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) childhood courtesy name: Liànér (練兒) courtesy name: Shūdá (叔達) posthumous name: Wǔ huángdì (武皇帝) [549] 7 Jul 549 - 2 Oct 551 Gāozōng (高宗) [551]; Tàizōng (太宗) [552] || Xiāo Gāng (蕭綱) [1] childhood courtesy name: Liùtōng (六通) courtesy name: Shìzuǎn (世纘) posthumous names: Míng huángdì (明皇帝) [551]; Jiǎn wén huángdì (簡文皇帝) [552] 2 Oct 551 - 1 Jan 552 no temple name bestowed || Xiāo Dòng (蕭棟) [2] courtesy name: Yuánjí (元吉) 1 Jan 552 - 28 Apr 552 no temple name bestowed || Hóu Jǐng (侯景) [3] courtesy name: Wànjǐng (萬景) 13 Dec 552 - 7 Jan 555 Shìzǔ (世祖) [555] || Xiāo Yì (蕭繹) [4] childhood courtesy name: Qīfú (七符) courtesy name: Shìchéng (世誠) posthumous name: Xiào yuán huángdì (孝元皇帝) [555] 1 Jul 555 - 29 Oct 555 no temple name bestowed || Xiāo Yuānmíng or Xiāo Shēnmíng (蕭淵明 or 蕭深明) [5][6] courtesy name: Jìngtōng (靖通) posthumous name: Mǐn huángdì (閔皇帝) 29 Oct 555 - 12 Nov 557 no temple name bestowed || Xiāo Fāngzhì (蕭方智) [7] childhood courtesy name: Fǎzhēn (法真) courtesy name: Huìxiàng (慧相) posthumous name: Jìng huángdì (敬[皇帝]) [1] Deposed and demoted to prince: Jìnān wáng (晉安王) [551]. [2] Abdicated and demoted to prince: Huáiyīn wáng (淮陰王) [552]. [3] 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]. [7] Abdicated and demoted to prince: Jiāngyīn wáng (江陰王) [557]. Last updated on: 15 Jul 2021 11:24:00
