List of kingdoms and royal dynasties

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

Burundi

Chad

Egypt

Ethiopia

Ghana

Libya

Madagascar

Mali

Mauritania

Ghana Empire

Mauritius

Isle de France (Mauritius) (1715–1792) (1804–1810)
British Mauritius
Mauritius (1968–1992)

Morocco

Nigeria

Senegal

Jolof Empire

South Africa

Tunisia

Asia

Afghanistan

Kingdom of Afghanistan
Mohammed Zahir Shah, The Last King of Afghanistan

Bhutan

Cambodia

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)