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
Algeria 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 Kingdom of Tlemcen Hafsids of Béjaïa Ottoman Algeria Emirate of Abdelkader
Angola Kingdom of Kongo
Benin Kingdom of Dahomey Kingdom of Ouidah Kingdom of Porto-Novo
Burkina Faso Mossi Kingdoms
Burundi
Kingdom of Burundi German East Africa Ruanda-Urundi
Cameroon Kingdom of Bamum
Central African Republic Central African Empire
Chad
Kanem Empire Duguwa dynasty Sayfawa dynasty Bornu Empire Kingdom of Baguirmi Wadai Empire
Congo (Brazzaville) Anziku Kingdom Kingdom of Loango
Congo (Kinshasa) Kingdom of Luba Kingdom of Lunda Kuba Kingdom South Kasai
Côte d'Ivoire Kong Empire Kingdom of Sanwi
Egypt
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 Medri Bahri
Eswatini House of Dlamini
Ethiopia
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
Gabon Kingdom of Orungu
Ghana
Asante Kingdom Dagbon Kingdom Portuguese Gold Coast Swedish Gold Coast Brandenburger Gold Coast British Gold Coast
Guinea Imamate of Futa Jallon
Guinea-Bissau Kaabu
Kenya Kenya (1963–1964)
Lesotho House of Moshoeshoe
Libya
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
Merina Kingdom Boina Kingdom
Malawi Malawi (1964-1966)
Mali
Keita dynasty Mali Empire Songhai Empire Sunni dynasty Askiya dynasty Bamana Empire Kénédougou Kingdom Massina Empire Toucouleur Empire Wassoulou Empire
Mauritania
Ghana Empire
Mauritius
Isle de France (Mauritius) (1715–1792) (1804–1810) British Mauritius Mauritius (1968–1992)
Morocco
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 Gaza Empire
Nigeria
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 Kingdom of Rwanda
Senegal
Jolof Empire Imamate of Futa Toro
Somalia Adal Sultanate Ajuran Sultanate Habr Yunis Sultanate Isaaq Sultanate
South Africa
List of Xhosa Chiefs List of Xhosa Kings Zulu Kingdom Union of South Africa
South Sudan Azande Kingdom Shilluk Kingdom
Sudan Kingdom of Kush Alodia Makuria Funj Sultanate Sultanate of Darfur Mahdist State
Tanzania Kilwa Sultanate Tanganyika Sultanate of Zanzibar
Tunisia
Hafsid dynasty List of Beys of Tunis Husainid dynasty Kingdom of Tunisia
Uganda Ankole Buganda Kingdom Of Bunyoro Busoga Tooro Uganda (1962–1963)
Zambia Barotseland Chitimukulu
Zimbabwe Kingdom of Zimbabwe Kingdom of Mutapa Rozvi Empire Mthwakazi
Asia
Afghanistan Ghaznavids Durrani Empire Emirate of Afghanistan Kingdom of Afghanistan
Bahrain State of Bahrain Kingdom of Bahrain
Bangladesh Sultanate of Bengal
Bhutan
House of Wangchuck
Brunei Bruneian Sultanate (1368–1888) Sultan of Brunei
Cambodia Funan Chenla Khmer Empire Post-Angkor period Kingdom of Cambodia
China
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) 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) 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) 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 (1851–1864) Empire of China (1915–1916) Manchukuo (1932–1945)
India Seuna 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 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
Median dynasty Achaemenid dynasty Parthian Empire Sasanian dynasty Ilkhanate Safavid dynasty Afsharid dynasty Zand dynasty Qajar dynasty Pahlavi dynasty
Iraq
Abbasid dynasty Iraqi Constitutional Monarchy Kingdom of Iraq (1932–1958) List of kings of Iraq
Israel
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
Imperial House of Japan – Also known as the Yamato dynasty Ryukyu Kingdom
Jordan List of kings of Jordan Kingdom of Iraq (1932–1958)
Kazakhstan Kazakh Khanate
Korea
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
List of emirs of Kuwait
Laos Lan Xang Kingdom of Champasak Kingdom of Luang Prabang Kingdom of Vientiane List of monarchs of Laos Kingdom of Laos
Lebanon County of Tripoli Mount Lebanon Emirate
Malaysia Malaysia Johor Kedah Kelantan Negeri Sembilan Pahang Perak Perlis Selangor Terengganu Raj of Sarawak
Maldives Sultanate of the Maldive Islands
Mongolia
List of Mongol Khans Mongol Empire Bogd Khanate of Mongolia
Myanmar Kingdom of Ava Pagan Kingdom Kingdom of Mrauk U First Toungoo Empire Konbaung dynasty List of Burmese monarchs
Nepal Gorkha Kingdom Kingdom of Nepal Shah dynasty Upper Mustang
Oman
Omani Empire Muscat and Oman List of rulers of Oman
Pakistan 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 Sultanate of Maguindanao Sultanate of Sulu
Qatar Emir of Qatar
Saudi Arabia
Emirate of Diriyah Kingdom of Hejaz Kingdom of Nejd King of Saudi Arabia House of Saud Umayyad dynasty Abbasid dynasty
Sri Lanka Anuradhapura Kingdom Kingdom of Jaffna Kingdom of Kandy Kingdom of Kotte
Syria Kingdom of Syria
Tajikistan Samanid Empire
Thailand 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 Rulers of UAE House of Al-Falasi Al Nahyan family Al Qasimi Al Nuaim Al Sharqi
Uzbekistan Timurid Empire Chagatai Khanate Uzbek Khanate Emirate of Bukhara Khwarazmian Empire Khanate of Khiva Khanate of Kokand
Vietnam
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)