th ▁Spart ans . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 0 9 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 7 3 ▁death s ▁Category : S ports people ▁from ▁Blo em f onte in ▁Category : S outh ▁African ▁s occer ▁players ▁Category : A ld ers hot ▁F . C . ▁players ▁Category : B ly th ▁Spart ans ▁A . F . C . ▁players ▁Category : English ▁Football ▁League ▁players ▁ ▁Category : Associ ation ▁football ▁inside ▁for wards <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁Li ang ▁dynast y ▁() ▁( 5 0 2 – 5 5 7 ), ▁also ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Southern ▁Li ang ▁( ), ▁was ▁the ▁third ▁of ▁the ▁Southern ▁D ynast ies ▁during ▁China ' s ▁Southern ▁and ▁Northern ▁D ynast ies ▁period . ▁It ▁was ▁located ▁in ▁East ▁China ▁and ▁South ▁China , ▁and ▁replaced ▁by ▁the ▁Chen ▁dynast y ▁in ▁ 5 5 7 . ▁The ▁small ▁r ump ▁state ▁Western ▁Li ang ▁( 5 5 5 – 5 8 7 ), ▁located ▁in ▁Central ▁China , ▁continued ▁until ▁its ▁an nex ation ▁in ▁ 5 8 7 . ▁ ▁Rule ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁Li ang ▁dynast y , ▁in ▁ 5 4 7 ▁a ▁Pers ian ▁emb ass y ▁paid ▁t ribute ▁to ▁the ▁Li ang , ▁am ber ▁was ▁recorded ▁as ▁origin ating ▁from ▁Pers ia ▁by ▁the ▁Book ▁of ▁Li ang . ▁ ▁More ▁than ▁fifty ▁percent ▁of ▁Tu oba ▁X ian bei ▁prin cess es ▁of ▁the ▁Northern ▁Wei ▁were ▁married ▁to