Ruler · 542 – 585

Xiao Kui

Lived 542 – 585. Emperor of China of Northern and Southern dynasties, 562 – 585; also in the line of Liang dynasty, Chinese Empire and Western Liang (555–587).

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

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Lived: 542 – 585; 43 years
In office: 23 years; one reign
Lines: 4; states
Left it: died in office; Wikidata's end cause on the term

Emperor of China

Northern and Southern dynasties · the 69th of 80 dated reigns · 416 – 604 · read from the line of Chinese Empire

65 before

Emperor Xiaozhao of Northern Qi560 – 561

Emperor Wu of Northern Zhou560 – 578

Emperor Wucheng of Northern Qi561 – 565

Xiao Kui562 – 585

Gao Wei565 – 577

Emperor Fei of Chen567 – 568

Emperor Xuan of Chen568 – 582

8 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 562 – 585 · 23 years · came to it aged 20

Left it: died in officeWikidata's end cause on the term: death in office

Also in the line of Liang dynasty (10th of 11, read from the line of Western Liang (555–587)), Chinese Empire (215th of 395) and Western Liang (555–587) (2nd of 3).

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