Dynasty

Dynasty means rulers who belong to the same royal family for generations. The term is also used to describe the era during which that family ruled.

Famous dynasties were:

from England: The House of Tudor (1485-1603) and the House of Stuart (1603-1714).

from China: The Shang Dynasty (1766 BC–1050 BC), the Yuan Dynasty (1271–1368), the Ming Dynasty (1368–1644) and the Qing Dynasty (1644–1912).

from India: The Mughal dynasty (1526 - 1858)

Dynasties by region

Africa

Egypt

1st dynasty (c. 3050 - 2890 BC)
2nd dynasty (2890 - 2686 BC)
3rd dynasty (2686 - 2613 BC)
4th dynasty (2613 - 2498 BC)
5th dynasty (2498 - 2345 BC)
6th dynasty (2345 - 2181 BC)
7th and 8th dynasties (2181 - 2160 BC)
9th dynasty (2160 - 2130 BC)
10th dynasty (2130 - 2040 BC)
11th dynasty (2134- 1991 BC)
12th dynasty (1991 - 1803 BC)
13th dynasty (1803 - 1649 BC)
14th dynasty (1705 - 1690 BC)
15th dynasty (1674 - 1535 BC)
16th dynasty (1660 - 1600 BC)
17th dynasty (1650 - 1549 BC)
18th dynasty (1549 - 1292 BC)
19th dynasty (1292 - 1186 BC)
20th dynasty (1186 - 1069 BC)
21st dynasty (1069 - 945 BC)
22nd dynasty (945 - 720 BC)
23rd dynasty (837 - 728 BC)
24th dynasty (732 - 720 BC)
25th dynasty (732 - 653 BC)
26th dynasty (672 - 525 BC)
Achaemenid dynasty (525 - 404 BC)
28th dynasty (404 - 398 BC)
29th dynasty (398 - 380 BC)
30th dynasty (380 - 343 BC)
Achaemenid dynasty (343 - 332 BC)
Argead dynasty (332 - 309 BC)
Ptolemaic Dynasty (305 - 30 BC)

Morocco

Idrisid dynasty (780-974)
Maghrawa dynasty (987-1070)
Almoravid dynasty (1073-1147) (also in Al-Andalus)
Almohad dynasty (1147-1269) (also in Al-Andalus)
Marinid dynasty (1258-1420) (also in Al-Andalus)
Wattasid dynasty (1420-1547) (also in Al-Andalus)
Saadi dynasty (1554-1659)
Alaouite dynasty (1666 to present)

North and South America

Brazil

House of Braganza (1822-1889)

Haiti

Dessalines Dynasty (1804 - 1806)
Christophe Dynasty (1811 - 1820)
Soulouque Dynasty (1849 - 1859)

Hawaii

Mexico

House of Iturbide (1822 - 1823)
House of Habsburg (1864 - 1867)

Asia

Afghanistan

Durrani Dynasty (1747–1823 and 1839–1842)
Barakzai Dynasty (1818–1839, 1842–1929 and 1929–1973)
Usurper King (January 17, 1929 - October 13, 1929)

China

Main page: Dynasties in Chinese history

Xia Dynasty (2205 BCE–1766 BCE)
Shang Dynasty (1766 BCE–1046 BCE)
Zhou Dynasty (1122 BCE–256 BCE)
Qin Dynasty (221 BCE–206 BCE)
Han Dynasty (206 BCE–220)
Three Kingdoms (220–280)
Jin Dynasty (265–420)
Southern and Northern Dynasties (420–589)
Sui Dynasty (581–618)
Tang Dynasty (618–907)
Song Dynasty (960–1279)
Yuan Dynasty (1271–1368)
Ming Dynasty (1368–1644)
Qing Dynasty (1644–1912)

India

Dynasty Media

Charles I of England and his son, the future James II of England, from the House of Stuart.
The Qing dynasty was the final imperial dynasty of China. It was established in 1636 and collapsed in 1912.
Karikala's Kallanai.jpg

Karikala, the Tamil King of Early Cholas, who built the ancient Kallanai Dam.
Zhu Yuanzhang (Hongwu Emperor) was the founder of the Ming dynasty in China.
Sukaphaa was the first King of the Ahom dynasty in Assam, India.
Babur, from the Timurid dynasty, was the first ruler of the Mughal Empire in India.
Suleiman the Magnificent, from the House of Osman, was the longest-reigning Sultan of the Ottoman Empire, ruling from 1520 until 1566.
Muhammad Ali Pasha, founder of the Muhammad Ali dynasty, ruled Egypt and Sudan from 1805 to 1848.
Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, from the Pahlavi dynasty, was the last Shah of Iran, before the Iranian Revolution.