// Middle Ages
Liang Dynasty
- Period
- AD 510 – AD 560
- Duration
- approx. 50 years
- Greatest extent
- around AD 534
- Area (max.)
- approx. 2.4 million km²
Period and duration
Liang Dynasty — according to the map data from AD 510 to AD 560, roughly 50 years. The dates refer to the time the empire is drawn as its own territory on the world map; historians sometimes date its founding and end differently.
Greatest extent
Liang Dynasty — greatest extent around AD 534: the mapped borders then cover about 2.4 million km², roughly 1.6% of Earth's land area. The area is calculated from the border lines of the map and is therefore an approximation.
Predecessors and successors
States that ruled the same territory directly before and after:
Before (AD 509)
After
- Chen Dynasty
- Northern Zhou
- Northern Qi
Neighbours around AD 534
The largest states in the region at the same time:
- Eastern Wei
- Tuyuhun
- Western Wei
- Chámpa
Learn more
- Open the world map in AD 534 — tap the empire for a detailed description
- Liang Dynasty on Wikipedia
- All 300 empires at a glance
Borders and dates: Cliopatria / Seshat Global History Databank (CC BY 4.0). Coastlines: Natural Earth. Text: Centaurian.