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後こう梁りょう

also: ごりょう

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Meanings

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noun

Later Liang dynasty (907-923)

historical term

Historical term referring to one of the Five Dynasties in Chinese history. Used in academic or historical contexts.

See also: 五代 (ごだい)

後こう梁りょうは五ご代だいの最さい初しょの王おう朝ちょうである。
The Later Liang was the first dynasty of the Five Dynasties.
後こう梁りょうの成せい立りつは907年ねんとされている。
The establishment of the Later Liang is said to be in 907.

Written forms

後梁Usage100%
- こうりょう
  Standard kanji form for the Later Liang dynasty. The reading こうりょう is the most common.
- ごりょう
  Alternate reading ごりょう is less common but attested in some historical contexts.
ごりょう

Kanji

後behind, back, later
梁weir, fish trap, beam

Similar words

五ご代だい
五代 refers to the Five Dynasties period as a whole, while 後梁 specifically denotes the Later Liang dynasty within that period.

Etymology

From Chinese 後梁 (Hòu Liáng), literally 'Later Liang'. The name distinguishes it from the earlier Liang dynasty (南朝梁).