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''This is a copy of page List of longest-reigning monarchs, version of 11 October 2018, before separating sovereign and others. I am keeping it for my personal reference as I found the earlier format more user friendly.''

This is a list of the longest-reigning monarchs of all time, detailing the 100 monarchs and lifelong leaders who have reigned the longest in world history, sorted by length of reign.


 * Currently reigning monarchs are highlighted.
 * Note: "(HRE)" indicates a sovereign state within the Holy Roman Empire and a reign that concluded before the dissolution of the Empire in 1806. (HRE*) indicates a reign that began when the state was within the Empire and continued afterward.

Monarchs with verifiable reigns by exact date
The list is sortable. Click the arrows to re-sort.

Monarchs whose exact dates of rule are unknown
These monarchs are grouped according to length of reign by year in whole numbers. Within each year-grouping, they appear in historical order. In a given year, there may have been a wide array of actual reign lengths based on days. Thus, this table does not present a pure ranking of monarchs. The list is limited to those that might reasonably be expected to lie within the range of those in the table above.