Southern dynasties
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The Southern dynasties 南朝 (nanchao in pinyin: nan2 chao2) include Song Dynasty, Qi Dynasty, Liang Dynasty and Chen Dynasty whose capital were all at Jiankang
| Posthumous names | Chinese family names and first names | Period of Reigns | Era names |
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| Song Dynasty (420-479) | |||
| Convention: Song + posthumous name, sometimes except Liu Yu who was referred using personal name. | |||
| Wu Di|武帝 wu3 jing4 di4 | Liu Yu|劉裕 liu3 yu4 | 420-422 | Yongchu (永初 yong3 chu1) 420-422 |
| 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 |
| Xiao Wu Di|孝武帝 xiao1 wu3 di4 | Liu Jun|劉駿 liu3 jun4 | 454-464 | Xiaojian (元嘉 xiao1 jian4) 454-456Daming (大明 da4 ming2) 457-464 |
| Qian Fei Di|前廢帝 qian2 fei4 di4 | Liu Zi Ye|劉子業 liu3 zi5 ye4 | 465 | Yongguang (永光 yong3 guang1) 465Jinghe (景和 jing3 he2) 465 |
| Ming Di|明帝 ming2 di4 | Liu Yu|劉彧 liu3 yu4 | 465-472 | Taishi (泰始 tai4 shi3) 465-471Taiyu (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 |
| Shun Di|順帝 shun4 di4 | Liu Zhun|劉準 liu3 zhun3 | 477-479 | Shengming (昇明 sheng1 ming2) 477-479 |
| Qi Dynasty 479-502 | |||
| 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 Zhao Ye|蕭昭業 xiao1 zhao1 ye4 | 494 | Longchang (隆昌 long2 chang1) 494 |
| Hai Ling Wang (海陵王 hai3 ling2 wang2) | Xiao Zhao Wen|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) 494-498Yongtai (永泰 yong3 tai4) 498 |
| Dong Hun Hou (東昏侯 dong1 hun1 hou2) | Xiao Bao Juan|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 |
| Liang Dynasty 502-557 | |||
| Convention: Liang + posthumous name | |||
| Wu Di|武帝 wu3 jing4 di4 | Xiao Yan|蕭衍 xiao1 yan3 | 502-549 | Tianjian (天監 tian1 jian1) 502-519Putong (普通 pu3 tong1) 520-527 |
| Jian Wen Di (簡文帝 jian3 wen2 di4) | Xiao Gang|蕭綱 xiao1 gang1 | 549-551 | Dabao (大寶 da4 bao3) 550-551 |
| Yu Zhang Wang (豫章王 yu4 zhang1 wang2) | Xiao Dong|蕭棟 xiao1 dong4 | 551-552 | Tianzheng (天正 tian1 zheng4) 551-552 |
| 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) 555-556Taiping (太平 tai4 ping2) 556-557 |
| Chen Dynasty 557-589 | |||
| 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 |
| Wen Di|文帝 wen2 di4 | Chen Qian|陳蒨 chen2 qian4 | 560-566 | Tianjia (天嘉 tian1 jia1) 560-566Tiankang (天康 tian1 kang1) 566 |
| Fei Di|廢帝 fei4 di4 | Chen Bo Zong|陳伯宗 chen2 bo2 zong1 | 567-568 | Guangda (光大 guang1 da4) 567-568 |
| Xuan Di|宣帝 xuan1 di4 | Chen Xu|陳頊 chen2 xu1 | 569-582 | Taijian (太建 tai4 jian4) 569-582 |
| Hou Zhu|後主 hou4 zhu3 | Chen Shu Bao|陳叔寶 chen2 shu2 bao3 | 583-589 | Zhide (至德 zhi4 de2) 583-586Zhenming (禎明 zhen1 ming2) 587-589 |
| Temple Names ( Miao Hao 廟號 miao4 hao4) | Posthumous Names ( Shi Hao 諡號 ) | Personal Names | Period of Reigns | Era Names (Nian Hao 年號) and their relevant range of years |
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| Convention: Nan Liang + posthumous name | ||||
| Note: some historians set Nan 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 (中宗 zhong1 zong1) | Xuan Di|宣帝 xuan1 di4 | Xiao Cha|蕭察 xiao1 cha2 | 555-562 | Dading (大定 da4 ding4) 555-562 |
| Shi Zong (世4宗 zhong1 zong1) | Xiao Ming Di|孝明帝 xiao4 ming2 di4 | Xiao Kui|蕭巋 xiao1 kui1 | 562-585 | Tianbao (天保 tian1 bao3) 562-585 |
| Did not exist | Xiao Jing Di|孝靜帝 xiao4 jing4 di4 or Ju Gong|莒公 ju3 gong1 | Xiao Cong|蕭琮 xiao1 cong2 | 585-587 | Guangyun (廣運 guang3 yun4) 562-585 |
See also:Chinese history, Southern and Northern Dynasty, Chinese sovereign