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The Song Dynasty (宋朝, previous spelling Sung) (420 -479 ) was first of the four Southern Dynasties in China , followed by the Qi Dynasty . It was found by the Liu family.
The dynasty is often called the Liu Song Dynasty to distinguish it from a later Song Dynasty (960 -1279 ) of China that is much more famous and significant.
Sovereigns of Song Dynasty (420-479) Posthumous Name Family name and given names Period of Reigns Era names and their according range of years Chinese convention: Song + posthumous name +"di". "Song Wudi was also referred to as Liu Yu. Wu, ch . 武, py . wu3 Liu Yu, ch. 劉裕 py. liú yù 420 -422 Yongchu (永初 yong3 chu1) 420 -422 Shao, ch. 少, py. shao4 Liu Yifu|劉義符 liú yi4 fu2 423 -424 Jingping (景平 jing3 ping2) 423 -424 Wen, ch. 文, py. wen2 Liu Yilong|劉義隆 liú yi4 long2 424 -453 Yuanjia (元嘉 yaun2 jia1) 424 -453 Xiaowu, ch.孝武, py. xiao1 wu3 Liu Jun|劉駿 liú jun4 454 -464 Xiaojian (元嘉 xiao1 jian4) 454 -456 Daming (大明 da4 ming2) 457 -464 (Qian) Fei, ch. (前)廢, py. qian2 fei4 Liu Ziye|劉子業 liú zi3 ye4 465 Yongguang (永光 yong3 guang1) 465 Jinghe (景和 jing3 he2) 465 Ming, ch. 明, py. ming2 Liu Yu|劉彧 liú yu4 465 -472 Taishi (泰始 tai4 shi3) 465 -471 Taiyu (泰豫 tai4 yu4) 472 {Hou} Fei, ch. (後)廢, py. (hou4) fei4 or Cangwu Wang ch. 蒼梧王, py. cang1 wu2 wang2 Liu Yu|劉昱 liú yu4 473 -477 Yuanhui (元徽 yuan2 hui1) 473 -477 Shun, ch. 順, py. shun4 Liu Zhun|劉準 liú zhun3 477 -479 Shengming (昇明 sheng1 ming2) 477 -479
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