Lü Zuan
| Emperor Ling of Later Liang 後涼靈帝 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Heavenly King of Great Liang | |||||||||||||||||
| Heavenly King of Later Liang | |||||||||||||||||
| Reign | 400–401 | ||||||||||||||||
| Predecessor | Lü Shao | ||||||||||||||||
| Successor | Lü Long | ||||||||||||||||
| Died | 401 | ||||||||||||||||
| Burial | Baishi Mausoleum (白石陵) | ||||||||||||||||
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| House | Lü | ||||||||||||||||
| Dynasty | Later Liang | ||||||||||||||||
| Father | Lü Guang | ||||||||||||||||
Lü Zuan (Chinese: 呂纂; died 401), courtesy name Yongxu (永緒), also known by his posthumous name as the Emperor Ling of Later Liang (後涼靈帝), was a monarch of the Di-led Later Liang dynasty of China, ruling as its Heavenly King. He was the oldest son of the founding emperor Lü Guang (Emperor Yiwu), but was not Lü Guang's rightful heir, as he was not born of Lü Guang's wife Princess Shi. After Lü Guang died around new year 400, however, he seized the throne from his younger brother Lü Shao in a coup.
Lü Zuan was considered a capable general tactically, but not skilled in general strategy, and during his reign Later Liang's strength continued to be sapped, as it was during the late reign of Lü Guang, by attacks of rivals Northern Liang and Southern Liang dynasties. Despite this, Lü Zuan continued to occupy himself with hunting and other unimportant matters. In 401, he was assassinated by his cousin Lü Chao (呂超), who then supported his own older brother Lü Long as emperor.