List of emperors of the Southern dynasties

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The Southern dynasties (Chinese: 南朝なんちょう; pinyin: náncháo) describe a succession of Chinese empires that coexisted alongside a series of Northern dynasties. The era is generally described as the Northern and Southern dynasties, lasting from 420–589 AD after the Jin and before the Sui dynasty.

The Southern dynasties were as follows:

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.

Main article: Northern and Southern dynasties

Emperors of the Southern dynasties[edit]

Posthumous names (Shi Hao 諡號しごう) Birth names Periods of reign Era names (Nian Hao 年號ねんごう) and their according range of years
Liu Song dynasty (420–479)
Convention: Song + posthumous name, sometimes except Liu Yu who was referred using personal name.
Wu Di (武たけ帝みかど wu3 di4) Liu Yu (劉りゅう裕ひろし liu3 yu4) 420–422 Yongchu (永えい初はつ yong3 chu1) 420–422
Shao Di (少しょう帝みかど shao4 di4) Liu Yi Fu (劉りゅう義よし符ふ liu3 yi4 fu2) 423–424 Jingping (景平かげへら jing3 ping2) 423–424
Wen Di (文ぶん帝みかど wen2 di4) Liu Yi Long (劉りゅう義隆よしたか liu3 yi4 long2) 424–453 Yuanjia (元げん嘉よしみ yaun2 jia1) 424–453
Xiao Wu Di (孝こう武たけ帝みかど xiao1 wu3 di4) Liu Jun (劉りゅう駿しゅん liu3 jun4) 454–464 Xiaojian (元げん嘉よしみ xiao1 jian4) 454–456
Daming (大明だいめい da4 ming2) 457–464
Qian Fei Di (前ぜん廢帝はいてい qian2 fei4 di4) Liu Zi Ye (劉りゅう子こ業ぎょう liu3 zi5 ye4) 465 Yongguang (永光ながみつ yong3 guang1) 465
Jinghe (景けい和わ jing3 he2) 465
Ming Di (明あきら帝みかど ming2 di4) Liu Yu (劉りゅう彧 liu3 yu4) 465–472 Taishi (泰やすし始はじめ tai4 shi3) 465–471
Taiyu (泰たい豫よ tai4 yu4) 472
Hou Fei Di (後こう廢帝はいてい hou4 fei4 di4 or Cang Wu Wang (蒼梧そうご王おう cang1 wu2 wang2) Liu Yu (劉りゅう昱 liu3 yu4) 473–477 Yuanhui (元もと徽 yuan2 hui1) 473–477
Shun Di (順じゅん帝みかど shun4 di4) Liu Zhun (劉りゅう準じゅん liu3 zhun3) 477–479 Shengming (昇のぼり明あきら sheng1 ming2) 477–479
Southern Qi dynasty 479–502
Convention: Qi + posthumous name
Gao Di (高こう帝みかど gao1 di4) Xiao Dao Cheng (蕭しょう道成みちなり xiao1 dao4 cheng2) 479–482 Jianyuan (建たて元もと jian4 yuan2) 479–482
Wu Di (武たけ帝みかど wu3 jing4 di4) Xiao Ze (蕭しょう賾 xiao1 ze2) 483–493 Yongming (永えい明あきら yong3 ming2) 483–493
Yu Lin Wang (鬱うつ林りん王おう yu4 lin2 wang2) Xiao Zhaoye (蕭しょう昭あきら業ぎょう xiao1 zhao1 ye4) 494 Longchang (隆昌りゅうしょう long2 chang1) 494
Hai Ling Wang (海うみ陵りょう王おう hai3 ling2 wang2) Xiao Zhaowen (蕭しょう昭文あきふみ xiao1 zhao1 wen2) 494 Yanxing (延のべ興きょう yan2 xing1) 494
Ming Di (明あきら帝みかど ming2 di4) Xiao Luan (蕭しょう鸞 xiao1 luan2) 494–498 Jianwu (建たて武たけし jian4 wu3) 494–498
Yongtai (永えい泰やすし yong3 tai4) 498
Dong Hun Hou (東ひがし昏侯 dong1 hun1 hou2) Xiao Baojuan (蕭しょう寶たから卷まき xiao1 bao3 juan3) 499–501 Yongyuan (永えい元もと yong3 yuan2) 499–501
He Di (和わ帝みかど he2 di4) Xiao Bao Rong (蕭しょう寶たから融とおる xiao1 bao3 rong2) 501–502 Zhongxing (中興ちゅうこう zhong1 xing1) 501–502
Liang dynasty 502–557
Convention: Liang + posthumous name
Wu Di (武たけ帝みかど wu3 jing4 di4) Xiao Yan (蕭しょう衍 xiao1 yan3) 502–549 Tianjian (天てん監かん tian1 jian1) 502–519
Putong (普通ふつう pu3 tong1) 520–527
Datong (大通だいつう da4 tong1) 527–529
Zhongdatong (中大ちゅうだい通どおり zhong1 da4 tong1) 529–534
Datong (大同だいどう da4 tong2) 535–546
Zhongdatong (中大ちゅうだい同どう zhong1 da4 tong2) 546–547
Taiqing (太ふとし清しん tai4 qing1) 547–549
Jian Wen Di (簡文帝みかど jian3 wen2 di4) Xiao Gang (蕭しょう綱つな xiao1 gang1) 549–551 Dabao (大寶たいほう da4 bao3) 550–551
Yu Zhang Wang (豫よ章あきら王おう yu4 zhang1 wang2) Xiao Dong (蕭しょう棟とう xiao1 dong4) 551–552 Tianzheng (天正てんしょう tian1 zheng4) 551–552
Yuan Di (元もと帝みかど yuan2 di4) Xiao Yi (蕭しょう繹 xiao1 yi4) 552–555 Chengsheng (承うけたまわ聖せい cheng2 sheng4) 552–555
Zhen Yang Hou (貞さだ陽ひ侯こう zhen1 yang2 hou2) Xiao Yuan Ming (蕭しょう淵ふち明あかり xiao1 yuan1 ming2) 555 Tiancheng (天成てんせい tian1 cheng2) 555
Jing Di (敬けい帝みかど jing4 di4) Xiao Fang Zhi (蕭しょう方かた智さとし xiao1 fang1 zhi4) 555–557 Shaotai (紹泰 shao4 tai4) 555–556
Taiping (太平たいへい tai4 ping2) 556–557
Chen dynasty 557–589
Convention: Chen + posthumous name
Wu Di (武たけ帝みかど wu3 di4) Chen Ba Xian (陳ひね霸先 chen2 ba4 xian1) 557–559 Yongding (永えい定じょう yong3 ding4) 557–559
Wen Di (文ぶん帝みかど wen2 di4) Chen Qian (陳ひね蒨 chen2 qian4) 560–566 Tianjia (天てん嘉よしみ tian1 jia1) 560–566
Tiankang (天てん康やすし tian1 kang1) 566
Fei Di (廢帝はいてい fei4 di4) Chen Bo Zong (陳ひね伯はく宗むね chen2 bo2 zong1) 567–568 Guangda (光ひかり大だい guang1 da4) 567–568
Xuan Di (宣せん帝みかど xuan1 di4) Chen Xu (陳ひね頊 chen2 xu1) 569–582 Taijian (太ふとし建けん tai4 jian4) 569–582
Hou Zhu (後ご主しゅ hou4 zhu3) Chen Shu Bao (陳ひね叔寶 chen2 shu2 bao3) 583–589 Zhide (至德しとく zhi4 de2) 583–586
Zhenming (禎ただし明あきら zhen1 ming2) 587–589

Emperors of the Western Liang dynasty (555–587 AD)[edit]

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 廟びょう號ごう miào hào) Posthumous names (Shi Hao 諡號しごう) Personal names Periods of reign Era names (Nián Hào 年號ねんごう) and their relevant range of years
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 (中ちゅう宗むね zhong1 zong1) Xuan Di (宣せん帝みかど xuan1 di4) Xiao Cha (蕭しょう察 xiao1 cha2) 555–562 Dading (大だい定てい da4 ding4) 555–562
Shi Zong (世よ宗むね shi4 zong1) Xiao Ming Di (孝明たかあき帝みかど xiao4 ming2 di4) Xiao Kui (蕭しょう巋 xiao1 kui1) 562–585 Tianbao (天保てんぽう tian1 bao3) 562–585
Did not exist Xiao Jing Di (孝こう靜せい帝みかど xiao4 jing4 di4)
or
Ju Gong (莒公 ju3 gong1) 		Xiao Cong (蕭しょう琮 xiao1 cong2) 585–587 Guangyun (廣こう運うん guang3 yun4) 562–585

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