Emperor Yuan of Liang [SEP] date of birth
Emperor Yuan of Liang
Emperor Yuan of Liang () (16 September 508 – 27 January 555), personal name Xiao Yi (蕭繹), courtesy name Shicheng (世誠), nickname Qifu (七符), was an emperor of the Chinese Liang Dynasty. After his father Emperor Wu and brother Emperor Jianwen were successively taken hostage and controlled by the rebel general Hou Jing, Xiao Yi was largely viewed as the "de facto" leader of Liang, and after defeating Hou in 552 declared himself emperor. In 554
, but there is dispute as to the identity of Zheng Wang. The theory with more support among scholars is that it refers to Zheng Xiao Wang Liang (), an uncle of Li Yuan, the first Tang emperor; another theory is that it refers to the thirteenth son of Li Yuan, Zheng Wang Yuan Yi ().
Biography Birth and early life.
He was born in 790 or 791. It seems likely that he was born in the year of the Horse, as some twenty-three of his