Later Liang (Sixteen Kingdoms)
The Later Liang (simplified Chinese: 后凉; traditional Chinese: 後凉; pinyin: Hòu Liáng; 386–403) was a dynastic state of China and one of the Sixteen Kingdoms in Chinese history. It was founded by the Lü family of the Di ethnicity.
Later Liang (後涼) 酒泉 (387–389), 三河 (389–396), 涼 (396–403) | |||||||||||||
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| 386–403 | |||||||||||||
Later Liang in the northwest | |||||||||||||
| Capital | Guzang | ||||||||||||
| Government | Monarchy | ||||||||||||
| Tian Wang | |||||||||||||
• 386–400 | Lü Guang | ||||||||||||
• 400 | Lü Shao | ||||||||||||
• 401–403 | Lü Zuan | ||||||||||||
• 403–406 | Lü Long | ||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||
• Established | 386 | ||||||||||||
• Lü Guang's claiming of imperial title | 396 | ||||||||||||
• Southern Liang's and Northern Liang's independence | 397 | ||||||||||||
• Disestablished | 403 | ||||||||||||
• Lü Long's death | 416 | ||||||||||||
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| Today part of | China Kyrgyzstan | ||||||||||||
All rulers of the Later Liang proclaimed themselves "Heavenly Prince" (Tian Wang).
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