Emperor Jianwen of Liang

Facts

Reign

7 July 549 – 2 October 551 (2nd ruler of Liang)

Length of reign

2 years

Born

2 December 503

Died

15 November 551

Age at accession

Unknown

Age at death

49

Cause of death

AssassinatedKilled by officials, relatives, eunuchs or others within the same regime (including poisoning)

Path to the throne

Designated heirSucceeded the previous ruler of the same regime, who had chosen the heir (by testament, naming a crown prince, etc.)

Predecessor

Emperor Wu of Liang

Successor

Xiao Dong, Emperor Yuan of Liang

Era names

• 大寶 Dàbǎo (proclaimed 550)

Ages are given in East Asian reckoning (sui): a person is one year old at birth and gains a year at each New Year, so the figure is one or two years higher than the Western age.

During the reign

Number of times each event is recorded in the official histories. How each item is counted

Era name changes

1

General amnesties

2

Empresses installed

0

Crown princes deposed

0

Personal campaigns

0

Rebellions suppressed

0

Rebellions faced

1

Capital relocations

0