Southern Qiball

Southern Qiball : 南齊球
←   → 479 – 502
General information
Government	Monarchy
Language(s)	Middle Chinese
Type	Sinitic
Capital	Jiankangball
Religion	Chinese folk religion Confucianism Taoism Buddhism
Relations and opinions
Enemies	Northern Weiball Liangball Liu Songball
Dislikes	Liu Songball, Rebels and Rival
Historical information
Preceded by	Liu Songball
Succeeded by	Liangball
Is of importants
Can into space?	No
Börk	Qi Qi
Status
Dead

Southern Qiball, also known as Xiao Qi was a Dynasty in Southern Chinaball.

History

The dynasty began in 479, when Xiao Daocheng forced the Emperor Shun of Liu Songball into yielding the throne to him, ending Liu Songball and starting Southern Qiball as its Emperor Gao. The dynasty's name was taken from Xiao's fief, which roughly occupied the same territory as the Warring States era Kingdom of Qiball The Book of the Qi does not mention whether or not Xiao had any blood relationship to either the House of Jiang or House of Tian, the two dynasties which had previously ruled that kingdom.

During its 23-year history, the dynasty was largely filled with instability, as after the death of the capable Emperor Gao and Emperor Wu, Emperor Wu's grandson Xiao Zhaoye was assassinated by Emperor Wu's intelligent but cruel and suspicious cousin Xiao Luan who took over as Emperor Ming, and proceeded to carry out massive executions of Emperor Gao's and Emperor Wu's sons, as well as officials whom he suspected of plotting against him.

The arbitrariness of these executions was exacerbated after Emperor Ming was succeeded by his son Xiao Baojuan, whose actions drew multiple rebellions, the last of which, by the general Xiao Yan led to Southern Qiball's fall and succession by Xiao Yan's Liangball

More than fifty percent of Tuoba Xianbei princesses of the Northern Weiball were married to southern Han Chinese men from the imperial families and aristocrats from southern Chinaball of the Southern dynasties who defected and moved north to join the Northern Weiball. Tuoba Xianbei Princess Nanyang was married to Xiao Baoyin, a Han Chinese member of Southern Qi royalty. Xianbei Tuoba Emperor Xiaozhuang of Northern Weiball's sister the Shouyang Princess was wedded to the Han Chinese Liangball ruler Emperor Wu of Liang's son Xiao Zong.

War with Northern Wei

In 479, after Xiao Daocheng usurped the throne of Liu Song , the Northern Weiball emperor prepared to invade under the pretext of installing Liu Chang, son of Emperor Wen of Liu Songball who had been in exile in Northern Weiball since 465 AD. Northern Weiball troops began to attack Shouyangball but could not take the city. The Southern Qi began to fortify their capital, Jiankangball in order to prevent further Northern Weiball raids. Multiple sieges and skirmishes were fought until 481 but the war did not witness any major campaign. A peace treaty was signed in 490 with the Emperor Wu.

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