Emperor Jing of Liang

Full name
	Family name: Xiāo (蕭); Given name: Fāngzhì (方智);
Era dates
	Shàotài (紹泰): 555–556; Tàipíng (太平): 556–557
Posthumous name
	Emperor Jìng (敬皇帝, lit. "the alert Emperor")

Emperor Jing of Liang
梁敬帝
Emperor Jing of Liang; 梁敬帝
Emperor of Liang dynasty
Reign	November 1, 555 – November 12, 557
Predecessor	Xiao Yuanming
Born	543
Died	May 5, 558
Consorts	Lady Wang of Langya
Full name
Full name
	Family name: Xiāo (蕭); Given name: Fāngzhì (方智);
Era dates
	Shàotài (紹泰): 555–556; Tàipíng (太平): 556–557
Posthumous name
	Emperor Jìng (敬皇帝, lit. "the alert Emperor")
Dynasty	Liang Dynasty
Father	Emperor Yuan
Mother	Xia Wangfeng

Emperor Jing of Liang (Chinese: 梁敬帝; 543 – 5 May 558), personal name Xiao Fangzhi (蕭方智), courtesy name Huixiang (慧相), nickname Fazhen (法真), was an emperor of the Chinese Liang Dynasty. As the only surviving son of Emperor Yuan, he was declared emperor by the general Chen Baxian in 555, but in 557 Chen forced him to yield the throne and established Chen Dynasty. In 558, Chen had him killed.

^ jiyou day of the 10th month of the 1st year of the Shaotai era
^ Zizhi Tongjian, vol. 166.
^ xinwei day of the 10th month of the 1st year of the Yongding era
^ ^a ^b Zizhi Tongjian, vol. 167.
^ As Xiao Fangzhi was 16 (by East Asian reckoning) when he died, his birth year should be 543
^ Book of Liang, vol. 6.
^ yichou day of the 4th month of the 2nd year of the Yongding era

[1] jiyou day of the 10th month of the 1st year of the Shaotai era

[ZZTJ166-2] Zizhi Tongjian, vol. 166.

[3] xinwei day of the 10th month of the 1st year of the Yongding era

[ZZTJ167-4] Zizhi Tongjian, vol. 167.

[5] As Xiao Fangzhi was 16 (by East Asian reckoning) when he died, his birth year should be 543

[BL6-6] Book of Liang, vol. 6.

[7] yichou day of the 4th month of the 2nd year of the Yongding era

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