Xiao Zhuang
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| Yongjia Wang (永嘉王) | |
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| Family name: | Xiao (蕭, xiāo) |
| Given name: | Zhuang (莊, zhuāng) |
| Posthumous name: | None |
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This article is about the Liang Dynasty emperor. For the Qing Dynasty empress dowager, see Xiaozhuangwen Grand Empress Dowager.
Xiao Zhuang (蕭莊) (548-577?), often known by his princely title of Prince of Yongjia (永嘉王), was a grandson of Emperor Yuan of Liang, who was declared by the general Wang Lin to be the legitimate emperor of Liang Dynasty in 558, under military assistance by Northern Qi. He thus was one of the three claimants to the Southern dynasties throne, competing with Emperor Xuan of Western Liang, who was supported by Northern Zhou, and Chen Dynasty's founder Emperor Wu of Chen and later his nephew Emperor Wen of Chen. in 560, with Wang Lin defeated by Chen troops, both Wang and Xiao Zhuang fled to Northern Qi, ending their rivalry with Chen and Western Liang. While Northern Qi emperors made promises to return Xiao Zhuang to the Liang throne, Northern Qi was never able to accomplish that promise, and Xiao Zhuang died shortly after Northern Qi's own destruction in 577.
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| Preceded by Emperor Jing of Liang |
Emperor of Liang Dynasty (Eastern) 558-560 |
Succeeded by None (dynastic claim ended)[1] |
| Emperor of China (Eastern Hubei/Northern Jiangxi) 558-560 |
Succeeded by Emperor Wen of Chen |
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| Emperor of China (Hunan) 558-560 |
Succeeded by Emperor Xuan of Western Liang |
- ^ From this point on, Emperor Xuan of Western Liang became the only claimant to the Liang throne.
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