East Asia · The Sixteen Kingdoms and the Northern and Southern dynasties
Former Liang
320–376
Former Liang (320–376) was a largely Han-Chinese state in the Hexi Corridor (Gansu), centered on Guzang (Wuwei), ruled by the Zhang family who nominally maintained loyalty to Jin. A refuge of Chinese culture during the northern chaos, it prospered on Silk Road trade.
- Existed
- 320–376
- Shown on the map
- AD 324–377
- Peak area
- 306k km²
- Region
- East Asia
Overview
Former Liang (320–376) was a largely Han-Chinese state in the Hexi Corridor (Gansu), centered on Guzang (Wuwei), ruled by the Zhang family who nominally maintained loyalty to Jin. A refuge of Chinese culture during the northern chaos, it prospered on Silk Road trade. It was conquered by the Former Qin in 376.
Common questions
- What was Former Liang?
- Former Liang (320–376) was a largely Han-Chinese state in the Hexi Corridor (Gansu), centered on Guzang (Wuwei), ruled by the Zhang family who nominally maintained loyalty to Jin. A refuge of Chinese culture during the northern chaos, it prospered on Silk Road trade.
- When did Former Liang exist?
- Former Liang existed 320–376. On this map it is drawn AD 324–377.
- How large was Former Liang?
- At its greatest extent drawn on this map, Former Liang covered about 306,000 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 — Former Liang en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Former_Liang
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Border geometry for the map itself comes from Cliopatria v0.12 (Seshat Global History Databank, CC-BY-4.0).
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