List of kingdoms and royal dynasties

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This is a list of kingdoms and royal dynasties, organized by geographic region.

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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

Angola

Benin

Burkina Faso

Burundi

Cameroon

Central African Republic

Chad

Congo (Brazzaville)

Congo (Kinshasa)

Côte d'Ivoire

Egypt

Eritrea

Eswatini

Ethiopia

Gabon

Ghana


Guinea

Guinea-Bissau

Kenya

Lesotho

Libya

Madagascar

Malawi

Mali

Mauritania

Mauritius

Morocco

Mozambique

Nigeria

Rwanda

Senegal

Somalia

South Africa

South Sudan

Sudan

Tanzania

Tunisia

Uganda

Zambia

Zimbabwe

Asia

Afghanistan

Bahrain

Bangladesh

Bhutan

Brunei

Cambodia

China

The following is a list of major dynasties of China:

India

Indonesia

Iran

Iraq

Israel

Japan

Jordan

Kazakhstan

Korea

Kuwait

Laos

Lebanon

Malaysia

Maldives

Mongolia

Myanmar

Nepal

Oman

Pakistan

Philippines

Qatar

Saudi Arabia

Sri Lanka

Syria

Tajikistan

Thailand

United Arab Emirates

Uzbekistan

Vietnam

Yemen

Europe

Andorra

Austria

Bavaria

Belgium

Bohemia

Bulgaria

Denmark

Finland

France

Greece

Georgia

German Empire

Hungary

Italy

Liechtenstein

Lithuania

Monaco

Moldova

Netherlands

Norway

Luxembourg

Poland

Portugal

Romania

Russia

Spain

Andalucía

Aragon

Asturias

Cantabria

Catalonia

Castile

Galicia

León

Majorca

Murcia

Valencia

Sweden

Turkey

Ukraine

United Kingdom

England

Scotland

Wales

Americas

Mosquito Coast

Antigua and Barbuda

Bahamas

Barbados

Belize

Bolivia

Brazil

Canada

See also Monarchism in Canada

Grenada

Haiti

Jamaica

Mexico

Peru

Saint Kitts and Nevis

Saint Lucia

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

United States

Oceania

Australia

Hawaii

New Zealand

Papua New Guinea

Solomon Islands

Tahiti

Tonga

Tuvalu

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