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Emperor Wu of Liang

Founding Liang emperor from 502 to 549

8 dated entries naming Emperor Wu of Liang, drawn from 6 separate years between 464 CE and 549 CE. Nothing here is written by us: each line is the sentence a Wikipedia year article used, and the link beside it opens the exact revision.

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5th century

  • 464Wu Di, Chinese emperor of the Liang dynasty (d. 549)source

6th century

  • 502The Liang Dynasty is founded by Xiao Yan, who marches on Jiankang (later Nanjing). Emperor He Di, age 14, is put to death. The Southern Qi Dynasty ends and Wu Di becomes ruler of the Liang Dynasty.source
  • 502December 24 - Xiao Yan names Xiao Tong his heir designate.source
  • 516Emperor Wu appoints Lý Tắc, a Jiaozhou's state official, as the governor. Lý Tắc then suppresses the rebellion of Lý Tông Lão, a former subordinate of Lý Nguyên Khải, the previous governor of Jiaozhou, then beheads him to bring his head to Jiankang, as an offering to the emperor.source
  • 517Emperor Wu Di of the Liang Dynasty becomes a Buddhist, and introduces the new religion to central China. He demands that sacrifices to imperial ancestors be changed to using dried meat, instead of the traditional animals (goats, pigs and cows).source
  • 530Xiao Tong, eldest son of emperor Wu Di, compiles the Wen Xuan (Literary Selections), a famous anthology of works dating from the Han to the Liang dynasty (approximate date).source
  • 549Jianwen Di succeeds his father Wu Di as emperor of the Liang Dynasty (China).source
  • 549Wu Di, emperor of the Liang dynasty (b. 464)source

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