Liu Song dynasty
Song (420-479), known as Liu Song (Chinese: 劉宋), Former Song (前宋) or Song of (the) Southern dynasties (南朝宋) was an imperial dynasty of China and the first of the four Southern dynasties during the Northern and Southern dynasties period. The Liu Song dynasty co-existed with the Northern Wei dynasty to the north.
The Liu Song succeeded the Eastern Jin dynasty and preceded the Southern Qi dynasty.
The dynasty was founded by Liu Yu (Emperor Wu; 363–422 CE), whose surname together with "Song" forms the common name for the dynasty, the "Liu Song". This appellation is used to distinguish it from a later dynasty of the same name, the Song dynasty (960–1279 CE, ruled by the House of Zhao). Although the Liu Song has also at times been referred to as the "Southern Song", the name is now mainly used to refer to the Song dynasty after 1127 CE.
Buddhism began to be better understood and more widely practised at this time, and some officials such as Xie Lingyun, were Buddhists.
In 440 CE, the dynasty changed its official religion to Taoism, replacing Buddhism.[1]
Further reading
Liu Song dynasty, Wikipedia
Notes
- ↑ McIntosh, Jane; Chrisp, Peter; Parker, Philip; Gibson, Carrie; Grant, R. G.; Regan, Sally (2014). History of the World in 1,000 Objects. New York: DK and the Smithsonian. p. 407. ISBN 978-1-4654-2289-7.
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