East Asia · The Sixteen Kingdoms and the Northern and Southern dynasties
Later Liang
386/389–403
Later Liang (386/389–403) was founded in the Hexi Corridor (capital Guzang) by Lü Guang, a Di general of Former Qin who had campaigned in the Western Regions (bringing back the monk Kumārajīva). Riven by revolts that spawned the Southern and Northern Liang, it surrendered to Later Qin in 403.
- Existed
- 386/389–403
- Shown on the map
- AD 387–406
- Peak area
- 239k km²
- Region
- East Asia
Overview
Later Liang (386/389–403) was founded in the Hexi Corridor (capital Guzang) by Lü Guang, a Di general of Former Qin who had campaigned in the Western Regions (bringing back the monk Kumārajīva). Riven by revolts that spawned the Southern and Northern Liang, it surrendered to Later Qin in 403.
Common questions
- What was Later Liang?
- Later Liang (386/389–403) was founded in the Hexi Corridor (capital Guzang) by Lü Guang, a Di general of Former Qin who had campaigned in the Western Regions (bringing back the monk Kumārajīva). Riven by revolts that spawned the Southern and Northern Liang, it surrendered to Later Qin in 403.
- When did Later Liang exist?
- Later Liang existed 386/389–403. On this map it is drawn AD 387–406.
- How large was Later Liang?
- At its greatest extent drawn on this map, Later Liang covered about 239,000 km². That is the largest area the border data gives it across the years it is drawn, not necessarily its greatest extent in history.
Sources
This compendium cites its sources once for the whole document rather than per territory. Its bibliography names the English Wikipedia article for each polity as the basis of these profiles, supplemented by Encyclopaedia Britannica, chinaknowledge.de, the World History Encyclopedia, museum and university sources, and the academic works it lists. The article this entry is anchored on:
- Wikipedia — Later Liang (Sixteen Kingdoms) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Later_Liang_(Sixteen_Kingdoms)
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