Liang

Liang may refer to:

Chinese history

  • Liang (state) (梁) (8th century BC – 641 BC), a Spring and Autumn period state
  • Wei (state) (403–225  BC), a Warring States period state, also known as Liang (梁) after moving its capital to Daliang
    • Kaifeng, a city formerly known as Daliang (大梁)
    • Liang (realm) (梁), a fief held by various princes under imperial China
  • Liang (Han dynasty kingdom) (梁), a kingdom/principality in the Han dynasty
  • Liang Province (涼州), an administrative division in ancient China covering present-day Gansu, Ningxia, and parts of Qinghai, Xinjiang, and Inner Mongolia
  • Former Liang (涼) (320–376), one of the Sixteen Kingdoms
  • Later Liang (Sixteen Kingdoms) (涼) (386–403), one of the Sixteen Kingdoms
  • Southern Liang (Sixteen Kingdoms) (涼) (397–414), one of the Sixteen Kingdoms
  • Northern Liang (涼) (397–439), one of the Sixteen Kingdoms
  • Western Liang (Sixteen Kingdoms) (涼) (400–421), one of the Sixteen Kingdoms
  • Liang dynasty (梁) (502–557), a state during the Southern and Northern Dynasties period, also known as Southern Liang
  • Liang (梁) (617–621), a state founded by Xiao Xian at the end of the Sui dynasty
  • Liang (梁) (617–628), a state founded by Liang Shidu at the end of the Sui dynasty
  • Liang (涼) (618–619), a state founded by Li Gui at the end of the Sui dynasty
  • Later Liang (Five Dynasties) (梁) (907–923), a state during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period

Other uses

  • Mukim Liang, an administrative division of Belait District, Brunei
  • Liang (surname) (梁), a Chinese surname
  • Tael (Chinese: ), a traditional East Asian unit of weight
  • Liang, a barangay in Malolos, Philippines
  • Liang Island, Beigan Township, Lienchiang County (Matsu Islands), Taiwan (Republic of China)
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