What is Dynasty?
'''Dynasty''' means rulers who belong to the same [[royal family]] for [[genealogy|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 ==== *[[First dynasty of Egypt|1st dynasty]] (c. 3050 - 2890 BC) *[[Second dynasty of Egypt|2nd dynasty]] (2890 - 2686 BC) * [[Third dynasty of Egypt|3rd dynasty]] (2686 - 2613 BC) *[[Fourth dynasty of Egypt|4th dynasty]] (2613 - 2498 BC) *[[Fifth dynasty of Egypt|5th dynasty]] (2498 - 2345 BC) *[[sixth dynasty of Egypt|6th dynasty]] (2345 - 2181 BC) *[[Seventh and eighth dynasties of Egypt|7th and 8th dynasties]] (2181 - 2160 BC) *[[ninth dynasty of Egypt|9th dynasty]] (2160 - 2130 BC) *[[tenth dynasty of Egypt|10th dynasty]] (2130 - 2040 BC) *[[eleventh dynasty of Egypt|11th dynasty]] (2134- 1991 BC) *[[Twelfth dynasty of Egypt|12th dynasty]] (1991 - 1803 BC) *[[thirteenth dynasty of Egypt|13th dynasty]] (1803 - 1649 BC) *[[fourteenth dynasty of Egypt|14th dynasty]] (1705 - 1690 BC) *[[fifteenth dynasty of Egypt|15th dynasty]] (1674 - 1535 BC) *[[sixteenth dynasty of Egypt|16th dynasty]] (1660 - 1600 BC) *[[seventeenth dynasty of Egypt|17th dynasty]] (1650 - 1549 BC) *[[eighteenth dynasty of Egypt|18th dynasty]] (1549 - 1292 BC) *[[nineteenth dynasty of Egypt|19th dynasty]] (1292 - 1186 BC) *[[Twentieth dynasty of Egypt|20th dynasty]] (1186 - 1069 BC) *[[Twenty-first dynasty of Egypt|21st dynasty]] (1069 - 945 BC) *[[Twenty-second dynasty of Egypt|22nd dynasty]] (945 - 720 BC) *[[Twenty-third dynasty of Egypt|23rd dynasty]] (837 - 728 BC) *[[Twenty-fourth dynasty of Egypt|24th dynasty]] (732 - 720 BC) *[[Twenty-fifth dynasty of Egypt|25th dynasty]] (732 - 653 BC)