Ruler · 548 – 577

Xiao Zhuang

Lived 548 – 577; politician. Emperor of China of Northern and Southern dynasties, 557 – 560; also in the line of Liang dynasty and Chinese Empire.

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Lived: 548 – 577; 29 years
In office: 3 years; one reign
Lines: 3; states
Left it: abdicated; Wikidata's end cause on the term

Emperor of China

Northern and Southern dynasties · the 62nd of 80 dated reigns · 416 – 604 · read from the line of Liang dynasty

58 before

Emperor Xiaomin of Northern Zhou557

Emperor Wu of Chen557 – 559

Emperor Ming of Northern Zhou557 – 560

Xiao Zhuang557 – 560

Emperor Fei of Northern Qi559 – 560

Emperor Wen of Chen559 – 566

Pyeongwon of Goguryeo559 – 590

15 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 557 – 560 · 3 years · came to it aged 9

Left it: abdicatedWikidata's end cause on the term: abdication

Also in the line of Liang dynasty (9th of 11) and Chinese Empire (208th of 395).

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