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Later Liang


The Later Liang (Simplified Chinese character: 后凉, Traditional Chinese character: 後凉, Hanyu pinyin Hòu Liáng) (320-376) was a state of the Sixteen Kingdoms during the Jin Dynasty (265-420) in China. It was founded by the Lü family of the Di ethnicity.

All rulers of the Later Liang proclaimed themselves "wang".

Rulers of the Later Liang

Temple names Posthumous names Family names and given name Durations of reigns Era names and their according durations
Chinese convention: use family and given names
Taizu (太祖 Tàizǔ) Yiwu (懿武 Yìwǔ) Lü Guang (呂光 Lǚ Guāng) 386-399 Taian (太安 Tàiān) 386-389
   Lunjia  (麟嘉 Lúnjiā) 389-396
Longfei (龍飛 Lóngfēi) 396-399
Did not exist Yin (隱 Yǐn) Lü Shao (呂紹 Lǚ Shào) 399 Longfei (龍飛 Lóngfēi) 399
Did not exist Ling (靈 Líng) Lü Zuan (呂纂 Lǚ Zuǎn) 399-401 Xianning (咸寧 Xiánníng) 399-401
Did not exist Shangshu Gong (尚書公 Shàngshū Gōng) or Jiankang Gong (建康公 Jiànkāng Gōng) Lü Long (呂隆 Lǚ Lóng) 401-403 Shending (神鼎 Shéndǐng) 401-403

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