, who is considered by some historians to be a Liang Dynasty emperor, had his capital at Yingcheng (郢城, in modern
). This period follows the end of the
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| Posthumous Names ( Shi Hao 諡號) | Born Names | Period of Reigns | Era Names (Nian Hao 年號) 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 (武帝 wu3 di4) |
Liu Yu (劉裕 liu3 yu4) |
420-422 |
Yongchu (永初 yong3 chu1) 420-422
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| Shao Di (少帝 shao4 di4) |
Liu Yi Fu (劉義符 liu3 yi4 fu2) |
423-424 |
Jingping (景平 jing3 ping2) 423-424
|
| Wen Di (文帝 wen2 di4) |
Liu Yi Long (劉義隆 liu3 yi4 long2) |
424-453 |
Yuanjia (元嘉 yaun2 jia1) 424-453
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| Xiao Wu Di (孝武帝 xiao1 wu3 di4) Emperor Xiaowu of Liu Song , personal name Liu Jun , courtesy name Xiulong , nickname Daomin , was an emperor of the Chinese dynasty Liu Song. He was a son of Emperor Wen. After his older brother Liu Shao assassinated their father in 453 and took the throne, he rose in rebellion and overthrew Liu...
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Liu Jun (劉駿 liu3 jun4) |
454-464 |
Xiaojian (元嘉 xiao1 jian4) 454-456
Daming (大明 da4 ming2) 457-464
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| Qian Fei Di (前廢帝 qian2 fei4 di4) |
Liu Zi Ye (劉子業 liu3 zi5 ye4) |
465 |
Yongguang (永光 yong3 guang1) 465
Jinghe (景和 jing3 he2) 465
|
| Ming Di (明帝 ming2 di4) |
Liu Yu (劉彧 liu3 yu4) |
465-472 |
Taishi (泰始 tai4 shi3) 465-471
Taiyu (泰豫 tai4 yu4) 472
|
| Hou Fei Di (後廢帝 hou4 fei4 di4 or Cang Wu Wang (蒼梧王 cang1 wu2 wang2) |
Liu Yu (劉昱 liu3 yu4) |
473-477 |
Yuanhui (元徽 yuan2 hui1) 473-477
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| Shun Di (順帝 shun4 di4) |
Liu Zhun (劉準 liu3 zhun3) |
477-479 |
Shengming (昇明 sheng1 ming2) 477-479
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| Southern Qi Dynasty 479-502 The Southern Qi Dynasty was the second of the Southern dynasties in China, followed by the Liang Dynasty. During its 23-year history, the dynasty was largely filled with instability, as after the death of the capable Emperor Gao and Emperor Wu, Emperor Wu's grandson Xiao Zhaoye was assassinated...
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| Convention: Qi + posthumous name |
| Gao Di (高帝 gao1 di4) |
Xiao Dao Cheng (蕭道成 xiao1 dao4 cheng2) |
479-482 |
Jianyuan (建元 jian4 yuan2) 479-482
|
| Wu Di (武帝 wu3 jing4 di4) |
Xiao Ze (蕭賾 xiao1 ze2) |
483-493 |
Yongming (永明 yong3 ming2) 483-493
|
| Yu Lin Wang (鬱林王 yu4 lin2 wang2) |
Xiao Zhaoye (蕭昭業 xiao1 zhao1 ye4) |
494 |
Longchang (隆昌 long2 chang1) 494
|
| Hai Ling Wang (海陵王 hai3 ling2 wang2) |
Xiao Zhaowen (蕭昭文 xiao1 zhao1 wen2) |
494 |
Yanxing (延興 yan2 xing1) 494
|
| Ming Di (明帝 ming2 di4) |
Xiao Luan (蕭鸞 xiao1 luan2) |
494-498 |
Jianwu (建武 jian4 wu3) 494-498
Yongtai (永泰 yong3 tai4) 498
|
| Dong Hun Hou (東昏侯 dong1 hun1 hou2) |
Xiao Baojuan (蕭寶卷 xiao1 bao3 juan3) |
499-501 |
Yongyuan (永元 yong3 yuan2) 499-501
|
| He Di (和帝 he2 di4) |
Xiao Bao Rong (蕭寶融 xiao1 bao3 rong2) |
501-502 |
Zhongxing (中興 zhong1 xing1) 501-502
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| Liang Dynasty 502-557 The Liang Dynasty , also known as the Southern Liang Dynasty , was the third of the Southern dynasties in China and was followed by the Chen Dynasty...
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| Convention: Liang + posthumous name |
| Wu Di (武帝 wu3 jing4 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
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| Jian Wen Di (簡文帝 jian3 wen2 di4) |
Xiao Gang (蕭綱 xiao1 gang1) |
549-551 |
Dabao (大寶 da4 bao3) 550-551
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| Yu Zhang Wang (豫章王 yu4 zhang1 wang2) |
Xiao Dong (蕭棟 xiao1 dong4) |
551-552 |
Tianzheng (天正 tian1 zheng4) 551-552
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| 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 (敬帝 jing4 di4) |
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
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| Chen Dynasty 557-589 The Chen Dynasty , also known as the Southern Chen Dynasty, was the fourth and last of the Southern dynasties in China, eventually destroyed by the Sui Dynasty....
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| Convention: Chen + posthumous name |
| Wu Di (武帝 wu3 di4) |
Chen Ba Xian (陳霸先 chen2 ba4 xian1) |
557-559 |
Yongding (永定 yong3 ding4) 557-559
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| Wen Di (文帝 wen2 di4) |
Chen Qian (陳蒨 chen2 qian4) |
560-566 |
Tianjia (天嘉 tian1 jia1) 560-566
Tiankang (天康 tian1 kang1) 566
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| Fei Di (廢帝 fei4 di4) |
Chen Bo Zong (陳伯宗 chen2 bo2 zong1) |
567-568 |
Guangda (光大 guang1 da4) 567-568
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| Xuan Di (宣帝 xuan1 di4) |
Chen Xu (陳頊 chen2 xu1) |
569-582 |
Taijian (太建 tai4 jian4) 569-582
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| Hou Zhu (後主 hou4 zhu3) |
Chen Shu Bao (陳叔寶 chen2 shu2 bao3) |
583-589 |
Zhide (至德 zhi4 de2) 583-586
Zhenming (禎明 zhen1 ming2) 587-589
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