List of emperors of the Southern dynasties
The Southern dynasties describe a succession of Chinese empires that coexisted alongside a series of Northern dynasties. The era is generally described as the Northern and [Southern dynasties], lasting from 420–589 AD after the Jin and before the Sui dynasty.
The Southern dynasties were as follows:
The Western [Liang (555–587)|Western Liang] was a rump successor to the Liang dynasty and is typically not regarded as a legitimate regime that bore the Mandate of Heaven.