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Emperor Ming of Western Liang ( (西)梁明帝; 542 – 1 July 585 [1]), personal name Xiao Kui (蕭巋), courtesy name Renyuan (仁遠), was an emperor of the Chinese Western Liang dynasty.
Liang, known in historiography as the Western Liang (Chinese: 西梁) or the Later Liang (Chinese: 後梁), was an imperial dynasty of China during the Northern and Southern dynasties era of Chinese history. Throughout its existence, it remained a puppet state of the Western Wei, Northern Zhou and Sui dynasties. [1]
29 de ago. de 2024 · Emperor Ming of Western Liang, personal name Xiao Kui (蕭巋), courtesy name Renyuan (仁遠), was an emperor of the Chinese Western Liang dynasty. He, like his father...
The small and weak Western Liang state existed until 587 when the Sui dynasty destroyed it. In 617, Xiao Xian from Western Liang imperial clan claimed himself Liang Emperor in light of the disturbance in the end of Sui dynasty. His realm was destroyed by Tang dynasty in 621.
Emperor Wu of Liang (464–549), personal name Xiao Yan, was the founding emperor of the Liang Dynasty of Chinese Northern and southern dynasties era. His reign, until its end, was one of the most stable and prosperous during the Southern Dynasties. He came from the same family that ruled Southern Qi, but from a different branch.
The Western Liang dynasty was ruled by members of the same imperial clan as the Liang dynasty. It was located in the middle Yangtze region in today's central Hubei province. The Western Liang's founding emperor, Xiao Cha, was a grandson of the Liang dynasty founder Emperor Wu of Liang.
This article introduces the spirit path monuments and tombs of the Liang Dynasty built for members of the closer family of the founding Emperor Wu. Against the background of historical facts, the analysis of both statuary and tombs reveals that these monuments were all built during the lifetime and most probably by order of Emperor Wu himself.
