Western Liang

This article refers to the Han-founded kingdom in what is now Gansu, whose sovereigns were ancestors of the eventual Tang Dynasty emperors. For the dynasty in what is now Hubei, see Liang Dynasty.

Western Liang (西涼) 涼
Vassal of Later Qin, Jin Dynasty (265-420), Northern Wei, Liu Song
← 400–421 →
Capital	Dunhuang (400-405, 420-421) Jiuquan (405-420)
Government	Monarchy
Duke
- 400-417	Li Gao
- 417-420	Li Xin
- 420-421	Li Xun
History
- Established	400
- Fall of Jiuquan	420
- Disestablished	421

The Western Liang (Chinese: 西凉; pinyin: Xī Liáng; 400-421) was a state of the Sixteen Kingdoms in China. It was founded by the Li family of the Han Chinese. The founder of the Tang Dynasty, Li Yuan (Emperor Gaozu), traced his ancestry to the Western Liang rulers.

All rulers of the Western Liang proclaimed themselves "wang".

Rulers of the Western Liang

Temple names	Posthumous names	Family names and given name	Durations of reigns	Era names and their according durations
Chinese convention: use family and given names
Taizu (太祖 Tàizǔ)	Wuzhao (武昭 Wǔzhāo)	Li Gao (李暠 Lǐ Gǎo)	400-417	Gengzi (庚子 Gēngzǐ) 400-405 Jianchu (建初 Jiànchū) 406-417
Did not exist	Houzhu (後主 Hòuzhǔ)	Li Xin (李歆 Lǐ Xīn)	417-420	Jiaxing (嘉興 Jīaxīng) 417-420
Did not exist	Houzhu (後主 Hòuzhǔ)	Li Xun (李恂 Lǐ Xún)	420-421	Yongjian (永建 Yǒngjiàn) 420-421

See also

• Han Chinese
• List of past Chinese ethnic groups
• Wu Hu
• Sixteen Kingdoms
• Gansu
• Dunhuang
• Jiuquan