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Southern Qi

The Southern Qi Dynasty (simplified Chinese: 南齐朝; traditional Chinese: 南齊朝; pinyin: Nán Qí cháo) (479-502) was the second of the Southern dynasties in China, followed by the liang dynasty.

During its 23-year history, the dynasty was largely filled with instability, as after the death of the capable Emperor Gao and Emperor Wu, Emperor Wu's grandson Xiao Zhaoye was assassinated by Emperor Wu's intelligent but cruel and suspicious cousin Xiao Luan, who took over as Emperor Ming, and proceeded to carry out massive executions of Emperor Gao's and Emperor Wu's sons and grandsons, as well as officials that he suspected of plotting against him. The arbitrariness of these executions was exacerbated after Emperor Ming was succeeded by his son Xiao Baojuan, whose actions drew multiple rebellions, the last of which, by the general Xiao Yan led to Southern Qi's fall and succession by Xiao Yan's liang dynasty.

Sovereigns of Southern Qi Dynasty (479-502)

Posthumous Name	Family nameand given names	Period of Reigns	Era namesand their according range of years
Convention: Qi + posthumous name
Emperor Gao of Southern Qi (Gao Di 高帝 gāo dì)	Xiao Daocheng (蕭道成 xiāo dào chēng)	479-482	Jianyuan (建元 jiàn yuán) 479-482
Emperor Wu of Southern Qi (Wu Di 武帝 wǔ dì)	Xiao Ze (蕭賾 xiāo zé)	482-493	Yongming (永明 yǒng míng 483-493
Prince of Yulin (Yu Lin Wang 鬱林王 yù lín wáng)	Xiao Zhaoye (蕭昭業 xiāo zhāo yè)	493-494	Longchang (隆昌 lóng chāng) 494
Prince of Hailing (Hai Ling Wang (海陵王 hài líng wáng)	Xiao Zhaowen (蕭昭文 xiāo zhāo wén)	494	Yanxing (延興 yán xīng) 494
Emperor Ming of Southern Qi - Ming D i (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
Marquess of Donghun - Dong Hun Hou (東昏侯 dōng hūn hóu)	Xiao Baojuan (蕭寶卷 xiāo bǎo juǎn)	499-501	Yongyuan (永元 yǒng yuán) 499-501
Emperor He of Southern Qi - He Di (和帝 hé dì)	Xiao Baorong (蕭寶融 xiāo bào róng)	501-502	Zhongxing (中興 zhōng xīng) 501-502