Note that the -ong in pinyin sounds like "own", it is a common misprunciation when this Chinese word is read as English the same way as the musical song.
| Posthumous Name | Family name and given namess | Period of Reigns | Era namess 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 |
| Shao, 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) 454-456Daming (大明 da4 ming2) 457-464 |
| (Qian) Fei, ch. (前)廢, py. qian2 fei4 | Liu Ziye|劉子業 liú zi5 ye4 | 465 | Yongguang (永光 yong3 guang1) 465Jinghe (景和 jing3 he2) 465 |
| Ming, ch. 明, py. ming2 | Liu Yu|劉彧 liú yu4 | 465-472 | Taishi (泰始 tai4 shi3) 465-471Taiyu (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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Preceded by: Jin Dynasty | Timeline of Chinese history |
Succeeded by: Qi Dynasty |