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)

• 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)

• 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)

• House of Braganza (1822-1889)

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

• Kamehameha Dynasty (c.1810-1872)
• Kalākaua Dynasty (c.1874-1893)
• House of Kawananakoa (c.1868- ??)

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

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

• 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)

• Kingdom of Magadha (600-468 BC)
• Nanda Dynasty (362-321 BC)
• Maurya Empire (321-185 BC)
• Gupta Empire (319-642 AD)
• Delhi Sultanate (1206-1526 AD)
• Mughal dynasty (1526-1858 AD)
• British Raj (1858-1947 AD)

• Imperial House of Japan (400-500 CE-now)

• Silla Dynasty (57BCE-935)
• Goryeo Dynasty (935-1392)
• Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910)

• House of Theemuge (1117-1388)
• Hilaalee dynasty (1388-1558)
• (1558-1573) Interregnum
• Utheemu dynasty (1573-1692)
• (1692-1701) Kings who do not belong to a particular dynasty.
• Isdhoo dynasty (1701-1704)
• Dhiyamigili dynasty (1704-1757)
• Huraa dynasty (1757-1766)
• Dhiyamigili dynasty (1766-1773)
• Huraa dynasty (1773-1953)
• (1953-1953) Republic (President Muhammad Amin Didi).
• Huraa dynasty (1953-1968)
• (1968-1978) Republic (President Ibrahim Nasir).
• (1978-Now) Republic (President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom).

• Achaemenid dynasty (525-332 BC)

• Phra Ruang dynasty
• Mengrai dynasty
• U-Thong dynasty
• Suphannaphum dynasty
• Sukhothai dynasty
• Prasatthong dynasty
• Banpluluang dynasty
• Thonburi dynasty (1767-1782)
• Chakri dynasty (1782-)

• Progon Dynasty (1190-1216)
• Angevin (1272-1368)
• Wied (1914)
• Zogu (1928-1939)

• Agilolfing Dynasty

• Merovingian Dynasty (481-751)
• Carolingian Dynasty (751-843)
• Arnulfings or Pippinids, mayors of the palaces

See Early kings of the Lombards.

• Lething Dynasty (until early sixth century)
• Gausian Dynasty (546-572)
• Bavarian Dynasty (616-712)

• Amal Dynasty (before 474-536)

• Hasdingi (before 407-534)

• Balthi Dynasty (395-531)

• Constantinian dynasty (303-336)
• Valentinian Dynasty (364-457)
  • House of Theodosius from 379
• Leonid dynasty (457-518)
• Justinian Dynasty (518-602)
• Heraclian Dynasty (602-695 and 705-711)
• Isaurian Dynasty (717-802)
• Phocid Dynasty (802-813)
• Phrygian Dynasty (820-867)
• Macedonian Dynasty (867-1056)
• Comnenid Dynasty (1057-1059 and 1081-1185)
• Doukid Dynasty (1059-1081)
• Angleid Dynasty (1185-1204)
• Laskarid Dynasty (1204-1261), in exile in Nicaea
• Palaeologid Dynasty (1261-1453)

• Trpimirović Dynasty (845-1091)
• House of Savoy (1941-1943)

• House of Olaf (late ninth century to c.917)
• House of Harthacnut (917-1047)
• House of Munsö (1047-1412)
• House of Pomerania (1412-1439)
• House of Wittelsbach (1439-1448)
• House of Oldenburg (1448-1863)
  • House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (1863 to the present)

• Cerdicing Dynasty, or House of Wessex, (829-1016 and 1042-1066)
• House of Harthacnut (1013-1014 and 1016-1042)
• Norman Dynasty (1066-1066)
  • House of Blois (1035-1054)
• Plantagenet Dynasty (1154-1485)
  • House of Anjou (1154-1399)
  • House of Lancaster (1399-1461 and 1470-1471)
  • House of York (1461-1470 and 1471-1485)
• House of Tudor (1485-1603)
• House of Stuart (1603-1714)
• House of Hanover (1714-1901)
• House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1901 to the present)
  • House of Windsor (1917 to the present), house renamed in 1917 during the First World War

• Carolingian Dynasty (843-987)
• Capetian Dynasty (987-1328)
• Valois Dynasty (1328-1589)
  • House of Orléans (1498-1515)
  • House of Angoulême (1515-1589)
• Bourbon Dynasty (1589-1792 and 1814-1848)
  • House of Orléans (1830-1848)
• Bonaparte Dynasty (1804-1814 and 1852-1870)

• Carolingian Dynasty (843-911)
• Conradine Dynasty (911-918)
• Saxon Dynasty or Ottonian Dynasty (919-1024)
• Salian Dynasty or Franconian Dynasty (1024-1125)
• Supplinburger Dynasty (1125-1137)
• Hohenstaufen Dynasty (1137-1254)
• Hapsburg Dynasty (1273-1291, 1298-1308, and 1438-1740)
  • House of Habsburg-Lorraine (1745-1806)
• House of Nassau (1292-1298)
• House of Luxemburg (1308-1313, 1347-1400, and 1410-1437)
• House of Wittelsbach (1314-1347, 1400-1410, and 1742-1745)
• Hohenzollern Dynasty (1871-1918)

• Liutpolding Dynasty 889-947
• Ottonian Dynasty 947-1017
• House of Luxembourg 1017-1026, 1039-1047
• Salian Dynasty 1026-1039, 1053-1061
• Welf Dynasty 1070-1138, 1156-1180
• Babenberg Dynasty 1138-1156
• Wittelsbach Dynasty 1180-1918

• Liudolfing Dynasty 843-961
• Billung Dynasty 961-1106
• Supplinburger Dynasty 1106-1127
• Welf Dynasty 1127-1138, 1142-1180
• Ascanian Dynasty 1138-1142, 1180-1422
• Wettin Dynasty 1422-1918

• Árpád Dynasty (c.895-1301)
• Premyslid Dynasty (1301-1305)
• House of Wittelsbach (1305-1308)
• Capetian Dynasty, House of Anjou (1308-1395)
• House of Luxemburg (1387-1437)
• Hapsburg Dynasty (1437-1457, 1526-1564, and 1563-1918)
• Jagiellonian Dynasty (1440-1526)
• Zápolya Dynasty (1526-1571)

• Vojislavljević Dynasty (c. 7th century - 1186)
• Nemanjić Dynasty (1186 - 1355)
• Balšić Dynasty (1356 - 1435)
• Crnojević Dynasty (1435 - 1516)
• Petrović-Njegoš Dynasty (1696 - 1918)

• Jiménez Dynasty (1035-1162)
• House of Barcelona (1162-1410)
• House of Trastámara (1412-1516)

• Peláyez Dynasty (718-739)
• Pérez Dynasty (739-925)

• House of Lara (930-1032), counts
• Jiménez Dynasty (1035-1126), kings
• House of Burgundy (1126-1369)
• House of Trastámara (1369-1516)

• Pérez Dynasty (910-1037)
• Jiménez Dynasty (1037-1126)
• House of Burgundy (1126-1369)
• House of Trastámara (1369-1516)

• House of Íñiguez (824-905)
• Jiménez Dynasty (905-1234)
• House of Champagne (1234-1305)
• Capetian Dynasty (1284-1349)
• House of Évreux (1328-1441)
• House of Trastámara (1425-1479)
• House of Foix (1479-1516)
• House of Albret (1483-1572)
• House of Bourbon (1572-1620)

• House of Burgundy or Afonsine Dynasty (1093-1383), counts until 1139
• House of Aviz or Joannine Dynasty (1385-1580)
• House of Hapsburg or Philippine Dynasty (1580-1640)
• House of Braganza or Brigantine Dynasty (1640-1910)
  • House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha or House of Braganza-Wettin (1853-1910)

• House of Hapsburg or House of Austria (1516-1700)
• House of Bourbon (1700-1868, 1874-1931, and 1975 to the present)
• House of Bonaparte (1808-1813)
• House of Savoy (1871-1873)

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• House of Savoy (1003-1946)

• Fairhair Dynasty (890-1319)
• House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (1905 to the present)

• Ottoman Dynasty (1281-1923)

• Piast Dynasty (ninth century-1296 and 1306-1370)
• Premyslid Dynasty (1291-1306)
• Capetian Dynasty, House of Anjou (1306-1399)
• Jagiellonian Dynasty (1386-1572 and 1575-1586)
• Valois Dynasty (1573-1574)
• House of Báthory (1576-1586)
• House of Vasa (1587-1668)
• House of Wiśniowiecki (1669-1673)
• House of Sobieski (1674-1696)
• Wettin Dynasty (1697-1706, 1709-1733 and 1736-1764)
• House of Leszczyński (1704-1709 and 1733-1736)
• House of Poniatowski (1764-1795)

• Julio-Claudian Dynasty (27 BC-AD 68)
• Flavian Dynasty (69-96)
• Nervan-Antonian Dynasty (96-192)
• Severan Dynasty (193-235)

• House of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen (1866-1947)

• House of Rurikovich (862-1598, 1606-1610)
• House of Romanov (1613-1762)
• House of Holstein-Gottorp-Romanov, called Romanov (1762-1917)

• House of Alpin (843-1034)
• House of Dunkeld (1034-1040, 1058-1286)
• House of Baliol (1292-1296)
• House of Bruce (1306-1371)
• House of Stuart (1371-1707)

• House of Munsö or House of Uppsala (970-1060)
• House of Stenkil (1060-1130)
• House of Sverker (1130-1222), interpsersed with House of Eric
• House of Eric (1156-1250), interspersed with House of Sverker
• House of Bjällbo or Folkung Dynasty (1248-1387)
• House of Vasa (1521-1654)
• House of Wittelsbach or House of Electorate of the Palatinate-Zweibrücken-Kleeburg (1654-1720)
• House of Hesse (1720-1751)
• House of Holstein-Gottorp (1751-1818)
• House of Bernadotte (1818 to the present)

• House of Hauteville (1071-1198), counts until 1130
• House of Hohenstaufen (1194-1266)
• House of Capet, House of Anjou (1266-1282)
• House of Barcelona (1282-1410)
• House of Trastámara (1412-1516)
• House of Hapsburg (1516-1700 and 1720-1735)
• House of Bourbon (1700-1713 and 1735-1861)
• House of Savoy (1713-1720)