Liang: Emperors: 502-557
Each ruler is recorded under the following protocol: temple name (miàohào | 廟號) || personal name (míng | 名), considered tabooed (huì | 諱) upon accession; posthumous name (shì | 諡). The childhood courtesy name (xiǎozì | 小字) and/or courtesy name (zì | 字) are included where applicable. The years of bestowal or change are given in brackets. |
Ruling Houses: Xiāo (蕭): 502-552, 552-557; Hóu (侯): 552 |
Huángdì (皇帝) |
30 Apr 502 - 12 Jun 549 |
Gāozǔ (高祖) [549] || Xiāo Yǎn (蕭衍) |
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childhood courtesy name: Liànér (練兒) |
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courtesy name: Shūdá (叔達) |
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posthumous name: Wǔ huángdì (武皇帝) [549] |
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7 Jul 549 - 2 Oct 551 |
Gāozōng (高宗) [551]; Tàizōng (太宗) [552] || Xiāo Gāng (蕭綱) [1] |
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childhood courtesy name: Liùtōng (六通) |
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courtesy name: Shìzuǎn (世纘) |
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posthumous names: Míng huángdì (明皇帝) [551]; Jiǎn wén huángdì (簡文皇帝) [552] |
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2 Oct 551 - 1 Jan 552 |
no temple name bestowed || Xiāo Dòng (蕭棟) [2] |
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courtesy name: Yuánjí (元吉) |
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1 Jan 552 - 28 Apr 552 |
no temple name bestowed || Hóu Jǐng (侯景) [3] |
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courtesy name: Wànjǐng (萬景) |
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13 Dec 552 - 7 Jan 555 |
Shìzǔ (世祖) [555] || Xiāo Yì (蕭繹) [4] |
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childhood courtesy name: Qīfú (七符) |
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courtesy name: Shìchéng (世誠) |
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posthumous name: Xiào yuán huángdì (孝元皇帝) [555] |
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1 Jul 555 - 29 Oct 555 |
no temple name bestowed || Xiāo Yuānmíng or Xiāo Shēnmíng (蕭淵明 or 蕭深明) [5][6] |
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courtesy name: Jìngtōng (靖通) |
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posthumous name: Mǐn huángdì (閔皇帝) |
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29 Oct 555 - 12 Nov 557 |
no temple name bestowed || Xiāo Fāngzhì (蕭方智) [7] |
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childhood courtesy name: Fǎzhēn (法真) |
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courtesy name: Huìxiàng (慧相) |
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posthumous name: Jìng huángdì (敬[皇帝]) |
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[1] |
Deposed and demoted to prince: Jìnān wáng (晉安王) [551]. |
[2] |
Abdicated and demoted to prince: Huáiyīn wáng (淮陰王) [552]. |
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Abandoned the capital, Jiangling, and fled to the east, reaching the territory of the modern province of Jiangsu where he was murdered (26 May 552). |
[4] |
Shìzǔ was captured by the forces of Western Wei after the fall of Jiangling (7 Jan 555) and murdered shortly after (27 Jan 555). |
[5] |
Xiāo Yuānmíng was de facto deposed on 27 Oct 555; formal abdication was proclaimed on 29 Oct 555. |
[6] |
Abdicated and demoted to duke: Jiàn'ān jùngōng (建安郡公) [555]. |
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Abdicated and demoted to prince: Jiāngyīn wáng (江陰王) [557]. |