Liang

Liang denotes:

a Chinese currency unit (兩) that is no longer in use today, see Tael
the Mountain Liang (梁山) in southern Shandong
the place Sungai Liang in Brunei
the mukim Liang in the Bruneier district of Belait, see Liang (Brunei)

Historic states in China

Era of the Sixteen Kingdoms :
- Former Liang (Former Liang Empire) (前涼, 317–376)
- Later Liang (Later Liang Empire) (後涼, 386–403)
- Southern Liang (Southern Liang Empire) (南涼, 397–416)
- Northern Liang (Northern Liang Empire) (北涼, 397–439 / 460)
- Western Liang (Western Liang Empire) (西涼, 400–421)
Period of the Northern and Southern Dynasties :
- Liang Dynasty (梁, 502–557)
- Western Liang Dynasty (西梁, 555–587) - continuation of the Liang Dynasty
Period of the Five Dynasties and Ten Empires :
- Later Liang Dynasty (後梁, 907–923)

People: Liang is a Chinese surname 梁 ( liáng ). The following people wear it:

Liang (Huai) , wife of the Jin Emperor Huai
Concubine Liang (62–83), birth mother of the Han emperor He
Alex Liang (* 1971), American badminton player of Chinese origin
Awonder Liang (* 2003), American chess player
Liang Chen (1864–1917), Qing Dynasty diplomat
Liang Chen (tennis player) (* 1989), Chinese tennis player
Liang En-shuo (* 2000), Taiwanese tennis player
Liang Fa (1789–1855), Protestant preacher
Liang Geliang (* 1950), Chinese table tennis player
Liang Guanglie (* 1940), Chinese general and politician
Hanni Liang (* 1993), German-Chinese pianist
Liang Ji († 159), Chinese politician of the Han period
Liang Jingkun (* 1996), Chinese table tennis player
Liang Jinsheng (* 1996), Chinese sprinter
Liang Jui-Wei (* 1990), Taiwanese badminton player
Liang Kai , Southern Song Dynasty painter
Liang Na (116-150), wife of Han Emperor Shun
Liang Nuo (* 1999), Chinese sprinter
Liang Nüying († 159), first wife of the Han emperor Huan
Paul Liang Jiansen (* 1964), Chinese clergyman, Roman Catholic bishop of Jiangmen
Ooi Tze Liang (* 1993), Malaysian water diver
Liang Qichao (1873–1929), Chinese scholar, journalist, philosopher and reformist of the Qing Dynasty
Liang Qin (* 1972), Chinese fencer
Liang Qing (* 1971), American badminton player of Chinese origin, see Alex Liang
Liang Qiuxia (* 1950), Chinese badminton player
Liang Qiuzhong (* 1966), Chinese archer
Liang Reng-Guey (* 1950), Taiwanese cross-country skier
Liang Shuming (1893–1988), Chinese philosopher
Liang Sicheng (1901–1972), Chinese architect, building and architecture historian, monument conservator and trainer, son of Liang Qichao
Liang Sili (1924–2016), Chinese rocket scientist
Liang Wenbin (* 1995), Chinese ice hockey player
Liang Wenbo (* 1987), Chinese snooker player
Liang Wengen (* 1956), Chinese entrepreneur
Liang Wenhao (* 1992), Chinese short tracker
Liang Wu Di (464–549), Emperor of the Liang Dynasty
Liang Xiaojing (* 1997), Chinese sprinter
Liang Xiaomu (* 1943), Chinese badminton player
Liang Xiaoyu (* 1996), Singaporean badminton player
Liang Zongdai (1903–1983), Chinese poet and translator

Several characters with the reading “Liang” are also used for Chinese first names; The following people are named with the first name "Liang":

Dong Liang (ice hockey player) (born 1985), Chinese ice hockey player
Dong Liang (cyclist) (* 1989), Chinese cyclist
Sima Liang , regent of the Jin Emperor Hui
Sun Liang (243–260), Emperor of the Wu Dynasty
Yan Liang († 200), general of the warlord Yuan Shao
Zhuge Liang (181–234), Prime Minister of the Shu Han and regent of the Shu Emperor Liu Bei

See also:

Laing
Leung