Western Liang

This article refers to the Han-founded kingdom in what is now Gansu, whose sovereigns were ancestors of the eventual Tang Dynasty emperors. For the dynasty in what is now Hubei, see Liang Dynasty.
Western Liang (西涼)
涼
Vassal of Later Qin, Jin Dynasty (265-420), Northern Wei, Liu Song
←
 400–421 →
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

The Western Liang (Chinese: 西凉; pinyin: Xī Liáng; 400-421) was a state of the Sixteen Kingdoms in China. It was founded by the Li family of the Han Chinese. The founder of the Tang Dynasty, Li Yuan (Emperor Gaozu), traced his ancestry to the Western Liang rulers.

All rulers of the Western Liang proclaimed themselves "wang".

Rulers of the Western Liang

Temple names Posthumous names Family names and given name Durations of reigns Era names and their according durations
Chinese convention: use family and given names
Taizu (太祖 Tàizǔ) Wuzhao (武昭 Wǔzhāo) Li Gao (李暠 Lǐ Gǎo) 400-417 Gengzi (庚子 Gēngzǐ) 400-405

Jianchu (建初 Jiànchū) 406-417
Did not exist Houzhu (後主 Hòuzhǔ) Li Xin (李歆 Lǐ Xīn) 417-420 Jiaxing (嘉興 Jīaxīng) 417-420
Did not exist Houzhu (後主 Hòuzhǔ) Li Xun (李恂 Lǐ Xún) 420-421 Yongjian (永建 Yǒngjiàn) 420-421

See also

16 Kingdoms
Not included
in the 16 Kingdoms