Liang Dynasty (梁朝) (502-557), also known as Southern Liang Dynasty (南梁), was the third of Southern dynasties in China, followed by the Chen Dynasty. Western Liang Dynasty (西梁), with its capital established at Jiangling in 555, claimed to be the legitimate successor of Liang Dynasty; it was subservient to the successive Western Wei Dynasty, Northern Zhou Dynasty, and Sui Dynasty, and was abolished by Sui Dynasty in 587. Some scholars claim that this Dynasty represents a "golden era" of ancient China, and that the Dynasty's fall from grace seriously impeded China's growth into a great power. This theory, however, is controversial.

Sovereigns of Liang Dynasty (502-557)

(武帝 Wǔ Dì)

(簡文帝 jiān wén dì)

(豫章王 yù zhāng wáng)

(元帝 yuán dì)

(貞陽侯 zhēn yáng hóu)

(敬帝 jìng dì)

Western Liang Dynasty 555-587

Liang Dynasty | 502 establishments

Dynastie Liang | 梁 (南朝) | Liang-dynastia | 南梁