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This is a list of kingdoms and royal dynasties, organized by geographic region.
Note: many countries have had multiple dynasties over the course of recorded history. This is not a comprehensively exhaustive list and may require further additions or historical verification.
Africa edit
Algeria edit
- Numidia
- Mauretania Caesariensis
- Vandal Kingdom
- Kingdom of Altava
- Kingdom of the Aurès
- Mauro-Roman Kingdom
- Emirate of Tlemcen
- Rustamid dynasty
- Sulaymanid dynasty
- Zirid Dynasty
- Hammadid dynasty
- Almohad Caliphate
- Kingdom of Tlemcen
- Hafsids of Béjaïa
- Ottoman Algeria
- Emirate of Abdelkader
Angola edit
Benin edit
Burkina Faso edit
Burundi edit
Cameroon edit
Central African Republic edit
Chad edit
Congo (Brazzaville) edit
Congo (Kinshasa) edit
Côte d'Ivoire edit
Egypt edit
- First Dynasty of Egypt
- Second Dynasty of Egypt
- Third Dynasty of Egypt
- Old Kingdom
- Fourth Dynasty of Egypt
- Fifth Dynasty of Egypt
- Sixth Dynasty of Egypt
- First Intermediate Period of Egypt
- Seventh Dynasty of Egypt
- Eighth Dynasty of Egypt
- Ninth Dynasty of Egypt
- Tenth Dynasty of Egypt
- Eleventh Dynasty of Egypt
- Middle Kingdom of Egypt
- Twelfth Dynasty of Egypt
- Thirteenth Dynasty of Egypt
- Fourteenth Dynasty of Egypt
- Fifteenth Dynasty of Egypt
- Second Intermediate Period of Egypt
- Sixteenth Dynasty of Egypt
- Abydos dynasty
- Seventeenth Dynasty of Egypt
- New Kingdom of Egypt
- Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt
- Nineteenth Dynasty of Egypt
- Twentieth Dynasty of Egypt
- Third Intermediate Period of Egypt
- Twenty-first Dynasty of Egypt
- Twenty-second Dynasty of Egypt
- Twenty-third Dynasty of Egypt
- Twenty-fourth Dynasty of Egypt
- Twenty-fifth Dynasty of Egypt
- Late Period of ancient Egypt
- Twenty-sixth Dynasty of Egypt
- Twenty-seventh Dynasty of Egypt
- Twenty-eighth Dynasty of Egypt
- Twenty-ninth Dynasty of Egypt
- Thirtieth Dynasty of Egypt
- Thirty-first Dynasty of Egypt
- Ptolemaic Kingdom
- Ptolemaic dynasty
- Roman Egypt
- Diocese of Egypt
- Sasanian Egypt
- Ayyubid dynasty
- Mamluk Sultanate
- Tulunids
- Ikhshidid dynasty
- Egypt Eyalet
- Muhammad Ali dynasty
- Khedivate of Egypt
- Sultanate of Egypt
- Kingdom of Egypt
Eritrea edit
Eswatini edit
Ethiopia edit
- Harla Kingdom
- Sultanate of Showa
- Sultanate of Dawaro
- Kingdom of Damot
- Zagwe dynasty
- Sultanate of Ifat
- Walashma dynasty
- Ennarea
- Ethiopian Empire
- Solomonic dynasty
- Kingdom of Kaffa
- Sultanate of Harar
- Imamate of Aussa
- Emirate of Harar
- Sultanate of Aussa
- Italian East Africa
Gabon edit
Ghana edit
- Dagbon Kingdom
- Bono state
- Portuguese Gold Coast
- Swedish Gold Coast
- Brandenburger Gold Coast
- Asante Kingdom
- British Gold Coast
Guinea edit
Guinea-Bissau edit
Kenya edit
Lesotho edit
Libya edit
- Battiadae
- Libya (satrapy)
- Africa (Roman province)
- Aghlabids
- Spanish Tripoli
- Hospitaller Tripoli
- Ottoman Tripolitania
- Karamanli dynasty
- Italian Tripolitania
- Italian Cyrenaica
- Italian Libya
- British Military Administration (Libya)
- Emirate of Cyrenaica
- Kingdom of Libya
Madagascar edit
Malawi edit
Mali edit
- Keita dynasty
- Mali Empire
- Songhai Empire
- Sunni dynasty
- Askiya dynasty
- Bamana Empire
- Kénédougou Kingdom
- Massina Empire
- Toucouleur Empire
- Wassoulou Empire
Mauritania edit
Mauritius edit
- Isle de France (Mauritius) (1715–1792) (1804–1810)
- British Mauritius
- Mauritius (1968–1992)
Morocco edit
- Mauretania
- Mauretania Tingitana
- Kingdom of Nekor
- Barghawata
- Midrarid dynasty
- Idrisid dynasty
- Almoravid dynasty
- Almohad Caliphate
- Marinid Sultanate
- Wattasid dynasty
- Saadi Sultanate
- Alaouite dynasty
- Spanish protectorate in Morocco
- Morocco
Mozambique edit
Nigeria edit
- Kingdom of Kano
- Sultanate of Kano
- Kano Emirate
- Oyo Empire
- Oba of Benin
- Obi
- Sokoto Caliphate
- Sokoto Sultanate Council
- Ooduan dynasties of Yorubaland
- Kingdom of Bonny
- Kingdom of Nri
Rwanda edit
Senegal edit
Somalia edit
South Africa edit
South Sudan edit
Sudan edit
Tanzania edit
Tunisia edit
Uganda edit
Zambia edit
Zimbabwe edit
Asia edit
Afghanistan edit
Bahrain edit
Bangladesh edit
Bhutan edit
Brunei edit
Cambodia edit
China edit
The following is a list of major dynasties of China:
- Xia dynasty (夏朝) (2070–1600 BC)
- Shang dynasty (商朝) (1600–1046 BC)
- Zhou dynasty (周朝) (1046–256 BC)
- Western Zhou (西周) (1046–771 BC)
- Eastern Zhou (東周) (770–256 BC)
- Qin dynasty (秦朝) (221–207 BC)
- Han dynasty (漢朝) (202 BC–AD 9, AD 25–220)
- Western Han (西漢) (202 BC–AD 9)
- Eastern Han (東漢) (25–220)
- Xin dynasty (新朝) (9–23)
- Three Kingdoms (三國) (220–280)
- Cao Wei (曹魏) (220–280)
- Shu Han (蜀漢) (221–263)
- Eastern Wu (東吳) (222–280)
- Jin dynasty (晉朝) (266–420)
- Western Jin (西晉) (266–316)
- Eastern Jin (東晉) (317–420)
- Sixteen Kingdoms (十六國) (304–439)
- Han-Zhao (漢趙) (304–329)
- Cheng Han (成漢) (304–347)
- Later Zhao (後趙) (319–351)
- Former Liang (前涼) (320–376)
- Former Yan (前燕) (337–370)
- Former Qin (前秦) (351–394)
- Later Yan (後燕) (384–409)
- Later Qin (後秦) (384–417)
- Western Qin (西秦) (385–400, 409–431)
- Later Liang (後涼) (386–403)
- Southern Liang (南涼) (397–414)
- Northern Liang (北涼) (397–439)
- Southern Yan (南燕) (398–410)
- Western Liang (西涼) (400–421)
- Hu Xia (胡夏) (407–431)
- Northern Yan (北燕) (407–436)
- Northern and Southern dynasties (南北朝) (386–589)
- Northern dynasties (北朝) (386–581)
- Northern Wei (北魏) (386–535)
- Eastern Wei (東魏) (534–550)
- Western Wei (西魏) (535–557)
- Northern Qi (北齊) (550–577)
- Northern Zhou (北周) (557–581)
- Northern Wei (北魏) (386–535)
- Southern dynasties (南朝) (420–589)
- Liu Song (劉宋) (420–479)
- Southern Qi (南齊) (479–502)
- Liang dynasty (梁朝) (502–557)
- Chen dynasty (陳朝) (557–589)
- Northern dynasties (北朝) (386–581)
- Sui dynasty (隋朝) (581–619)
- Tang dynasty (唐朝) (618–690, 705–907)
- Wu Zhou (武周) (690–705)
- Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms (五代十國) (907–979)
- Five Dynasties (五代) (907–960)
- Later Liang (後梁) (907–923)
- Later Tang (後唐) (923–937)
- Later Jin (後晉) (936–947)
- Later Han (後漢) (947–951)
- Later Zhou (後周) (951–960)
- Ten Kingdoms (十國) (907–979)
- Former Shu (前蜀) (907–925)
- Yang Wu (楊吳) (907–937)
- Ma Chu (馬楚) (907–951)
- Wuyue (吳越) (907–978)
- Min (閩) (909–945)
- Southern Han (南漢) (917–971)
- Jingnan (荊南) (924–963)
- Later Shu (後蜀) (934–965)
- Southern Tang (南唐) (937–976)
- Northern Han (北漢) (951–979)
- Five Dynasties (五代) (907–960)
- Liao dynasty (遼朝) (916–1125)
- Western Liao (西遼) (1124–1218)
- Song dynasty (宋朝) (960–1279)
- Northern Song (北宋) (960–1127)
- Southern Song (南宋) (1127–1279)
- Western Xia (西夏) (1038–1227)
- Jin dynasty (金朝) (1115–1234)
- Yuan dynasty (元朝) (1271–1368)
- Northern Yuan (北元) (1368–1635)
- Ming dynasty (明朝) (1368–1644)
- Southern Ming (南明) (1644–1662)
- Qing dynasty (清朝) (1636–1912)
- Later Jin (後金) (1616–1636)
- Taiping Heavenly Kingdom
- Empire of China (1915–1916)
- Manchukuo
India edit
- Yaduvanshi dynasty
- Yadava dynasty
- Abhira dynasty
- Pala dynasty (Kamarupa)
- Kachari Kingdom
- Mlechchha dynasty
- Koch dynasty
- Khen dynasty
- Chutia Kingdom
- Danava dynasty
- Bhauma dynasty
- Varman dynasty
- Ahom kingdom
- Gajapati Empire
- Mahameghavahana dynasty
- Eastern Ganga dynasty
- Rashtrakuta dynasty
- Sena dynasty
- Shunga Empire
- Chola dynasty
- Chera dynasty
- Kamarupa kingdom
- Kamata kingdom
- Pallava dynasty
- Rajput dynasties
- Sukarchakiya dynasty
- Soomra dynasty
- Maurya empire
- Manikya dynasty
- Mughal empire
- Pandiyan dynasty
- Satavahana dynasty
- Vijaynagar Empire
- Maratha Empire
- Gupta dynasty
- Chalukya dynasty
- Delhi Sultanate
- Tuluva dynasty
- Dominion of India
- Sikkim
Indonesia edit
- Aceh Sultanate
- Deli Sultanate
- Demak Sultanate
- Galuh Kingdom
- Gowa Sultanate
- Jambi Sultanate
- Janggala
- Kahuripan
- Kalingga Kingdom
- Kantoli
- Kediri Kingdom
- Kingdom of Pajang
- Kingdom of Tallo
- Kutai Kingdom
- Luwu
- Majapahit
- Mataram Kingdom
- Mataram Sultanate
- Pagaruyung Kingdom
- Palembang Sultanate
- Peureulak Sultanate
- Samudera Pasai Sultanate
- Singasari
- Srivijaya
- Sultanate of Bacan
- Sultanate of Banjar
- Sultanate of Bima
- Sultanate of Buton
- Sultanate of Jailolo
- Sultanate of Kutai Kartanegara
- Sultanate of Serdang
- Sultanate of Siak Sri Indrapura
- Sultanate of Ternate
- Sultanate of Tidore
- Sultanate of Yogyakarta
- Sunda Kingdom
- Surakarta Sunanate
- Tarumanagara
Iran edit
- House of Pahlavi
- Qajar dynasty
- Pahlavi dynasty
- Safavid dynasty
- Zand dynasty
- Afsharid dynasty
- Ilkhanate
- Sasanid dynasty
- Arsacid dynasty
- Achaemenid dynasty
Iraq edit
Israel edit
- Davidic line
- Kingdom of Judah
- List of Kings of Judah
- King Saul
- King Solomon
- Tribe of Judah
- Kingdom of Israel (united monarchy)
- Kingdom of Israel (Samaria)
- Hasmonean Kingdom
- Herodian Kingdom
- Kingdom of Jerusalem
Japan edit
- Imperial House of Japan – Also known as the Yamato dynasty
- Ryukyu Kingdom
Jordan edit
Kazakhstan edit
Korea edit
- Goguryeo Kingdom
- Baekje Kingdom
- Silla Kingdom
- Unified Silla Kingdom
- Goryeo dynasty
- Joseon dynasty
- Korean Empire
- List of monarchs of Korea
- Kim dynasty (as a republic but in hereditary dictatorship context)
Kuwait edit
Laos edit
- Lan Xang
- Kingdom of Champasak
- Kingdom of Luang Prabang
- Kingdom of Vientiane
- List of monarchs of Laos
- Kingdom of Laos
Lebanon edit
Malaysia edit
Maldives edit
Mongolia edit
Myanmar edit
- Kingdom of Ava
- Pagan Kingdom
- Kingdom of Mrauk U
- First Toungoo Empire
- Konbaung dynasty
- List of Burmese monarchs
Nepal edit
Oman edit
Pakistan edit
- Dominion of Pakistan
- Amb State
- Bahawalpur State
- Chitral State
- Dir State
- Hunza State
- Kalat State
- Kharan State
- Khayrpur State
- Las Bela State
- Makran State
- Nagar State
- Swat State
- Talpur dynasty
Philippines edit
Qatar edit
Saudi Arabia edit
- Emirate of Diriyah
- Kingdom of Hejaz
- Kingdom of Nejd
- King of Saudi Arabia
- House of Saud
- Umayyad dynasty
- Abbasid dynasty
Sri Lanka edit
Syria edit
Tajikistan edit
Thailand edit
- Lavo Kingdom
- Sukhothai Kingdom
- Ayutthaya Kingdom
- Thonburi Kingdom
- Patani Kingdom
- Chakri dynasty
- Rattanakosin Kingdom (1782–1932)
- Lan Na
- Kingdom of Chiang Mai
- Monarchy of Thailand
- List of Thai monarchs
United Arab Emirates edit
Uzbekistan edit
- Timurid Empire
- Chagatai Khanate
- Uzbek Khanate
- Emirate of Bukhara
- Khwarazmian Empire
- Khanate of Khiva
- Khanate of Kokand
Vietnam edit
- Hồng Bàng dynasty (2879–258 BC)
- Âu Lạc (257–179 BC)
- Nanyue (204–111 BC)
- Early Lý dynasty (AD 544–602)
- Ngô dynasty (AD 939–965)
- Đinh dynasty (AD 968–980)
- Early Lê dynasty (AD 980–1009)
- Lý dynasty (AD 1009–1225)
- Trần dynasty (AD 1225–1400)
- Hồ dynasty (AD 1400–1407)
- Later Trần dynasty (AD 1407–1413)
- Later Lê dynasty (AD 1428–1527, AD 1533–1789)
- Mạc dynasty (AD 1527–1677)
- Tây Sơn dynasty (AD 1778–1802)
- Nguyễn dynasty (AD 1802–1945)
- Empire of Vietnam
- Domain of the Crown
Yemen edit
Europe edit
Andorra edit
Austria edit
Bavaria edit
Belgium edit
Bohemia edit
Bulgaria edit
Denmark edit
Finland edit
France edit
- Kingdom of France
- Kingdom of Arles
- First French Empire
- Second French Empire
- Duchy of Brittany
- Duchy of Burgundy
- Duchy of Lorraine
- Duchy of Normandy
- Kingdom of Corsica (1736)
- Anglo-Corsican Kingdom
Greece edit
- Macedonian Empire
- Byzantine Empire
- List of kings of Greece
- List of Greek royal consorts
- Kingdom of Greece
Georgia edit
German Empire edit
Hungary edit
Italy edit
- Kingdom of Italy
- House of Savoy
- Kingdom of Italy (Napoleonic)
- Kingdom of Naples
- Papal States
- Kingdom of Sardinia
- Kingdom of Sicily
- Kingdom of the Two Sicilies
- Grand Duchy of Tuscany
- Duchy of Florence
- Duchy of Milan
- Duchy of Savoy
Liechtenstein edit
Lithuania edit
Monaco edit
Moldova edit
Netherlands edit
Norway edit
Luxembourg edit
Poland edit
- Congress Poland
- Kingdom of Poland (1385–1569)
- Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
- List of kings of the Piast dynasty
- List of Polish monarchs
Portugal edit
Romania edit
Russia edit
- House of Romanov
- List of Russian rulers
- Russian Empire
- Tsardom of Russia
- Golden Horde
- Grand Principality of Moscow
- Khanate of Astrakhan
- Khanate of Kazan
- Khanate of Sibir
- House of Ak-Kebek
Spain edit
Andalucía edit
Aragon edit
Asturias edit
Cantabria edit
Catalonia edit
Castile edit
Galicia edit
León edit
Majorca edit
Murcia edit
edit
Valencia edit
Sweden edit
Turkey edit
Ukraine edit
United Kingdom edit
England edit
- House of Wessex
- House of Knýtlinga
- House of Godwin
- House of Normandy
- House of Plantagenet
- House of Lancaster
- House of York
- House of Tudor
- House of Stuart
- Kingdom of England
- Kingdom of Great Britain
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- List of English monarchs
Scotland edit
- Guardian of Scotland
- House of Stuart
- Kingdom of Alba
- Kingdom of the Isles
- Kingdom of Scotland
- List of Scottish monarchs
- Scottish monarchs' family tree
Wales edit
Americas edit
Mosquito Coast edit
Antigua and Barbuda edit
Bahamas edit
Barbados edit
Belize edit
Bolivia edit
Brazil edit
- House of Braganza
- House of Orléans-Braganza
- Brazilian Imperial Family
- United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves
- Kingdom of Brazil
- Empire of Brazil
- Monarquia Brasileira Isabel I of Brazil
Canada edit
See also Monarchism in Canada
Grenada edit
Haiti edit
Jamaica edit
Mexico edit
- Aztec Empire
- Emperor of Mexico
- First Mexican Empire
- Second Mexican Empire
- List of Mexican consorts
- List of Tenochtitlan rulers
- House of Iturbide
- House of Habsburg-Lorraine
Peru edit
Saint Kitts and Nevis edit
Saint Lucia edit
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines edit
United States edit
Oceania edit
Australia edit
Hawaii edit
New Zealand edit
Papua New Guinea edit
Solomon Islands edit
Tahiti edit
Tonga edit
Tuvalu edit
See also edit
References edit
External links edit
- The Monarchist League
- Theodore's Royalty and Monarchy Site
- IMC, official site of the International Monarchist Conference.
- SYLM, Support Your Local Monarch, the independent monarchist community.