 It was named for the titles duke of Liang (, "Liánggōng") and prince of Liang () which Xiao had the Empress An bestow upon him in her position as regent for the teenage Emperor He.Despite the title, his capital and court were at Jiankang (within modern Nanjing).A new and independent kingdom of Liang () was declared in 619 by Shen Faxing, a Sui general in the lower Yangtze.