Southern dynasties

The Southern dynasties 南朝 (nanchao in pinyin: nán cháo) include Liu Song, Southern Qi, Liang Dynasty and Chen Dynasty whose capital were largely all at Jiankang (although the Southern Qi capital was briefly at Jiangling (江陵, in modern Jingzhou, Hubei) during the reign of Emperor He of Southern Qi, and Emperor Yuan of Liang, as well as the later Western Liang emperors (Emperor Xuan, Emperor Xiaoming, and Emperor Xiaojing), also set their capital at Jiangling, and Xiao Zhuang, who is considered by some historians to be a Liang Dynasty emperor, had his capital at Yingcheng (郢城, in modern Wuhan, Hubei)).

Sovereigns of Southern Dynasties

Posthumous Names ( Shi Hao 諡號)	Born Names	Period of Reigns	Era Names (Nian Hao 年號) and their according range of years
Song Dynasty (420-479)
Convention: Song + posthumous name, sometimes except Liu Yu who was referred using personal name.
Wu Di (武帝 wu3 jing4 di4)	Liu Yu (劉裕 liu3 yu4)	420-422	Yongchu (永初 yong3 chu1) 420-422
Shao Di (少帝 shao4 di4)	Liu Yi Fu (劉義符 liu3 yi4 fu2)	423-424	Jingping (景平 jing3 ping2) 423-424
Wen Di (文帝 wen2 di4)	Liu Yi Long (劉義隆 liu3 yi4 long2)	424-453	Yuanjia (元嘉 yaun2 jia1) 424-453
Xiao Wu Di (孝武帝 xiao1 wu3 di4)	Liu Jun (劉駿 liu3 jun4)	454-464	Xiaojian (元嘉 xiao1 jian4) 454-456 Daming (大明 da4 ming2) 457-464
Qian Fei Di (前廢帝 qian2 fei4 di4)	Liu Zi Ye (劉子業 liu3 zi5 ye4)	465	Yongguang (永光 yong3 guang1) 465 Jinghe (景�'� jing3 he2) 465
Ming Di (明帝 ming2 di4)	Liu Yu (劉彧 liu3 yu4)	465-472	Taishi (泰始 tai4 shi3) 465-471 Taiyu (泰豫 tai4 yu4) 472
Hou Fei Di (後廢帝 hou4 fei4 di4 or Cang Wu Wang (�'�梧王 cang1 wu2 wang2)	Liu Yu (劉昱 liu3 yu4)	473-477	Yuanhui (元徽 yuan2 hui1) 473-477
Shun Di (順帝 shun4 di4)	Liu Zhun (劉準 liu3 zhun3)	477-479	Shengming (昇明 sheng1 ming2) 477-479
Qi Dynasty 479-502
Convention: Qi + posthumous name
Gao Di (高帝 gao1 di4)	Xiao Dao Cheng (蕭�"成 xiao1 dao4 cheng2)	479-482	Jianyuan (建元 jian4 yuan2) 479-482
Wu Di (武帝 wu3 jing4 di4)	Xiao Ze (蕭賾 xiao1 ze2)	483-493	Yongming (永明 yong3 ming2) 483-493
Yu Lin Wang (鬱林王 yu4 lin2 wang2)	Xiao Zhao Ye (蕭昭業 xiao1 zhao1 ye4)	494	Longchang (隆昌 long2 chang1) 494
Hai Ling Wang (海陵王 hai3 ling2 wang2)	Xiao Zhao Wen (蕭昭文 xiao1 zhao1 wen2)	494	Yanxing (延興 yan2 xing1) 494
Ming Di (明帝 ming2 di4)	Xiao Luan (蕭鸞 xiao1 luan2)	494-498	Jianwu (建武 jian4 wu3) 494-498 Yongtai (永泰 yong3 tai4) 498
Dong Hun Hou (東昏侯 dong1 hun1 hou2)	Xiao Bao Juan (蕭寶卷 xiao1 bao3 juan3)	499-501	Yongyuan (永元 yong3 yuan2) 499-501
He Di (�'�帝 he2 di4)	Xiao Bao Rong (蕭寶融 xiao1 bao3 rong2)	501-502	Zhongxing (中興 zhong1 xing1) 501-502
Liang Dynasty 502-557
Convention: Liang + posthumous name
Wu Di (武帝 wu3 jing4 di4)	Xiao Yan (蕭衍 xiao1 yan3)	502-549	Tianjian (天監 tian1 jian1) 502-519 Putong (普通 pu3 tong1) 520-527 Datong (大通 da4 tong1) 527-529 Zhongdatong (中大通 zhong1 da4 tong1) 529-534 Datong (大同 da4 tong2) 535-546 Zhongdatong (中大同 zhong1 da4 tong2) 546-547 Taiqing (太清 tai4 qing1) 547-549
Jian Wen Di (簡文帝 jian3 wen2 di4)	Xiao Gang (蕭綱 xiao1 gang1)	549-551	Dabao (大寶 da4 bao3) 550-551
Yu Zhang Wang (豫章王 yu4 zhang1 wang2)	Xiao Dong (蕭棟 xiao1 dong4)	551-552	Tianzheng (天正 tian1 zheng4) 551-552
Yuan Di (元帝 yuan2 di4)	Xiao Yi (蕭繹 xiao1 yi4)	552-555	Chengsheng (承聖 cheng2 sheng4) 552-555
Zhen Yang Hou (貞陽侯 zhen1 yang2 hou2)	Xiao Yuan Ming (蕭淵明 xiao1 yuan1 ming2)	555	Tiancheng (天成 tian1 cheng2) 555
Jing Di (敬帝 jing4 di4)	Xiao Fang Zhi (蕭方智 xiao1 fang1 zhi4)	555-557	Shaotai (紹泰 shao4 tai4) 555-556 Taiping (太平 tai4 ping2) 556-557
Chen Dynasty 557-589
Convention: Chen + posthumous name
Wu Di (武帝 wu3 di4)	Chen Ba Xian (陳霸先 chen2 ba4 xian1)	557-559	Yongding (永定 yong3 ding4) 557-559
Wen Di (文帝 wen2 di4)	Chen Qian (陳�'� chen2 qian4)	560-566	Tianjia (天嘉 tian1 jia1) 560-566 Tiankang (天康 tian1 kang1) 566
Fei Di (廢帝 fei4 di4)	Chen Bo Zong (陳伯宗 chen2 bo2 zong1)	567-568	Guangda (光大 guang1 da4) 567-568
Xuan Di (宣帝 xuan1 di4)	Chen Xu (陳頊 chen2 xu1)	569-582	Taijian (太建 tai4 jian4) 569-582
Hou Zhu (後主 hou4 zhu3)	Chen Shu Bao (陳�"寶 chen2 shu2 bao3)	583-589	Zhide (至德 zhi4 de2) 583-586 Zhenming (禎明 zhen1 ming2) 587-589

Nan Liang Dynasty 555-587

Temple Names ( Miao Hao 廟號 miào hào)	Posthumous Names ( Shi Hao 諡號 )	Personal Names	Period of Reigns	Era Names (Nián Hào 年號) and their relevant range of years
Convention: Nan Liang + posthumous name
Note: some historians set Nan Liang as a continuation of the Liang Dynasty since it was founded by descendants of the Xiao's, the ruling family of the Liang Dynasty.
Zhong Zong (中宗 zhong1 zong1)	Xuan Di (宣帝 xuan1 di4)	Xiao Cha (蕭察 xiao1 cha2)	555-562	Dading (大定 da4 ding4) 555-562
Shi Zong (世4宗 zhong1 zong1)	Xiao Ming Di (孝明帝 xiao4 ming2 di4)	Xiao Kui (蕭巋 xiao1 kui1)	562-585	Tianbao (天保 tian1 bao3) 562-585
Did not exist	Xiao Jing Di (孝靜帝 xiao4 jing4 di4) or Ju Gong (#33682;公 ju3 gong1)	Xiao Cong (蕭琮 xiao1 cong2)	585-587	Guangyun (廣運 guang3 yun4) 562-585

See also

*Chinese history
*Southern and Northern Dynasty
*Chinese sovereign