Liang Dynasty

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.

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 wu3 di4	Xiao Yan|蕭衍 xiao1 yan3	502-549	Tianjian (天監 tian1 jian1) 502-519 Putong (普通 pu3 tong1) 520-527 Datong (大通 da4 tong1) 527-529 Zhongdatong (中大通 zhong1 da4 tong1) 529-534 Datong (大同 da4 tong2) 535-546 Zhongdatong (中大同 zhong1 da4 tong2) 546-547 Taiqing (太清 tai4 qing1) 547-549
Jianwen 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	Xiao Fang Zhi|蕭方智 xiao1 fang1 zhi4	555-557	Shaotai (紹泰 shao4 tai4) 555-556 Taiping (太平 tai4 ping2) 556-557

Nan Liang Dynasty 555-587

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
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

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