List of emperors of the Southern dynasties
The Southern dynasties (Chinese:
The Southern dynasties were as follows:
- Liu Song (420–479 AD)
- Southern Qi (479–502 AD)
- Liang dynasty (502–557 AD)
- Chen dynasty (557–589 AD)
The Western Liang (555–587 AD) was a rump successor to the Liang dynasty and is typically not regarded as a legitimate regime that bore the Mandate of Heaven.
Emperors of the Southern dynasties
Posthumous names (Shi Hao |
Birth names | Periods of reign | Era names (Nian Hao |
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Liu Song dynasty (420–479) | |||
Convention: Song + posthumous name, sometimes except Liu Yu who was referred using personal name. | |||
Wu Di ( |
Liu Yu ( |
420–422 | Yongchu ( |
Shao Di ( |
Liu Yi Fu ( |
423–424 | Jingping ( |
Wen Di ( |
Liu Yi Long ( |
424–453 | Yuanjia ( |
Xiao Wu Di ( |
Liu Jun ( |
454–464 | Xiaojian ( Daming ( |
Qian Fei Di ( |
Liu Zi Ye ( |
465 | Yongguang ( Jinghe ( |
Ming Di ( |
Liu Yu ( |
465–472 | Taishi ( Taiyu ( |
Hou Fei Di ( |
Liu Yu ( |
473–477 | Yuanhui ( |
Shun Di ( |
Liu Zhun ( |
477–479 | Shengming ( |
Southern Qi dynasty 479–502 | |||
Convention: Qi + posthumous name | |||
Gao Di ( |
Xiao Dao Cheng ( |
479–482 | Jianyuan ( |
Wu Di ( |
Xiao Ze ( |
483–493 | Yongming ( |
Yu Lin Wang ( |
Xiao Zhaoye ( |
494 | Longchang ( |
Hai Ling Wang ( |
Xiao Zhaowen ( |
494 | Yanxing ( |
Ming Di ( |
Xiao Luan ( |
494–498 | Jianwu ( Yongtai ( |
Dong Hun Hou ( |
Xiao Baojuan ( |
499–501 | Yongyuan ( |
He Di ( |
Xiao Bao Rong ( |
501–502 | Zhongxing ( |
Liang dynasty 502–557 | |||
Convention: Liang + posthumous name | |||
Wu Di ( |
Xiao Yan ( |
502–549 | Tianjian ( Putong ( Datong ( Zhongdatong ( Datong ( Zhongdatong ( Taiqing ( |
Jian Wen Di (簡文 |
Xiao Gang ( |
549–551 | Dabao ( |
Yu Zhang Wang ( |
Xiao Dong ( |
551–552 | Tianzheng ( |
Yuan Di ( |
Xiao Yi ( |
552–555 | Chengsheng ( |
Zhen Yang Hou ( |
Xiao Yuan Ming ( |
555 | Tiancheng ( |
Jing Di ( |
Xiao Fang Zhi ( |
555–557 | Shaotai (紹泰 shao4 tai4) 555–556 Taiping ( |
Chen dynasty 557–589 | |||
Convention: Chen + posthumous name | |||
Wu Di ( |
Chen Ba Xian ( |
557–559 | Yongding ( |
Wen Di ( |
Chen Qian ( |
560–566 | Tianjia ( Tiankang ( |
Fei Di ( |
Chen Bo Zong ( |
567–568 | Guangda ( |
Xuan Di ( |
Chen Xu ( |
569–582 | Taijian ( |
Hou Zhu ( |
Chen Shu Bao ( |
583–589 | Zhide ( Zhenming ( |
Emperors of the Western Liang dynasty (555–587 AD)
The Western Liang is also sometimes called the "Later Liang" (not to be confused with the Later Liang of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period).
Temple names (Miao Hao |
Posthumous names (Shi Hao |
Personal names | Periods of reign | Era names (Nián Hào |
---|---|---|---|---|
Convention: Xi Liang + posthumous name | ||||
Note: some historians set Western 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 ( |
Xuan Di ( |
Xiao Cha ( |
555–562 | Dading ( |
Shi Zong ( |
Xiao Ming Di ( |
Xiao Kui ( |
562–585 | Tianbao ( |
Did not exist | Xiao Jing Di ( or Ju Gong (莒公 ju3 gong1) |
Xiao Cong ( |
585–587 | Guangyun ( |