The Western Liang (; 400–421) was a

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, one of the "Five Liang" (''Wu Liang'') of this era. Western Liang was founded by the Li family of the

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. The founder of the

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, Li Yuan ( Emperor Gaozu), traced his patrilineal ancestry to the Western Liang rulers, and traced the ancestry of the Western Liang rulers to

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and

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in the paternal line. The Li family of Western Liang were known as the Longxi Li lineage ( 隴西李氏).《新唐书·宗室世系表》 All rulers of the Western Liang proclaimed themselves "

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Rulers of the Western Liang

Rulers family tree

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Rulers of the Western Liang

Rulers family tree

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