Emperor Wu of Liang

Emperor Wu of Liang

Emperor Wu of Liang (Chinese: 梁武帝) (464 – 12 June 549), personal name Xiao Yan (蕭衍), courtesy name Shuda (叔達), childhood name Lian'er (練兒), was the founding emperor of the Chinese Liang dynasty, during the Northern and Southern dynasties period. His reign, until its end, was one of the most stable and prosperous among the Southern dynasties. He came from the same Xiao clan of Lanling (蘭陵蕭氏) that ruled the preceding Southern Qi dynasty, but from a different branch. Emperor Wu established universities and extended the Confucian civil service exams, demanding that sons of nobles (士族) study. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Emperor Wu of Liang is the 4,665th most popular politician (down from 4,072nd in 2019). (down from 522nd in 2019)

Emperor Wu of Liang was most famous for his military conquests. He conquered the Northern Zhou and Northern Qi dynasties, and he was the first to unite all of China after the fall of the Sui Dynasty.