Western Liang (Sixteen Kingdoms)
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 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 |
Rulers family tree
| Family of Western Liang (Sixteen Kingdoms) |
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| | | | Li Gao (李暠) 351-417
Prince Wǔzhāo (武昭王) r.400-417 | |
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Li Xin 李歆
d. 420; r. 417-420 | | | | | | Li Xun 李恂
d. 421; r. 420-421 | |
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