Liang dynasty

Liang 梁
502–557
Liang alongside Western Wei and Eastern Wei after 534.
Capital	Jiankang (502–552, 555–557) Jiangling (552–555)
Government	Monarchy
Emperor
• 502–549	Emperor Wu of Liang
• 549–551	Emperor Jianwen of Liang
• 552–555	Emperor Yuan of Liang
• 555–557	Emperor Jing of Liang
History
• Established	30 April[1] 502
• Jiankang's fall to Hou Jing	24 April 549[2]
• Jiangling's fall to Western Wei	7 January 555[3]
• Emperor Jing's yielding the throne to Chen Baxian	16 November 557
• Disestablished	16 November 557
Currency	Chinese cash coins (Taiqing Fengle cash coins)
Preceded by Succeeded by Southern Qi Chen dynasty Northern Qi Western Wei Western Liang (555–587)
Today part of	China Vietnam

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The Liang dynasty (Chinese: 梁朝; pinyin: Liáng Cháo), alternatively known as the Southern Liang (Chinese: 南梁; pinyin: Nán Liáng) or Xiao Liang (Chinese: 萧梁; pinyin: Xiāo Liáng) in historiography, was an imperial dynasty of China and the third of the four Southern dynasties during the Northern and Southern dynasties period. It was preceded by the Southern Qi dynasty and succeeded by the Chen dynasty. The rump state of Western Liang existed until it was conquered in 587 by the Sui dynasty.