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Liang Dynasty

The liang dynasty (Chinese: 梁朝; pinyin: Liáng cháo) (502-557), also known as the Southern liang dynasty (南梁), was the third of the Southern dynasties during China's southern and northern dynasties period. It was followed by the chen dynasty. The Western liang dynasty (西梁), with its capital established at Jiangling in 555 by Emperor Xuan, a grandson of Liang's founder Emperor Wu, claimed to be the legitimate successor of the Liang Dynasty it was subservient to the successive western wei Dynasty, Northern zhou dynasty, and sui dynasty, and was abolished by Emperor Wen of Sui in 587.

Rule

During the liang dynasty, in 547 a Persian embassy paid tribute to the Liang, amber was recorded as originating from Persia by the Liang Shu (Liang Book)

The ending date for liang dynasty itself is a matter of controversy among historians. Many historians consider the end of Emperor Jing's reign in 556, when he was forced to yield the throne to Chen Baxian, who established chen dynasty, to be Liang's end date. Others regard the abolition of Western Liang in 587 to be the true end of Liang.

Artistic heritage

Tombs of a number of members of the ruling Xiao family, with their sculptural ensembles, in various states of preservation, are located near Nanjing. The best surviving example of the liang dynasty's monumental statuary is perhaps the ensemble of the Tomb of Xiao Xiu (475–518), a brother of Emperor Wu, located in Qixia District east of Nanjing.

liang dynasty (502-557) Sovereigns
Western liang dynasty (555-587)

Posthumous Name	Family nameand given names	Period of Reigns	Era namesand their according range of years
Convention: Liang + posthumous name
Emperor Wu of Liang - 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
Emperor Jianwen of Liang - Jianwen Di(簡文帝 jiān wén dì)	Xiao Gang (蕭綱 xiāo gāng)	549-551	Dabao (大寶 dà bǎo) 550-551
Prince of Yuzhang - Yu Zhang Wang(豫章王 yù zhāng wáng)	蕭棟 xiāo dòng	551-552	Tianzheng (天正 tiān zhèng) 551-552
Emperor Yuan of Liang - Yuan Di(元帝 yuán dì)	蕭繹 xiāo yì	552-555	Chengsheng (承聖 chéng shèng) 552-555
Marquess of Zhenyang - Zhen Yang Hou(貞陽侯 zhēn yáng hóu)	蕭淵明 xiāo yuān míng	555	Tiancheng (天成 tiān chéng) 555
Emperor Jing of Liang - Jing Di(敬帝 jìng dì)	蕭方智 xiāo fāng zhì	555-557	Shaotai (紹泰 shào tài) 555-556 Taiping (太平 tài píng) 556-557

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: Xi Liang + posthumous name
Zhong Zong (中宗 zhōng zōng)	Xuan Di\|宣帝 xuān dì	蕭詧 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	蕭巋 xiāo kuī	562-585	Tianbao (天保 tiān bǎo) 562-585
Did not exist	Xiao Jing Di\|孝靖帝 xiào jìng dì or Ju Gong\|莒公 jǔ gōng	蕭琮 xiāo cóng	585-587	Guangyun (廣運 guǎng yùn) 562-585
Note: some historians consider Western Liang as a continuation of the liang dynasty since it was founded by Xiao Cha (Emperor Xuan), a grandson of Xiao Yan (Emperor Wu), the founder of the liang dynasty.