Southern Liang (Sixteen Kingdoms)

Southern Liang (南涼) 西平 (397), 武威 (397–401), 河西 (401–408), 涼 (408–414)
397–414
Status	Vassal of Later Qin
Capital	Lianchuan (397–399) Ledu (399, 402–406, 410–414) Xiping (399–402) Guzang (406–410)
Government	Monarchy
Prince
• 397–399	Tufa Wugu
• 399–402	Tufa Lilugu
• 402–414	Tufa Rutan
History
• Established	397
• Tufa Rutan's acceptance of Later Qin era name	404
• Tufa Rutan's entry into Guzang	406
• Tufa Rutan's defeat by Liu Bobo at Yangwu	407
• Tufa Rutan's reassertion of own era name	408
• Disestablished	414
• Tufa Rutan's death	415
Preceded by Succeeded by Later Liang (Sixteen Kingdoms) Western Qin Northern Liang
Today part of	China

The Southern Liang (Chinese: 南凉; pinyin: Nánliáng, 397–414) was a state of the Sixteen Kingdoms during the Jin Dynasty (266–420) in China. The founding family Tufa was of Xianbei ethnicity and distant relative of the Tuoba imperial house of Northern Wei. According to the Jin Shu, the name was changed from Tuoba to Tufa because one of the Tufa ancestors was born on a blanket, and in the Xianbei language, "Tufa" meant "blanket."^[1]

All rulers of the Southern Liang proclaimed themselves "Wang".

In 414 Southern Liang was conquered by the Western Qin state of the Xianbei ethnicity.

Rulers of the Southern Liang[]

The family tree of Southern Liang rulers[]

See also[]

• Dunhuang
• Wu Hu
• List of past Chinese ethnic groups
• Qinghai
• Sixteen Kingdoms
• Tuoba
• Xianbei

References[]