</td></tr>

<tr><td>Emperor Yuan of Liang China|Yuan Di (元帝 yu?n d?)</td>
<td>Xiao Yi|蕭繹 xiāo y?</td>
<td>552-555</td>
<td>Chengsheng (承聖 ch?ng sh?ng) 552-555
</td></tr>

<tr><td>Marquess of Zhenyang of Liang China|Zhen Yang Hou (貞陽侯 zhēn y?ng h?u)</td>
<td>Xiao Yuan Ming|蕭淵明 xiāo yuān m?ng</td>
<td>555</td>
<td>Tiancheng (天成 tiān ch?ng) 555<br>
</td></tr>

<tr><td>Emperor Jing of Liang China|Jing Di|敬帝 j?ng d?</td>
<td>Xiao Fang Zhi|蕭方智 xiāo fāng zh?</td>
<td>555-557</td>
<td>Shaotai (紹泰 sh?o t?i) 555-556<br>
Taiping (太平 t?i p?ng) 556-557<br>
</td></tr></table>

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<caption>Nan Liang Dynasty 555-587</caption>

<tr>
<th style="background:#efefef;">Temple Names ( Miao Hao 廟號 mi?o h?o)</th>
<th style="background:#efefef;">Posthumous Names ( Shi Hao 諡號 )</th>
<th style="background:#efefef;">Personal Names</th>
<th style="background:#efefef;">Period of Reigns</th>
<th style="background:#efefef;">Era Names (Ni?n H?o 年號) and their relevant range of years</th>
</tr>

<tr><td colspan="5" align="center">Convention: Nan Liang + posthumous name</td></tr>

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<td colspan="5" align="center">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.</td>
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<tr>
<td>Zhong Zong (中宗 zhōng zōng)</td>
<td>Xuan Di|宣帝 xuān d?</td>
<td>Xiao Cha|蕭察 xiāo ch?</td>
<td>555-562</td>
<td>Dading (大定 d? d?ng) 555-562<br>
</td></tr>

<tr>
<td>Shi Zong (世宗 sh? zōng)</td>
<td>Xiao Ming Di|孝明帝 xi?o m?ng d?</td>
<td>Xiao Kui|蕭巋 xiāo kuī</td>
<td>562-585</td>
<td>Tianbao (天保 tiān bǎo) 562-585<br>
</td></tr>

<tr><td>Did not exist</td>
<td>Xiao Jing Di|孝靜帝 xi?o j?ng d? or Ju Gong|莒公 jǔ gōng</td>
<td>Xiao Cong|蕭琮 xiāo c?ng</td>
<td>585-587</td>
<td>Guangyun (廣運 guǎng y?n) 562-585<br>
</td></tr>

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Last Modified:   2005-04-13