Southern Qi Dynasty
The Southern Qi Dynasty is an epoch of the Chinese Empire that lasted from 479 to 502 .
The Southern Qi Dynasty fell at the time of the division of China into a southern and a northern part after the end of the Jin Dynasty ; one also speaks of the time of the Southern and Northern Dynasties ( Chinese 南北朝 , Pinyin nánběicháo 420 - 581 ). The Southern Qi formed the second of the Southern dynasties , while the Earlier Song Dynasty ( 420 followed -479) and even by the Liang Dynasty (502- 557 was replaced).
In the north it faced the Northern Wei Dynasty, which had been founded by the nomadic Tuoba in 385 . The northern border of the Southern Qi Dynasty ran around 100 km south of the Huanghe .
Ruler
The dynasty included the following emperors:
| Posthumous name | Surname and first name | Time of rule | Era names and their duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| Convention: Qi + posthumous name | |||
| Gao Di (高帝 gāo dì) | Xiao Dao Cheng (蕭道成 xiāo daò chéng) | 479 - 482 | Jianyuan (建元 jiàn yuán) 479-482 |
| Wu Di (武帝 wǔ jìng dì) | Xiao Ze (蕭 賾 xiāo zé) | 483 - 493 | Yongming (永明 yǒng míng) 483-493 |
| Yu Lin Wang (鬱林 王 yù lín wáng) | Xiao Zhao Ye (蕭 昭 業 xiāo zhāo yè) | 494 | Longchang (隆昌 lóng chāng) 494 |
| Hai Ling Wang (海陵 王 hǎi líng wáng) | Xiao Zhao Wen (蕭昭文 xiāo zhāo wén) | 494 | Yanxing (延 興 yán xīng) 494 |
| Ming Di (明帝 míng dì) | Xiao Luan (蕭 鸞 xiāo luán) | 494- 498 | Jianwu (建武 jiàn wǔ) 494–498 Yongtai (永泰 yǒng tài) 498 |
| Dong Hun Hou (東昏 侯 dōng hūn hóu) | Xiao Bao Juan (蕭 寶 卷 xiāo bǎo juǎn) | 499 - 501 | Yongyuan (永 元 yǒng yuán) 499–501 |
| He Di (和帝 hé dì) | Xiao Bao Rong (蕭 寶 融 xiāo bǎo róng) | 501- 502 | Zhongxing (中興 zhōng xīng) 501–502 |