Western Liang (Sixteen Kingdoms)
Western Liang (西涼) 涼 | |||||||||
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| 400–421 | |||||||||
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| Status | Vassal of Later Qin, Jin Dynasty (266–420), Northern Wei, Liu Song | ||||||||
| Capital | Dunhuang (400–405, 420–421) Jiuquan (405–420) | ||||||||
| Government | Monarchy | ||||||||
| Duke | |||||||||
• 400–417 | Li Gao | ||||||||
• 417–420 | Li Xin | ||||||||
• 420–421 | Li Xun | ||||||||
| History | |||||||||
• Established | 400 | ||||||||
• Fall of Jiuquan | 420 | ||||||||
• Disestablished | 421 | ||||||||
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| Today part of | China Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan | ||||||||
The Western Liang (traditional Chinese: 西涼; simplified Chinese: 西凉; pinyin: Xī Liáng; 400–421) was a state of the Sixteen Kingdoms in China, one of the "Five Liang" (Wu Liang) of this era. Western Liang was founded by the Li family of the Han Chinese. The founder of the Tang Dynasty, Li Yuan (Emperor Gaozu), traced his patrilineal ancestry to the Western Liang rulers, and traced the ancestry of the Western Liang rulers to Li Guang and Laozi in the paternal line. The Li family of Western Liang were known as the Longxi Li lineage (隴西李氏).[1]
All rulers of the Western Liang proclaimed themselves "wang".
Rulers of the Western Liang[]
| Temple names | Posthumous name | Personal name | Durations of reigns | Era names |
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| Taizu | Wuzhao | Li Gao | 400–417 | Gengzi (庚子) 400–405 Jianchu (建初) 406–417 |
| – | – | Li Xin | 417–420 | Jiaxing (嘉興) 417–420 |
| – | – | Li Xun | 420–421 | Yongjian (永建) 420–421 |
Rulers family tree[]
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See also[]
- Dunhuang
- Han Chinese
- Jiuquan
- Gansu
- Liangzhou District
- List of past Chinese ethnic groups
- Sixteen Kingdoms
- Wuwei, Gansu
- Wu Hu
References[]
- ^ 《新唐书·宗室世系表》
Categories:
- Western Liang (Sixteen Kingdoms)
- 400 establishments
- 421 disestablishments
- Dynasties in Chinese history
- Former countries in Chinese history
- 4th-century establishments in China
- 5th-century disestablishments in China