Northern Liang

Chinese Sixteen Kingdoms state (397–439)
AdministrativeArea vassal_state Q1539360
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Northern Liang

Summary

Northern Liang is a vassal state[1]. It draws 226 Wikipedia views per month (vassal_state category, ranking #6 of 7).[2]

Key Facts

  • Northern Liang is on the continent of Asia[3].
  • Northern Liang's instance of is recorded as vassal state[4].
  • Northern Liang's instance of is recorded as historical Chinese state[5].
  • Northern Liang's capital is recorded as Zhangye[6].
  • Northern Liang is part of Sixteen Kingdoms[7].
  • 397 marks the founding of Northern Liang[8].
  • Northern Liang was dissolved in 439[9].
  • Northern Liang's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Northern Liang[10].
  • Northern Liang's described by source is recorded as Book of Jin[11].
  • Northern Liang's described by source is recorded as History of Northern Dynasties[12].
  • Northern Liang's replaces is recorded as Later Liang[13].
  • Northern Liang's replaces is recorded as Western Liang[14].
  • Northern Liang's replaced by is recorded as Northern Wei[15].

Body

Geography

Northern Liang is on the continent of Asia[3]. It is part of Sixteen Kingdoms[7].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include vassal state[4] and historical Chinese state[5].

History and Context

397 marks the founding of Northern Liang[8].

Why It Matters

Northern Liang draws 226 Wikipedia views per month (vassal_state category, ranking #6 of 7).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Instance of vassal state, historical Chinese state
    Replaces Later Liang, Western Liang
    Dissolved
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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