Ruler · 508 – 555

Emperor Yuan of Liang

Lived 508 – 555. Emperor of China of Liang dynasty, 552 – 555; also in the line of Northern and Southern dynasties and Chinese Empire.

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Lived: 508 – 555; 47 years
In office: 3 years; one reign
Lines: 3; states
Left it: died in office; Wikidata's end cause on the term

Emperor of China

Liang dynasty · the 5th of 11 dated reigns · 502 – 587

1 before

Emperor Jianwen of Liang549 – 551

Xiao Dong551

Xiao Ji552 – 553

Emperor Yuan of Liang552 – 555

Xiao Yuanming555

Emperor Jing of Liang555 – 557

Xiao Cha555 – 562

3 after

killed, executed or dead in battledeposed, abdicated, exiled or removeddied in officeleft alive by a regular roada second row: a reign that began before the last had ended — rival claimants, or a shared thronethis entry

Reigned 552 – 555 · 3 years · came to it aged 44

Came to it: the sibling of the ruler before, on record
Left it: died in officeWikidata's end cause on the term: death in office

Also in the line of Northern and Southern dynasties (54th of 80, read from the line of Liang dynasty) and Chinese Empire (200th of 395).

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