Southern Liang
The Southern Liang ( Chinese 南凉 , Pinyin Nánliáng ; 397 - 414 ) was a state of the Sixteen Kingdoms during the Jin Dynasty (265-420) in China . The founding family Tufa came from the Xianbei ethnic group and was distantly related to the imperial house of the Tuoba of the Northern Wei . According to the Jin Shu , the name of Tuoba was changed to Tufa because one of the Tufa ancestors was born on a blanket, and in the Xianbei language "Tufa" means "blanket."
All rulers of the southern Liang proclaimed themselves emperors ("Wang").
Ruler of the Southern Liang
| Temple names | Posthumous name | Surname and first name | Duration of the dominions | Era names and their duration | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liezu (烈祖 Lièzǔ) | Wu (武 Wǔ) | Tufa Wugu (禿髮 烏 孤 Tūfǎ Wūgū) | 397 - 399 | Taichu (太初 Tàichū) 397–399 | |
| did not exist | Kang (康 Kāng) | Tufa Lilugu (禿髮 利 鹿 孤 Tūfǎ Lìlùgū) | 399- 402 | Jianhe (建和 Jiànhé) 399-402 | |
| did not exist | Jing (景; Jǐng) | Tufa Rutan (禿髮 傉 檀 Tūfǎ Rǔtán) | 402- 414 | Hong Chang (弘昌Hóngchāng) 402- 404 |
Jiaping (嘉平Jiaping) 409 - 414 |