List of longest reigning monarchs of all time

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The list of longest reigning Monarchs of all time details monarchs and lifelong leaders who reigned for more than 50 years, sorted by length of reign:

Note: The table can be sorted alphabetically, chronologically or numerically using the icon.

	Name	Country	Succession	Reign Ended	Length of Reign
1	Pepi II Neferkare^[1] ^[2]	Ancient Egypt	!8721 2278 BC	!7816 2184 BC	94y
2	Taejo	Goguryeo (Korea)	53	146	93y
3	Sobhuza II^[3]	Swaziland	1899-12-10	1982-08-21	82y, 9m, 11d
4	Jangsu	Goguryeo (Korea)	0413 413	0491 491	78y
5	Tai Wu	Shang (China)	0413 1486 BC	0491 1422 BC	75y
6	Louis XIV	France	1643-05-14	1715-09-01	72y, 3m, 15d
7	Triệu Vũ Vương	Triệu Dynasty (Ancient Viet Nam)	207 BC	136 BC	71y
8	Johannes II	Liechtenstein	1858-11-12	1929-02-11	70y, 3m, 1d
9	Karl August	Grand Duchy of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach	1758-05-28	1828-06-14	70y, 0m, 17d
10	Pandukabhaya^[4]	Rajarata	437 BC	367 BC	70y
10	Shapur II^[5]	Persian Empire, Sassanid Dynasty	309	379	70y
10	Ponhea Yat	Khmer Empire	1393	1463	70y
11	K'inich Janaab' Pakal	Palenque	29 July 615	31 August 683	68y, 1m, 2d
12	Franz Joseph I	Austria-Hungary	1848-12-02	1916-11-21	67y, 11m, 19d
13	Malietoa Tanumafili II^[6]	Samoa	1940	2007-05-11	67y
14	Ramesses II	Ancient Egypt	!8721 1279 BC	!8787 1213 BC	66y, 2m
15	Leopold III	Duchy of Anhalt-Dessau	1751-12-16	1817-08-09	65y, 7m, 24d
16	Ferdinand III	Sicily	1759-10-06	1825-01-04	65y, 2m, 29d
17	Amoghavarsha	Rashtrakuta Empire	814	878	64y
17	Friedrich Wilhelm	Principality of Hohenzollern-Hechingen	1671	1735	64y
18	Victoria	United Kingdom and the British Empire	1837-06-20	1901-01-22	63y, 7m, 2d
19	Friedrich August I	Saxony	1763-12-17	1827-05-05	63y, 5m, 19d
20	Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX)	Thailand	1946-06-09	current⁽¹⁾	&0000000000000063.00000063 years, &0000000000000023.00000023 days+
21	Isa ibn Ali Al Khalifa	(Bahrain)	1869	1932-12-09	63y
22	James I	Aragon	1213-09-12	1276-07-27	62y, 10m, 16d
23	Bernhard II	Duchy of Saxe-Meiningen	1803-12-24	1866-09-20	62y, 9m, 27d
24	Hirohito (Shōwa)	Japan	1926-12-25	1989-01-07	62y, 0m, 13d
25	Kangxi Emperor^[7]	Qing (China)	1661-02-07	1722-12-20	61y, 10m, 13d
26	Sultan Ibrahim	Johor (Malaysia)	1895-11-02	1957-05-08	61y, 6m, 6d
27	Victor Amadeus	Principality of Anhalt-Bernburg	1656-09-22	1718-02-14	61y, 4m, 22d
28	Ernst Ludwig	Landgraviate of Hesse-Darmstadt	1678-08-31	1739-09-12	61y, 0m, 12d
29	Saqr bin Mohammad al-Qassimi	Ras Al Khaimah (United Arab Emirates)	1948-07-17	current⁽¹⁾	&0000000000000060.00000060 years, &0000000000000350.000000350 days+
30	Qianlong Emperor	Qing (China)	1735-10-18	1796-02-08	60y, 3m, 21d
31	Friedrich Günther	Principality of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt	1807-04-28	1867-06-28	60y, 2m, 0d
32	Mutasiva	Rajarata	367 BC	307 BC	60y
32	Karl I	Landgraviate of Hesse-Kassel	1670	1730-03-23	60y
33	Christian IV	Denmark	1588-04-04	1648-02-28	59y, 10m, 24d
34	George III	United Kingdom and the British Empire	1760-10-25	1820-01-29	59y, 3m, 4d
35	Honoré III	Monaco	1733-11-07	1793-01-19	59y, 2m, 12d
36	Louis XV	France	1715-09-01	1774-05-10	58y, 8m, 9d
37	Pedro II	Brazil	1831-04-07	1889-11-15	58y, 7m, 8d
38	Nikola I	Principality and Kingdom of Montenegro	1860-08-13	1918-11-26	58y, 3m, 13d
39	Wu Ding	Shang (China)	1250 BC	1192 BC	58y
39	Nan	Zhou (China)	314 BC	256 BC	58y
39	Harald I	Norway	0872 872	0930 930	58y
40	Wilhelmina	The Netherlands	1890-11-23	1948-09-04	57y, 9m, 12d
41	James VI	Scotland	1567-07-24	1625-03-27	57y, 8m, 3d
42	Elizabeth II	United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and the other Commonwealth realms	1952-02-06	current⁽¹⁾	&0000000000000057.00000057 years, &0000000000000146.000000146 days+
43	Karl	Principality of Nassau-Usingen	1718-02-14	1775-06-26	57y, 4m, 12d
44	Honoré II	Monaco	1604-11-29	1662-01-10	57y, 2m, 12d
45	Mithridates VI	Pontus	!9980 120 BC	!9937 63 BC	57y
45	Karl Eusebius	Liechtenstein	1627	1684	57y
45	Sourigna Vongsa	Lan Xang (Laos)	1637	1694	57y
46	Karl Eugen	Duchy of Württemberg	1737-03-12	1793-10-24	56y, 7m, 12d
47	Karl IV Theodor	Electoral Palatinate, Duchy of Jülich and Berg	1742-12-31	1799-02-16	56y, 1m, 17d
48	Henry III	England	1216-10-19	1272-11-16	56y, 0m, 28d
49	Zhaoxiang	Qin (China)	306 BC	250 BC	56y
49	Sargon of Akkad	Akkadian Empire (Iraq)	2270 BC	2215 BC	56y
49	Emperor Mun	Balhae	737	793	56y
49	Lý Nhân Tông	Lý Dynasty (Viet Nam)	1072	1127	56y
49	Alfonso VIII	Castile	1158	1214-10-05	56y
49	Mwezi IV	Burundi	1852	1908	56y
50	Rainier III	Monaco	1949-05-09	2005-04-06	55y, 10m, 27d
51	Mu	Zhou (China)	977 BC	922 BC	55y
51	Nguyễn Hoàng	Nguyễn Lords (Viet Nam)	1558	1613	55y
51	Ismail	Morocco	1672	1727	55y
51	Friedrich V	Duchy of Hesse-Homburg	1751	1806	55y
51	King Sisavang Vong	Laos	1904	1959	55y
52	Ernst I	Duchy of Saxe-Altenburg	1853-08-03	1908-02-07	54y, 8m, 4d
53	Wilhelm VIII	Duchy of Brunswick	1830-09-09	1884-10-18	54y, 1m, 9d
54	Emperor Wu of Han	Han (China)	141 BC	87 BC	54y
54	Psamtik I	Ancient Egypt	664 BC	610 BC	54y
54	Emperor Renzong	Western Xia (China)	1139	1193	54y
54	Maximilian I	Electorate of Bavaria	1597	1651-09-27	54y
54	Josef Friedrich	Principality of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen	1715	1769	54y
54	Ntare IV	Burundi	1796	1850	54y
54	Thutmose III	Ancient Egypt	1479 BC	1425 BC	54y
55	Leopold IV	Duchy of Anhalt-Dessau	1817-08-09	1871-05-22	53y, 9m, 13d
56	Leopold I	Principality of Anhalt-Dessau	1693-08-07	1747-04-07	53y, 8m, 0d
57	Cosimo III de' Medici	Grand Duchy of Tuscany	1670-05-23	1723-10-31	53y, 5m, 8d
58	Jinpyeong	Silla	579	632	53y
58	Emperor Chongzong	Western Xia (China)	1086	1139	53y
58	Frederick III	German King	1440	1493-08-19	53y
59	Georg Wilhelm	Principality of Schaumburg-Lippe	1807-12-15	1860-11-21	52y, 11m, 6d
60	Bimbisara	Magadha Empire	543 BC	491 BC	52y
60	Tahmasp I	Persian Empire, Safavid Dynasty	1524	1576	52y
60	Fan Yi	Champa	284	336	52y
60	Lone Horn	Lakota	1823	1875	52y
60	Yeongjo	Joseon	1724	1776	52y
60	Friedrich Franz I	Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin	1785	1837-02-01	52y
61	Haakon VII	Norway	1905-11-18	1957-09-21	51y, 10m, 3d
62	Franz Joseph II	Liechtenstein	1938-07-05	1989-11-13	51y, 4m, 8d
63	Alfonso II of Asturias	Asturias (Spain)	791	842	51y
63	Vinayaditya	Hoysala Empire	1047	1098	51y
63	Peter IV	Aragon	1336	1387-01-05	51y
63	Friedrich I	Grand Duchy of Baden	1856	1907-09-28	51y
64	Tuanku Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah	Kedah (Malaysia)	1958-07-14	current⁽¹⁾	&0000000000000050.00000050 years, &0000000000000353.000000353 days+
65	Mwambutsa IV	Burundi	1915-12-16	1966-07-08	50y, 6m, 24d
66	Sigismund	Kingdom of Hungary	1387-03-31	1437-12-09	50y, 5m, 9d
67	Edward III	England	1327-01-25	1377-06-21	50y, 4m, 27d
68	Ivan IV	Russia	1533-12-03	1584-03-18	50y, 3m, 15d
69	An Dương Vương	Thục Dynasty (Ancient Viet Nam)	257 BC	207 BC	50y
69	Bhavavarman I	Khmer Empire	550	600	50y
69	Mentuhotep II	Ancient Egypt	2060 BC	2010 BC	50y
69	Prince Brahmāthat of Chanthaburi	Chanthaburi (Chanthaburi Ancient)	806 BC	856 BC	50y
69	Hantili II	Hittite Empire	1500 BC	1450 BC	50y

[edit] Footnotes

Note (1): The "Length of Reign" figure for current monarchs is correct as of 24 March 2009.

^ Pepi II's figure has been disputed by some Egyptologists who favour a shorter reign length of 64 years, given the absence of attested dates known for Pepi after his 31st Count, which would equate to 62 years assuming the count to be biennial.
^ Japanese legendary emperors, according to the ancient Japanese calendar, ruled for very long terms of 60-70 years each. The longest ruler of the legendary emperors, Emperor Kōan, was claimed to have ruled for about 101 years. These figures are not included in the table because they are regarded as inaccurate by modern scholars.
^ He was proclaimed king at the age of four months, and his grandmother, Labotsibeni Mdluli, acted as regent until 22 December 1921: Swaziland National Trust Commission website, retrieved 29 August 2008. TheRoyalist.net takes the date of succession as the date on which his grandmother handed over the royal duties to him, not when he was proclaimed king.
^ Pandukabhaya of Sri Lanka Pandukabhaya (437 BC - 367 BC) Son of Princess Umaddha Citta had entrusted the education of her son, Pandukabhaya, to a Brahmin by the name of Pandula. This Brahmin made his own son, Canda, the fellow student of the Prince and the two became good friends. Pandukabhaya married a beautiful princess named Swarnapali (Pali), daughter of Girikandasiva, an uncle of his who was governing the territory of Girikandaka. They were consecrated King and Queen of Lanka. Pandukabhaya founded the city of Anuradhapura and the seat of government was moved to the new city. He appointed his friend, Canda (son of his Brahin teacher), to the office of Adigar (Minister). He also appointed his uncle Abhaya, Mayor of the city. To his father-in-law Girikandasiva he restored the city of Girikandaka. He devoted much of his time to the the adornment and civil government of the new capital city of Anuradhapura. Agriculture too received his due share of attention. He constructed the Jaya Wewa and Gamini Wewa. Magnificent was the tolerance and encouragement of all religious systems during this period of Lanka’s history. He also built a special palace for his mother, Umaddha Citta, at Anuradhapura. He died after having reigned for seventy years. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pandukabhaya
^ Shapur II was crowned in utero: the crown was placed upon his mother's belly. This child, named Shapur, was therefore born king; the government was conducted by his mother and the magnates.
^ New Zealand administered Western Samoa first as a League of Nations Mandate and then as a United Nations trusteeship until the country received its independence on 1 January 1962 as Western Samoa.
^ His father died in his early twenties, and as Kangxi was not able to rule in his minority, the Emperor Shunzhi appointed Sonin, Suksaha, Ebilun, and Oboi as the Four Regents. Sonin died soon after his granddaughter was made the Empress, Heseli, leaving Suksaha at odds with Oboi politically. In a fierce power struggle, Oboi had Suksaha put to death, and seized absolute power as sole Regent. For a while Kangxi and the Court accepted this arrangement. In 1669 the Emperor arrested Oboi with help from the Xiao Zhuang Grand Dowager Empress and began to take control of the country himself.

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[0] Pepi II's figure has been disputed by some Egyptologists who favour a shorter reign length of 64 years, given the absence of attested dates known for Pepi after his 31st Count, which would equate to 62 years assuming the count to be biennial.

[1] Japanese legendary emperors, according to the ancient Japanese calendar, ruled for very long terms of 60-70 years each. The longest ruler of the legendary emperors, Emperor Kōan, was claimed to have ruled for about 101 years. These figures are not included in the table because they are regarded as inaccurate by modern scholars.

[2] He was proclaimed king at the age of four months, and his grandmother, Labotsibeni Mdluli, acted as regent until 22 December 1921: Swaziland National Trust Commission website, retrieved 29 August 2008. TheRoyalist.net takes the date of succession as the date on which his grandmother handed over the royal duties to him, not when he was proclaimed king.

[3] Pandukabhaya of Sri Lanka Pandukabhaya (437 BC - 367 BC) Son of Princess Umaddha Citta had entrusted the education of her son, Pandukabhaya, to a Brahmin by the name of Pandula. This Brahmin made his own son, Canda, the fellow student of the Prince and the two became good friends. Pandukabhaya married a beautiful princess named Swarnapali (Pali), daughter of Girikandasiva, an uncle of his who was governing the territory of Girikandaka. They were consecrated King and Queen of Lanka. Pandukabhaya founded the city of Anuradhapura and the seat of government was moved to the new city. He appointed his friend, Canda (son of his Brahin teacher), to the office of Adigar (Minister). He also appointed his uncle Abhaya, Mayor of the city. To his father-in-law Girikandasiva he restored the city of Girikandaka. He devoted much of his time to the the adornment and civil government of the new capital city of Anuradhapura. Agriculture too received his due share of attention. He constructed the Jaya Wewa and Gamini Wewa. Magnificent was the tolerance and encouragement of all religious systems during this period of Lanka’s history. He also built a special palace for his mother, Umaddha Citta, at Anuradhapura. He died after having reigned for seventy years. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pandukabhaya

[4] Shapur II was crowned in utero: the crown was placed upon his mother's belly. This child, named Shapur, was therefore born king; the government was conducted by his mother and the magnates.

[5] New Zealand administered Western Samoa first as a League of Nations Mandate and then as a United Nations trusteeship until the country received its independence on 1 January 1962 as Western Samoa.

[6] His father died in his early twenties, and as Kangxi was not able to rule in his minority, the Emperor Shunzhi appointed Sonin, Suksaha, Ebilun, and Oboi as the Four Regents. Sonin died soon after his granddaughter was made the Empress, Heseli, leaving Suksaha at odds with Oboi politically. In a fierce power struggle, Oboi had Suksaha put to death, and seized absolute power as sole Regent. For a while Kangxi and the Court accepted this arrangement. In 1669 the Emperor arrested Oboi with help from the Xiao Zhuang Grand Dowager Empress and began to take control of the country himself.

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