List of The Southern Dynasties Rulers

Complete list of Southern Dynasties rulers' name, posthumous name, era name, reign, born and died year with Pinyin and playable Chinese pronunciation audio. Click here to view full China dynasties list.

Liu Song

Name	Posthumous name	Era Name	Born - Died	Reign
Liu Yu 刘裕 Liú Yù	Emperor Wu 武皇帝 Wǔ Huángdì	Yongchu 永初 Yǒngchū	363 - 422	420 - 422
Liu Yifu 刘义符 Liú Yìfú	- - -	Jingping 景平 Jǐngpíng	406 - 424	422 - 424
Liu Yilong 刘义隆 Liú Yìlóng	Emperor Wen 文皇帝 Wén Huángdì	Yuanjia 元嘉 Yuánjiā	407 - 453	424 - 453
Liu Shao 刘劭 Liú Shào	- - -	Taichu 太初 Tàichū	424 - 453	453
Liu Jun 刘骏 Liú Jùn	Emperor Xiaowu 孝武皇帝 Xiàowǔ Huángdì	Xiaojian 孝建 Xiàojiàn Daming 大明 Dàmíng	430 - 464	453 - 464
Liu Ziye 刘子业 Liú Ziyè	- -	Yongguang 永光 Yǒngguāng Jinghe 景和 Jǐnghé	449 - 466	464 -466
Liu Yu 刘彧 Liú Yù	Emperor Ming 明皇帝 Míng Huángdì	Taishi 泰始 Tàishǐ Taiyu 泰豫 Tàiyù	439 - 472	466 - 472
Liu Yu 刘昱 Liú Yù	- - -	Yuanhui 元徽 Yuánhuī	463 - 477	472 - 477
Liu Zhun 刘准 Liú Zhǔn	Emperor Shun 顺皇帝 Shùn Huángdì	Shengming 升明 Shēngmíng	467 - 479	476 - 479

Southern Qi

Name	Posthumous name	Era Name	Born - Died	Reign
Xiao Daocheng 萧道成 Xiāo Dàochéng	Emperor Gao 高皇帝 Gāo Huángdì	Jianyuan 建元 Jiànyuán	427 - 482	479 - 482
Xiao Ze 萧赜 Xiāo Zé	Emperor Wu 武皇帝 Wǔ Huángdì	Yongming 永明 Yǒngmíng	440 - 493	482 - 493
Xiao Zhaoye 萧昭业 Xiāo Zhāoyè	- - -	Longchang 隆昌 Lóngchāng	473 - 494	493 - 494
Xiao Zhaowen 萧昭文 Xiāo Zhāowén	Gong 恭 Gōng	Yanxing 延兴 Yánxīng	480 - 494	494
Xiao Luan 萧鸾 Xiāo Luán	Emperor Ming 明皇帝 Míng Huángdì	Jianwu 建武 Jiànwǔ Yongtai 永泰 Yǒngtài	452 - 498	494 - 498
Xiao Baojuan 萧宝卷 Xiāo Bǎojuǎn	Yang 炀 Yáng	Yongyuan 永元 Yǒngyuán	483 - 501	498 - 501
Xiao Baorong 萧宝融 Xiāo Bǎoróng	Emperor He 和皇帝 Hé Huángdì	Zhongxing 中兴 Zhōngxīng	488 - 502	501 - 502

Liang

Name	Posthumous name	Era Name	Born - Died	Reign
Xiao Yan 萧衍 Xiāo Yǎn	Emperor Wu 武皇帝 Wǔ Huángdì	Tianjian 天监 Tiānjiān Putong 普通 Pǔtōng Datong 大通 Dàtōng Zhongdatong 中大通 Zhōngdàtōng Datong 大同 Dàtóng Zhongdatong 中大同 Zhōngdàtóng Taiqing 太清 Tàiqīng	464 - 549	502 - 549
Xiao Gang 萧纲 Xiāo Gāng	Emperor Jianwen 简文皇帝 Jiǎnwén Huángdì	Dabao 大宝 Dàbǎo	503 - 551	549 - 551
Xiao Dong 萧栋 Xiāo Dòng	- - -	Tianzheng 天正 Tiānzhèng	??? - 552	551
Xiao Yi 萧绎 Xiāo Yì	Emperor Xiaoyuan 孝元皇帝 Xiàoyuán Huángdì	Chengsheng 承圣 Chéngshèng	508 - 555	552 - 555
Xiao Yuanming 萧渊明 Xiāo Yuānmíng	Emperor Min 闵皇帝 Mǐn Huángdì	TianCheng 天成 Tiānchéng	??? - 556	555
Xiao Fangzhi 萧方智 Xiāo Fāngzhì	Emperor Jing 敬皇帝 Jìng Huángdì	Shaotai 绍泰 Shàotài Taiping 太平 Tàipíng	543 - 558	555 - 557

Chen

Name	Posthumous name	Era Name	Born - Died	Reign
Chen Baxian 陈霸先 Chén Bàxiān	Emperor Wu 武皇帝 Wǔ Huángdì	Yongding 永定 Yǒngdìng	503 - 559	557 - 559
Chen Qian 陈蒨 Chén Qiàn	Emperor Wen 文皇帝 Wén Huángdì	Tianjia 天嘉 Tiānjiā Tiankang 天康 Tiānkāng	522 - 566	559 - 566
Chen Bozong 陈伯宗 Chén Bózōng	- - -	Guangda 光大 Guāngdà	552 - 570	566 - 568
Chen Xu 陈顼 Chén Xū	Emperor Xiaoxuan 孝宣皇帝 Xiàoxuān Huángdì	Taijian 太建 Tàijiàn	530 - 582	568 - 582
Chen Shubao 陈叔宝 Chén Shūbǎo	Yang 炀 Yáng	Zhide 至德 Zhìdé Zhenming 祯明 Zhēnmíng	553 - 604	582 - 589

About Southern Dynasties

The Southern Dynasties were a series of four short-lived Chinese empires that ruled over the southern part of China from 420 to 589 AD. They coexisted with the Northern Dynasties, which controlled the northern part of China during the same period. The Southern Dynasties were based in Jiankang (now Nanjing), which was the largest city in the world at that time. The Southern Dynasties witnessed a flourishing of culture, especially in literature, art, and religion. Buddhism and Daoism spread widely among the people, and many famous poets, painters, and philosophers emerged.