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Southern dynasties

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

**Sovereigns of Southern Dynasties**
Posthumous Names ( Shi Hao 諡號)	Born Names	Period of Reigns	Era Names (Nian Hao 年號) and their according range of years
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) 454-456 Daming (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) 465 Jinghe (景和 jing3 he2) 465
Ming Di\|明帝 ming2 di4	Liu Yu\|劉彧 liu3 yu4	465-472	Taishi (泰始 tai4 shi3) 465-471 Taiyu (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) 494-498 Yongtai (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) 502-519 Putong (普通 pu3 tong1) 520-527 Datong (大通 da4 tong1) 527-529 Zhongdatong (中大通 zhong1 da4 tong1) 529-534 Datong (大同 da4 tong2) 535-546 Zhongdatong (中大同 zhong1 da4 tong2) 546-547 Taiqing (太清 tai4 qing1) 547-549
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) 555-556 Taiping (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) 560-566 Tiankang (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) 583-586 Zhenming (禎明 zhen1 ming2) 587-589

**Nan Liang Dynasty 555-587**
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
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

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