Ruler · 558 – 607

Xiao Cong

Lived 558 – 607; politician. Emperor of China of Northern and Southern dynasties, 585 – 587; also in the line of Liang dynasty, Chinese Empire and Western Liang (555–587).

Wikidata's English label: Emperor Jing of Western Liang.

For the full story, the article on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0); this page holds what the record says of the reign.

Lived: 558 – 607; 49 years
In office: 2 years; one reign
Lines: 4; states
Left it: deposed; Wikidata's end cause on the term

Emperor of China

Northern and Southern dynasties · the 80th of 80 dated reigns · 416 – 604 · read from the line of Chinese Empire

76 before

Emperor Jing of Northern Zhou579 – 581

Emperor Wen of Sui581 – 604

Chen Shubao582 – 589

Xiao Cong585 – 587

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 585 – 587 · 2 years · came to it aged 27

Left it: deposedWikidata's end cause on the term: dethronement

Also in the line of Liang dynasty (11th of 11, read from the line of Western Liang (555–587)), Chinese Empire (226th of 395) and Western Liang (555–587) (3rd of 3).

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