Liang Daoming

Liang Daoming (Chinese: 梁道明; pinyin: Liáng Dàomíng; Cantonese Yale: Lèuhng Douh-mìng) was an abscondee of the Chinese Ming Dynasty who became king of Palembang in Srivijaya.

[1] He hailed from Guangdong province and was of Cantonese descent.

According to the Ming records, he had thousands of followers and a sizable military contingent in Palembang.

Liang Daoming's rule over Palembang was acknowledged by the Ming emperor and protected by Zheng He's armada (1403-1424).

[2] This Chinese biographical article is a stub.

Map of Liang Daoming's Old Port Palembang.