East Asia · The Sixteen Kingdoms and the Northern and Southern dynasties
Liu Song
420–479
The Liu Song (420–479), founded by the general Liu Yu (Emperor Wu) after ending the Eastern Jin, was the first and largest of the Southern Dynasties, capital Jiankang. It reached a cultural and economic peak under Emperor Wen (the "Reign of Yuanjia").
- Existed
- 420–479
- Shown on the map
- AD 426–479
- Peak area
- 2.8M km²
- Region
- East Asia
Overview
The Liu Song (420–479), founded by the general Liu Yu (Emperor Wu) after ending the Eastern Jin, was the first and largest of the Southern Dynasties, capital Jiankang. It reached a cultural and economic peak under Emperor Wen (the "Reign of Yuanjia"). Weakened by fratricidal succession violence, it was usurped in 479 by Xiao Daocheng (Southern Qi).
Common questions
- What was Liu Song?
- The Liu Song (420–479), founded by the general Liu Yu (Emperor Wu) after ending the Eastern Jin, was the first and largest of the Southern Dynasties, capital Jiankang. It reached a cultural and economic peak under Emperor Wen (the "Reign of Yuanjia").
- When did Liu Song exist?
- Liu Song existed 420–479. On this map it is drawn AD 426–479.
- How large was Liu Song?
- At its greatest extent drawn on this map, Liu Song covered about 2.8 million 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 — Liu Song dynasty en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liu_Song_dynasty
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