List of longest - reigning monarchs - wikipedia List of longest - reigning monarchs This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( September 2008 ) For the current reigning monarchs, see Current reigning monarchs by length of reign. 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. Contents 1 Monarchs with verifiable reigns by exact date 2 Monarchs whose exact dates of rule are unknown 3 See also 4 Notes 5 References Monarchs with verifiable reigns by exact date Rank Name State Reign Duration From To ( days ) ( years, days ) Sobhuza II Swaziland 000000001899 - 12 - 10 - 0000 10 December 1899 000000001982 - 08 - 21 - 0000 21 August 1982 30,204 7004302040000000000 ♠ 82 years, 254 days Bernhard VII Lippe ( HRE ) 000000001429 - 08 - 12 - 0000 12 August 1429 000000001511 - 04 - 02 - 0000 2 April 1511 29,818 7004298180000000000 ♠ 81 years, 234 days William IV Henneberg - Schleusingen ( HRE ) 000000001480 - 05 - 26 - 0000 26 May 1480 000000001559 - 01 - 24 - 0000 24 January 1559 28,731 7004287310000000000 ♠ 78 years, 243 days Karansinhji Lakhtar State ( India ) 000000001846 - 06 - 15 - 0000 15 June 1846 000000001924 - 08 - 08 - 0000 8 August 1924 28,543 7004285430000000000 ♠ 78 years, 54 days 5 Heinrich XI Reuss - Obergreiz ( HRE ) 000000001723 - 03 - 17 - 0000 17 March 1723 000000001800 - 06 - 28 - 0000 28 June 1800 28,227 7004282270000000000 ♠ 77 years, 103 days 6 Idris ibni Muhammad al - Qadri, Tunku Besar of Tampin Tampin ( Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia ) 000000001929 - 12 - 03 - 0000 3 December 1929 000000002005 - 12 - 26 - 0000 26 December 2005 27,782 7004277820000000000 ♠ 76 years, 23 days 7 Christian August Palatinate - Sulzbach ( HRE ) 000000001632 - 08 - 14 - 0000 14 August 1632 000000001708 - 04 - 23 - 0000 23 April 1708 27,645 7004276450000000000 ♠ 75 years, 253 days 8 Mudhoji IV Rao Naik Nimbalkar Phaltan ( India ) 000000001841 - 12 - 07 - 0000 7 December 1841 000000001916 - 10 - 17 - 0000 17 October 1916 27,342 7004273420000000000 ♠ 74 years, 315 days 9 Bhagvatsingh Sahib Gondal state ( India ) 000000001869 - 12 - 14 - 0000 14 December 1869 000000001944 - 03 - 10 - 0000 10 March 1944 27,114 7004271140000000000 ♠ 74 years, 87 days 10 Georg Wilhelm Schaumburg - Lippe 000000001787 - 02 - 13 - 0000 13 February 1787 000000001860 - 11 - 21 - 0000 21 November 1860 26,944 7004269440000000000 ♠ 73 years, 282 days 11 Karl Friedrich Baden 000000001738 - 05 - 12 - 0000 12 May 1738 000000001811 - 06 - 10 - 0000 10 June 1811 26,691 7004266910000000000 ♠ 73 years, 29 days 12 John Louis Nassau - Saarbrücken ( HRE ) 000000001472 - 10 - 19 - 0000 19 October 1472 000000001545 - 06 - 04 - 0000 4 June 1545 26,525 7004265250000000000 ♠ 72 years, 228 days 13 Louis XIV France 000000001643 - 05 - 14 - 0000 14 May 1643 000000001715 - 09 - 01 - 0000 1 September 1715 26,407 7004264070000000000 ♠ 72 years, 110 days 14 Heinrich Friedrich Hohenlohe - Langenburg ( HRE ) 000000001628 - 01 - 29 - 0000 29 January 1628 000000001699 - 08 - 05 - 0000 5 August 1699 26,121 7004261210000000000 ♠ 71 years, 188 days 15 Jagatjit Singh Bahadur Kapurthala ( India ) 000000001877 - 09 - 03 - 0000 3 September 1877 000000001948 - 08 - 20 - 0000 20 August 1948 25,918 7004259180000000000 ♠ 70 years, 352 days 16 Parashuramrao Shrinivas Aundh ( India ) 000000001777 - 08 - 30 - 0000 30 August 1777 000000001848 - 06 - 11 - 0000 11 June 1848 25,852 7004258520000000000 ♠ 70 years, 286 days 17 Franz Karl Fürstenberg - Donaueschingen ( HRE ) 000000001627 - 11 - 15 - 0000 15 November 1627 000000001698 - 07 - 19 - 0000 19 July 1698 25,814 7004258140000000000 ♠ 70 years, 246 days 18 Bhumibol Adulyadej ( Rama IX ) Thailand 000000001946 - 06 - 09 - 0000 9 June 1946 000000002016 - 10 - 13 - 0000 13 October 2016 25,694 7004256940000000000 ♠ 70 years, 126 days 19 Johannes II Liechtenstein 000000001858 - 11 - 12 - 0000 12 November 1858 000000001929 - 02 - 11 - 0000 11 February 1929 25,658 7004256580000000000 ♠ 70 years, 91 days 20 Karl August Saxe - Weimar - Eisenach 000000001758 - 05 - 28 - 0000 28 May 1758 000000001828 - 06 - 14 - 0000 14 June 1828 25,584 7004255840000000000 ♠ 70 years, 17 days 21 Alberico I Cybo - Malaspina Massa and Carrara 000000001553 - 06 - 06 - 0000 6 June 1553 000000001623 - 01 - 18 - 0000 18 January 1623 25,428 7004254280000000000 ♠ 69 years, 226 days 22 Werner Salm - Reifferscheid - Dyck ( HRE ) 000000001559 - 10 - 31 - 0000 31 October 1559 000000001629 - 02 - 16 - 0000 16 February 1629 25,311 7004253110000000000 ♠ 69 years, 108 days 23 Heinrich Joseph Johann Auersperg ( HRE ) 000000001713 - 11 - 06 - 0000 6 November 1713 000000001783 - 02 - 09 - 0000 9 February 1783 25,297 7004252970000000000 ♠ 69 years, 95 days 24 Friedrich III Inner Austria ( HRE ) 000000001424 - 06 - 10 - 0000 10 June 1424 000000001493 - 08 - 19 - 0000 19 August 1493 25,272 7004252720000000000 ♠ 69 years, 70 days 25 Friedrich V Hesse - Homburg 000000001751 - 02 - 07 - 0000 7 February 1751 000000001820 - 01 - 20 - 0000 20 January 1820 25,183 7004251830000000000 ♠ 68 years, 347 days 26 Vikramatji Khimojiraj Porbandar ( India ) 000000001831 - 06 - 20 - 0000 20 June 1831 000000001900 - 04 - 21 - 0000 21 April 1900 25,142 7004251420000000000 ♠ 68 years, 305 days 27 Mummadi Krishnaraja Wodeyar Mysore ( India ) 000000001799 - 06 - 30 - 0000 30 June 1799 000000001868 - 03 - 27 - 0000 27 March 1868 25,107 7004251070000000000 ♠ 68 years, 271 days 28 Muhammad Jiwa Zainal Adilin II Kedah Sultanate 000000001710 - 02 - 15 - 0000 15 February 1710 000000001778 - 09 - 23 - 0000 23 September 1778 25,057 7004250570000000000 ♠ 68 years, 220 days 29 Johann Friedrich Castell - Rüdenhausen ( HRE ) 000000001681 - 01 - 10 - 0000 10 January 1681 000000001749 - 06 - 23 - 0000 23 June 1749 25,000 7004250000000000000 ♠ 68 years, 164 days 30 Sawant Singh Pratapgarh ( India ) 000000001775 - 10 - 26 - 0000 26 October 1775 000000001844 - 01 - 05 - 0000 5 January 1844 24,907 7004249070000000000 ♠ 68 years, 71 days 31 K'inich Janaab ' Pakal Palenque ( Mexico ) 000000000615 - 07 - 29 - 0000 July 29, 615 000000000683 - 08 - 31 - 0000 August 31, 683 24,870 7004248700000000000 ♠ 68 years, 33 days 32 Christian Karl Reinhard Leiningen - Dagsburg ( HRE ) 000000001698 - 11 - 03 - 0000 3 November 1698 000000001766 - 11 - 17 - 0000 17 November 1766 24,850 7004248500000000000 ♠ 68 years, 14 days 33 Franz Joseph I Austria - Hungary 000000001848 - 12 - 02 - 0000 2 December 1848 000000001916 - 11 - 21 - 0000 21 November 1916 24,825 7004248250000000000 ♠ 67 years, 355 days 34 Ram Singh Bundi State ( India ) 000000001821 - 05 - 14 - 0000 14 May 1821 000000001889 - 03 - 28 - 0000 28 March 1889 24,790 7004247900000000000 ♠ 67 years, 318 days 35 Heinrich III Meissen ( HRE ) 000000001221 - 01 - 18 - 0000 18 January 1221 000000001288 - 02 - 15 - 0000 15 February 1288 24,499 7004244990000000000 ♠ 67 years, 28 days 36 Aliénor Aquitaine ( France ) 000000001137 - 04 - 09 - 0000 9 April 1137 000000001204 - 04 - 01 - 0000 1 April 1204 24,464 7004244640000000000 ♠ 66 years, 358 days 37 Amarsinhji Wankaner ( India ) 000000001881 - 06 - 12 - 0000 12 June 1881 000000001948 - 02 - 15 - 0000 15 February 1948 24,353 7004243530000000000 ♠ 66 years, 248 days 38 Constantine VIII Byzantine Empire 000000000962 - 03 - 30 - 0000 March 30, 962 000000001028 - 11 - 11 - 0000 11 November 1028 24,332 7004243320000000000 ♠ 66 years, 226 days 39 Khengarji III Cutch ( India ) 000000001875 - 12 - 19 - 0000 19 December 1875 000000001942 - 01 - 15 - 0000 15 January 1942 24,133 7004241330000000000 ♠ 66 years, 27 days 40 Elizabeth II United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand 000000001952 - 02 - 06 - 0000 6 February 1952 Incumbent 24,129 7004241290000000000 ♠ 66 years, 22 days 41 Sulaiman Sharif ul - ' Alam Shah Sultanate of Serdang ( Indonesia ) 000000001879 - 12 - 20 - 0000 20 December 1879 000000001945 - 12 - 04 - 0000 4 December 1945 24,090 7004240900000000000 ♠ 65 years, 349 days 42 Basil II Byzantine Empire 000000000960 - 04 - 22 - 0000 April 22, 960 000000001025 - 12 - 15 - 0000 15 December 1025 23,977 7004239770000000000 ♠ 65 years, 237 days 43 Leopold III Anhalt - Dessau ( HRE ) 000000001751 - 12 - 16 - 0000 16 December 1751 000000001817 - 08 - 09 - 0000 9 August 1817 23,977 7004239770000000000 ♠ 65 years, 236 days 44 Ferdinand III Sicily 000000001759 - 10 - 06 - 0000 6 October 1759 000000001825 - 01 - 04 - 0000 4 January 1825 23,831 7004238310000000000 ♠ 65 years, 90 days 45 John I Brittany 000000001221 - 10 - 21 - 0000 21 October 1221 000000001286 - 10 - 08 - 0000 8 October 1286 23,728 7004237280000000000 ♠ 64 years, 352 days 46 Frederick William Hohenzollern - Hechingen ( HRE ) 000000001671 - 01 - 13 - 0000 13 January 1671 000000001735 - 11 - 14 - 0000 14 November 1735 23,680 7004236800000000000 ♠ 64 years, 305 days 47 Ibrahim Johor ( Malaysia ) 000000001895 - 06 - 04 - 0000 4 June 1895 000000001959 - 05 - 08 - 0000 8 May 1959 23,348 7004233480000000000 ♠ 63 years, 338 days 48 Sayajirao Gaekwad III Baroda State ( India ) 000000001875 - 05 - 27 - 0000 27 May 1875 000000001939 - 02 - 06 - 0000 6 February 1939 23,265 7004232660000000000 ♠ 63 years, 256 days 49 Albert Anton Schwarzburg - Rudolstadt ( HRE ) 000000001646 - 11 - 04 - 0000 4 November 1646 000000001710 - 06 - 24 - 0000 24 June 1710 23,242 7004232420000000000 ♠ 63 years, 232 days 50 Anton Günther Oldenburg ( HRE ) 000000001603 - 11 - 12 - 0000 12 November 1603 000000001667 - 06 - 19 - 0000 19 June 1667 23,230 7004232300000000000 ♠ 63 years, 219 days 51 Victoria United Kingdom 000000001837 - 06 - 20 - 0000 20 June 1837 000000001901 - 01 - 22 - 0000 22 January 1901 23,226 7004232260000000000 ♠ 63 years, 216 days 52 Friedrich August I Saxony 000000001763 - 12 - 17 - 0000 17 December 1763 000000001827 - 05 - 05 - 0000 5 May 1827 23,149 7004231490000000000 ♠ 63 years, 139 days 53 Isa ibn Ali Al Khalifa Bahrain 000000001869 - 12 - 01 - 0000 1 December 1869 000000001932 - 12 - 09 - 0000 9 December 1932 23,018 7004230180000000000 ♠ 63 years, 8 days 54 Charles III Upper Lorraine ( HRE ) 000000001545 - 06 - 12 - 0000 12 June 1545 000000001608 - 05 - 14 - 0000 14 May 1608 22,982 7004229820000000000 ♠ 62 years, 337 days 55 James I Aragon 000000001213 - 09 - 12 - 0000 12 September 1213 000000001276 - 07 - 27 - 0000 27 July 1276 22,964 7004229640000000000 ♠ 62 years, 319 days 56 Johann Friedrich II Hohenlohe - Neuenstein - Öhringen ( HRE ) 000000001702 - 10 - 17 - 0000 17 October 1702 000000001765 - 08 - 24 - 0000 24 August 1765 22,957 7004229570000000000 ♠ 62 years, 311 days 57 Bernhard II Saxe - Meiningen 000000001803 - 12 - 24 - 0000 24 December 1803 000000001866 - 09 - 20 - 0000 20 September 1866 22,916 7004229160000000000 ♠ 62 years, 270 days 58 Philipp II Nassau - Weilburg ( HRE ) 000000001429 - 07 - 02 - 0000 2 July 1429 000000001492 - 03 - 19 - 0000 19 March 1492 22,906 7004229060000000000 ♠ 62 years, 261 days 59 Leopold - Philippe Arenberg ( HRE ) 000000001691 - 08 - 19 - 0000 19 August 1691 000000001754 - 03 - 04 - 0000 4 March 1754 22,842 7004228420000000000 ♠ 62 years, 197 days 60 Muhammad Ibrahim Khan Salarzai Tonk ( India ) 000000001867 - 12 - 20 - 0000 20 December 1867 000000001930 - 06 - 23 - 0000 23 June 1930 22,830 7004228300000000000 ♠ 62 years, 185 days 61 Saqr bin Mohammad al - Qassimi Ras Al Khaimah ( United Arab Emirates ) 000000001948 - 07 - 17 - 0000 17 July 1948 000000002010 - 10 - 27 - 0000 27 October 2010 22,747 7004227470000000000 ♠ 62 years, 102 days 62 Nahar Singh, Raja of Shahpura Shahpura ( India ) 000000001870 - 04 - 21 - 0000 21 April 1870 000000001932 - 06 - 24 - 0000 24 June 1932 22,709 7004227090000000000 ♠ 62 years, 64 days 63 Hirohito ( Shōwa ) Japan 000000001926 - 12 - 25 - 0000 25 December 1926 000000001989 - 01 - 07 - 0000 7 January 1989 22,659 7004226590000000000 ♠ 62 years, 13 days 64 Kangxi Emperor Qing ( China ) 000000001661 - 02 - 07 - 0000 7 February 1661 000000001722 - 12 - 20 - 0000 20 December 1722 22,595 7004225950000000000 ♠ 61 years, 316 days 65 Tuanku Abdul Hamid Halim Shah Kedah ( Malaysia ) 000000001881 - 09 - 22 - 0000 22 September 1881 000000001943 - 05 - 13 - 0000 13 May 1943 22,512 7004225120000000000 ♠ 61 years, 233 days 66 Philip IV Waldeck - Wildungen ( HRE ) 000000001513 - 05 - 28 - 0000 28 May 1513 000000001574 - 11 - 30 - 0000 30 November 1574 22,466 7004224660000000000 ♠ 61 years, 186 days 67 Wakhat Singh Dalil Singh Lunavada ( India ) 000000001867 - 10 - 31 - 0000 31 October 1867 000000001929 - 04 - 27 - 0000 27 April 1929 22,458 7004224580000000000 ♠ 61 years, 178 days 68 Paku Alam VIII Pakualaman ( Indonesia ) 000000001937 - 04 - 12 - 0000 12 April 1937 000000001998 - 09 - 11 - 0000 11 September 1998 22,432 7004224320000000000 ♠ 61 years, 152 days 69 Victor Amadeus Anhalt - Bernburg ( HRE ) 000000001656 - 09 - 22 - 0000 22 September 1656 000000001718 - 02 - 14 - 0000 14 February 1718 22,424 7004224240000000000 ♠ 61 years, 145 days 70 Lakshman Singh, Maharawal of Banswara Banswara State ( India ) 000000001844 - 02 - 02 - 0000 2 February 1844 000000001905 - 04 - 29 - 0000 29 April 1905 22,366 7004223660000000000 ♠ 61 years, 86 days 71 Ulrich V Württemberg - Stuttgart ( HRE ) 000000001419 - 07 - 02 - 0000 2 July 1419 000000001480 - 09 - 01 - 0000 1 September 1480 22,342 7004223420000000000 ♠ 61 years, 61 days 72 Ranbir Singh Jind ( India ) 000000001887 - 03 - 07 - 0000 7 March 1887 000000001948 - 03 - 31 - 0000 31 March 1948 22,304 7004223040000000000 ♠ 61 years, 24 days 73 Ernst Ludwig Hesse - Darmstadt ( HRE ) 000000001678 - 08 - 31 - 0000 31 August 1678 000000001739 - 09 - 12 - 0000 12 September 1739 22,291 7004222910000000000 ♠ 61 years, 12 days 74 Johann Friedrich I Hohenlohe - Neuenstein - Öhringen ( HRE ) 000000001641 - 10 - 11 - 0000 11 October 1641 000000001702 - 10 - 17 - 0000 17 October 1702 22,285 7004222850000000000 ♠ 61 years, 6 days 75 Wilhelm Moritz II Isenburg - Philippseich ( HRE ) 000000001711 - 03 - 08 - 0000 8 March 1711 000000001772 - 03 - 07 - 0000 7 March 1772 22,280 7004222800000000000 ♠ 60 years, 365 days 76 Christian Ernst Stolberg - Wernigerode ( HRE ) 000000001710 - 11 - 09 - 0000 9 November 1710 000000001771 - 10 - 25 - 0000 25 October 1771 22,265 7004222650000000000 ♠ 60 years, 350 days 77 Adolf III Schauenburg and Holstein ( HRE ) 000000001164 - 07 - 06 - 0000 6 July 1164 000000001225 - 01 - 03 - 0000 3 January 1225 22,096 7004220960000000000 ♠ 60 years, 181 days 78 Leopold Ludwig Palatinate - Veldenz ( HRE ) 000000001634 - 06 - 03 - 0000 3 June 1634 000000001694 - 09 - 29 - 0000 29 September 1694 22,033 7004220330000000000 ♠ 60 years, 118 days 79 Qianlong Emperor Qing ( China ) 000000001735 - 10 - 18 - 0000 18 October 1735 000000001796 - 02 - 08 - 0000 8 February 1796 22,028 7004220280000000000 ♠ 60 years, 113 days 80 Friedrich Günther Schwarzburg - Rudolstadt 000000001807 - 04 - 28 - 0000 28 April 1807 000000001867 - 06 - 28 - 0000 28 June 1867 21,976 7004219760000000000 ♠ 60 years, 61 days 81 Pakubuwono XII Surakarta ( Indonesia ) 000000001944 - 06 - 11 - 0000 11 June 1944 000000002004 - 06 - 11 - 0000 11 June 2004 21,915 7004219150000000000 ♠ 60 years, 0 days 82 Johann Jakob I Waldburg - Zeil ( HRE ) 000000001614 - 05 - 04 - 0000 4 May 1614 000000001674 - 04 - 18 - 0000 18 April 1674 21,899 7004218990000000000 ♠ 59 years, 349 days 83 Christian IV Denmark ( D&N ) 000000001588 - 04 - 04 - 0000 4 April 1588 000000001648 - 02 - 28 - 0000 28 February 1648 21,879 7004218790000000000 ♠ 59 years, 330 days 84 Gustav Adolf Mecklenburg - Güstrow ( HRE ) 000000001636 - 04 - 23 - 0000 23 April 1636 000000001695 - 10 - 06 - 0000 6 October 1695 21,715 7004217150000000000 ♠ 59 years, 166 days 85 Georg Friedrich I Brandenburg - Ansbach ( HRE ) 000000001543 - 12 - 27 - 0000 27 December 1543 000000001603 - 04 - 25 - 0000 25 April 1603 21,669 7004216690000000000 ♠ 59 years, 119 days 86 Karl I Hesse - Kassel ( HRE ) 000000001670 - 12 - 01 - 0000 1 December 1670 000000001730 - 03 - 23 - 0000 23 March 1730 21,661 7004216610000000000 ♠ 59 years, 112 days 87 George III United Kingdom 000000001760 - 10 - 25 - 0000 25 October 1760 000000001820 - 01 - 29 - 0000 29 January 1820 21,644 7004216440000000000 ♠ 59 years, 96 days 88 Honoré III Monaco 000000001733 - 11 - 07 - 0000 7 November 1733 000000001793 - 01 - 19 - 0000 19 January 1793 21,623 7004216230000000000 ♠ 59 years, 73 days 89 Abdul Halim Kedah ( Malaysia ) 000000001958 - 07 - 14 - 0000 14 July 1958 000000002017 - 09 - 11 - 0000 11 September 2017 21,779 7004216090000000000 ♠ 59 years, 59 days 90 Barnim I Pomerania - Stettin 000000001220 - 01 - 23 - 0000 23 January 1220 000000001278 - 12 - 13 - 0000 13 December 1278 21,509 7004215090000000000 ♠ 58 years, 324 days 91 Louis XV France 000000001715 - 09 - 01 - 0000 1 September 1715 000000001774 - 05 - 10 - 0000 10 May 1774 21,436 7004214360000000000 ♠ 58 years, 251 days 92 Pedro II Brazil 000000001831 - 04 - 07 - 0000 7 April 1831 000000001889 - 11 - 15 - 0000 15 November 1889 21,407 7004214070000000000 ♠ 58 years, 222 days 93 Ludovico I Saluzzo 000000001416 - 10 - 01 - 0000 October 1416 000000001475 - 04 - 08 - 0000 8 April 1475 21,373 7004213730000000000 ♠ 58 years, 189 days 94 Nikola I Montenegro 000000001860 - 08 - 13 - 0000 13 August 1860 000000001918 - 11 - 26 - 0000 26 November 1918 21,288 7004212880000000000 ♠ 58 years, 105 days 95 Honoré I Monaco 000000001523 - 08 - 22 - 0000 22 August 1523 000000001581 - 10 - 07 - 0000 7 October 1581 21,231 7004212310000000000 ♠ 58 years, 46 days 96 Philipp Hesse - Philippsthal ( HRE ) 000000001663 - 07 - 16 - 0000 16 July 1663 000000001721 - 06 - 18 - 0000 18 June 1721 21,156 7004211560000000000 ♠ 57 years, 337 days 97 Wilhelmina The Netherlands 000000001890 - 11 - 23 - 0000 23 November 1890 000000001948 - 09 - 04 - 0000 4 September 1948 21,104 7004211040000000000 ♠ 57 years, 286 days 98 Philipp I Nassau - Weilburg ( HRE ) 000000001371 - 09 - 20 - 0000 20 September 1371 000000001429 - 07 - 02 - 0000 2 July 1429 21,104 7004211040000000000 ♠ 57 years, 285 days 99 Philipp I Hesse ( HRE ) 000000001509 - 07 - 11 - 0000 11 July 1509 000000001567 - 03 - 31 - 0000 31 March 1567 21,082 7004210820000000000 ♠ 57 years, 263 days 100 James VI Scotland 000000001567 - 07 - 24 - 0000 24 July 1567 000000001625 - 03 - 27 - 0000 27 March 1625 21,066 7004210660000000000 ♠ 57 years, 246 days 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. Rank Name Country Reign Duration ( approx. years ) from to Pepi II Neferkare Ancient Egypt - 999999997722 - 01 - 01 - 0000 2278 BC - 999999997816 - 01 - 01 - 0000 2184 BC 94 years 94 years ( disputed ) Taejo Goguryeo ( Korea ) 000000000053 - 01 - 01 - 0000 53 000000000146 - 01 - 01 - 0000 146 93 years 93 years ( disputed ) Ermanaric the Ostrogoth Oium 000000000296 - 01 - 01 - 0000 296 ( disputed ) 000000000376 - 01 - 01 - 0000 376 80 years ( disputed ) Mahanyod Hariphunchai ( Thailand ) 000000000670 - 01 - 01 - 0000 670 000000000750 - 01 - 01 - 0000 750 80 years 5 Raja Sawai Basavalinga I Sundem ( India ) 000000001763 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1763 000000001843 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1843 80 years 6 Jangsu Goguryeo ( Korea ) 000000000413 - 01 - 01 - 0000 413 000000000491 - 01 - 01 - 0000 491 78 years 7 Mirian III Kingdom of Iberia 000000000268 - 01 - 01 - 0000 268 or 000000000284 - 01 - 01 - 0000 284 000000000345 - 01 - 01 - 0000 345 or 000000000361 - 01 - 01 - 0000 361 77 years 8 Raisingh Deo Patna ( India ) 1685 1762 77 years 9 Mohan Singh Rajgarha ( India ) 1638 14 April 1714 76 years 10 Tai Wu Shang ( China ) - 999999998514 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1486 BC - 999999998589 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1411 BC 75 years 11 Vakhtang Gorgasali Kingdom of Iberia 000000000447 - 01 - 01 - 0000 447 000000000522 - 01 - 01 - 0000 522 75 years 12 Johann Philipp Stadion ( HRE ) 000000001666 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1666 000000001741 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1741 75 years 13 Sukhachain Jind ( India ) 1676 1751 75 years 14 Yo - Tha Hariphunchai ( Thailand ) 000000001197 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1197 000000001271 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1271 74 years 15 Wilhelm I Sayn - Wittgenstein ( HRE ) 000000001494 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1494 000000001568 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1568 74 years 16 Harald I Norway 000000000860 - 01 - 01 - 0000 860 000000000933 - 01 - 01 - 0000 933 73 years 17 Fazl Ali Khan II Bahadur Banganapalle ( India ) 000000001686 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1686 000000001759 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1759 73 years 18 Zhao Tuo Nanyue - 999999999792 - 01 - 01 - 0000 208 BC - 999999999863 - 01 - 01 - 0000 137 BC 71 years 19 Simon I Lippe ( HRE ) 000000001273 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1273 000000001344 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1344 71 years 20 Heinrich VIII Fürstenberg - Wolfach ( HRE ) 000000001419 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1419 000000001490 - 11 - 30 - 0000 30 November 1490 71 years 21 Pandukabhaya Anuradhapura ( Sri Lanka ) - 999999999563 - 01 - 01 - 0000 437 BC - 999999999633 - 01 - 01 - 0000 367 BC 70 years 22 Ponhea Yat Khmer Empire ( Cambodia ) 000000001393 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1393 000000001463 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1463 70 years 23 Johann Ulrich Stadion ( HRE ) 000000001530 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1530 000000001600 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1600 70 years 24 Muhtarram Shah Kator The First Chitral ( India ) 1585 1655 70 years 25 Shapur II Persian Empire, Sassanid Dynasty 000000000310 - 03 - 01 - 0000 March 310 000000000379 - 01 - 01 - 0000 379 69 years 26 Huan Qi ( China ) - 999999999364 - 01 - 01 - 0000 636 BC - 999999999433 - 01 - 01 - 0000 567 BC 69 years 27 Tshudpud Namgyal Sikkim ( India ) 000000001793 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1793 000000001863 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1863 69 years 28 Alberto Azzo II Este and Milan 000000001029 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1029 000000001097 - 08 - 20 - 0000 20 August 1097 68 years 29 Louis XIII Oettingen - Wallerstein ( HRE ) 000000001449 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1449 000000001517 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1517 68 years 30 Malojirao III Mudhol ( India ) 1737 1805 68 years 31 Sultan Mahmud Shah II Perak ( Malaysia ) 000000001653 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1653 000000001720 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1720 67 years 32 Johann III Sponheim - Starkenburg ( HRE ) 000000001331 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1331 000000001398 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1398 67 years 33 Ramesses II Ancient Egypt - 999999998721 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1279 BC - 999999998787 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1213 BC 66 years 34 Pharnavaz I Kingdom of Iberia 000000000302 - 01 - 01 - 0000 302 BC 000000000237 - 01 - 01 - 0000 237 BC 65 years 35 Nandivarman II Pallava Empire 000000000731 - 01 - 01 - 0000 731 000000000796 - 01 - 01 - 0000 796 65 years 36 Sagramji I Kumbhoji Gondal ( India ) 1648 1713 65 years 37 Zhao Song ( China ) - 999999999532 - 01 - 01 - 0000 468 BC - 999999999596 - 01 - 01 - 0000 404 BC 64 years 38 Khuman III Udaipur State ( India ) 878 942 64 years 39 Amoghavarsha Rashtrakuta Empire ( India ) 000000000814 - 01 - 01 - 0000 814 000000000878 - 01 - 01 - 0000 878 64 years 40 Friedrich IV Castell ( HRE ) 000000001285 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1285 000000001349 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1349 64 years 41 Zhuang I Qi ( China ) - 999999999206 - 01 - 01 - 0000 794 BC - 999999999269 - 01 - 01 - 0000 731 BC 63 years 42 Friedrich II Salm - Neuweiler ( HRE ) 000000001610 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1610 000000001673 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1673 63 years 43 Nicolas Leopold I Salm - Hoogstraat ( HRE ) 000000001707 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1707 000000001770 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1770 63 years 44 Jayavarman VIII Khmer Empire ( Cambodia ) 1243 1295 63 years 45 Ibrahim Ali Khan Tonk ( India ) 1867 23 June 1930 63 years 46 Philipp Ernst Hohenlohe - Waldenburg - Schillingsfürst ( HRE ) 000000001697 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1697 000000001759 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1759 62 years 47 Karl Sayn - Wittgenstein - Sayn - Altenkirchen ( HRE ) 000000001741 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1741 000000001803 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1803 62 years 48 Franz Wilhelm Salm - Reifferscheid - Krautheim ( HRE ) 000000001673 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1673 000000001734 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1734 61 years 49 Bhavsinhji I Ratanji Bhavnagar ( India ) 1703 1764 61 years 50 Cynan Garwyn Kingdom of Powys 00550 - 01 - 01 c. 550 00610 - 01 - 01 c. 610 60 c. 60 years 51 Aescwine Kingdom of Essex 000000000527 - 01 - 01 - 0000 527 000000000587 - 01 - 01 - 0000 587 60 years c. 60 years 52 Pawl Glywysing 00480 - 01 - 01 c. 480 000000000540 - 01 - 01 - 0000 540 60 years c. 60 years 53 Mutasiva Anuradhapura ( Sri Lanka ) - 999999999633 - 01 - 01 - 0000 367 BC - 999999999693 - 01 - 01 - 0000 307 BC 60 years 54 Sophie Bar ( HRE ) 000000001033 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1033 000000001093 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1093 60 years 55 Friedrich I Salm - Blankenburg ( HRE ) 000000001210 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1210 000000001270 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1270 60 years 56 Heinrich III Henneberg - Aschach - Römhild ( HRE ) 000000001292 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1292 000000001352 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1352 60 years 57 Heinrich II Salm - Blankenburg ( HRE ) 000000001301 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1301 000000001361 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1361 60 years 58 Otto I Solms - Braunfels ( HRE ) 000000001349 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1349 000000001409 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1409 60 years 59 Ludwig Salm - Blankenburg ( HRE ) 000000001443 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1443 000000001503 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1503 60 years 60 Mayadunne Sitawaka ( Sri Lanka ) 000000001521 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1521 000000001581 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1581 60 years 61 Vanghoji II Jagpalrao Nimbalkar Phaltan ( India ) 000000001570 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1570 000000001630 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1630 60 years 62 Hu Chen ( China ) - 999999998955 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1045 BC - 999999999014 - 01 - 01 - 0000 986 BC 59 years 63 Guilhem III Toulouse 000000000978 - 01 - 01 - 0000 978 000000001037 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1037 59 years 64 Otto I Salm - Kyrburg ( HRE ) 000000001548 - 10 - 01 - 0000 October 1548 000000001607 - 06 - 07 - 0000 7 June 1607 59 years 65 Nan Zhou ( China ) - 999999999686 - 01 - 01 - 0000 314 BC - 999999999744 - 01 - 01 - 0000 256 BC 58 years 66 Heinrich II Baden - Hachberg ( HRE ) 000000001231 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1231 000000001289 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1289 58 years 67 Jayaba Mukne Jawhar ( India ) 1342 1400 58 years 68 Heinrich V Henneberg - Schleusingen ( HRE ) 000000001347 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1347 000000001405 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1405 58 years 69 Nikolaus III Tecklenburg ( HRE ) 000000001450 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1450 000000001508 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1508 58 years 70 Mulraj II Jaisalmer State ( India ) 1762 1820 58 years 71 Muhammad Shafi ud - din II Sambas ( Borneo ) 000000001866 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1866 000000001924 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1924 58 years 72 Maredydd ap Rhain Kingdom of Dyfed 000000000740 - 01 - 01 - 0000 740 000000000797 - 01 - 01 - 0000 797 57 years c. 57 years 73 Jing Qi ( China ) - 999999999453 - 01 - 01 - 0000 547 BC - 999999999510 - 01 - 01 - 0000 490 BC 57 years 74 Mithridates VI Pontus - 999999999880 - 01 - 01 - 0000 120 BC - 999999999937 - 01 - 01 - 0000 63 BC 57 years 75 Vseslav of Polotsk Polotsk 000000001044 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1044 000000001101 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1101 57 years 76 Roger II Foix ( France ) 000000001067 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1067 000000001124 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1124 57 years 77 Bernhard I Bentheim - Bentheim ( HRE ) 000000001364 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1364 000000001421 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1421 57 years 78 Yi Hham Hka Kengtung ( Burma ) 000000001403 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1403 000000001460 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1460 57 years 79 Ernst II Oettingen - Wallerstein ( HRE ) 000000001613 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1613 000000001670 - 03 - 03 - 0000 3 March 1670 57 years 80 Johannes Waldburg - Waldsee ( HRE ) 000000001667 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1667 000000001724 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1724 57 years 81 Adolf Ludwig Wilhelm Sayn - Wittgenstein - Karlsburg ( HRE ) 000000001749 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1749 000000001806 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1806 57 years 82 Jashwant Singh Nabha ( India ) December 1783 21 May 1840 57 years See also List of longest - ruling non-royal national leaders since 1900 Current reigning monarchs by length of reign List of shortest reigning monarchs List of the oldest living state leaders Lists of state leaders Records of heads of state Notes Jump up ^ He was proclaimed king at the age of four months, and his grandmother, Labotsibeni Mdluli, acted as regent until 22 December 1921 and then formally transferred all monarchial power to Sobhuza II : Swaziland National Trust Commission website, retrieved 29 August 2008. Some sources take the date of succession as the date on which his grandmother handed over the royal duties to him, not when he was proclaimed king. Jump up ^ Heinrich XI succeeded to the throne as Count of Reuss - Obergreiz in 1723 on the death of his brother, Heinrich IX ( all male members of the family were named Heinrich in order of birth, even across cousins ). In 1778 he became the first Prince of Reuss Elder Line. Jump up ^ Count Johann Ludwig was born posthumously, after the death of his father Count Johann II on 25 July 1472 ; he succeeded to the throne at birth. Jump up ^ Acceded to the Union of India on 15 August 1947. Merged Kapurthala into the Patiala and Eastern Punjab States Union ( PEPSU ) on 5 May 1948, relinquished his sovereign powers with effect from 20 August. Rajpramukh of the PEPSU from 5 May 1948 until his death on 17 June 1949 Jump up ^ Also a long - serving Holy Roman Emperor as Friedrich III Jump up ^ More commonly known as Eleanor of Aquitaine, Aliénor was Duchess of Aquitaine in her own right, although medieval law dictated that her various husbands ( Louis VII of France, Henry II of England ) and sons ( Richard I and John of England ) reign with her jointly. Jump up ^ Merged his state into the United State of Kathiawad on 15 February 1948, but lived until 28 June 1954 Jump up ^ This length of reign applies only to the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand, as all of the other countries Elizabeth II is at present queen of had yet to gain independence at the time of her accession. Jump up ^ Friedrich August I was known as Friedrich August III before 1806. Jump up ^ Philipp II ruled as co-ruler with his brother till 1442 when they divided their inheritances. Jump up ^ Served as Regent for his father, the Taishō Emperor, from 29 November 1921 until his formal accession. Jump up ^ Longest de jure ruler of China, although the Qianlong Emperor held longer de facto power. Jump up ^ Ulrich V was Count of all Württemberg until its partition between Württemberg - Urach and Württemberg - Stuttgart in 1442. He continued as Count of the latter branch until his death in 1480. Jump up ^ Acceded to the Union of India on 14 August 1947, but retained sovereignty over his state until his death on 31 March 1948 Jump up ^ Longest de facto ruler of China, although the Kangxi Emperor held longer de jure power. Jump up ^ Johann Jakob I succeeded as Truchsess ( Archsteward ), and was raised to the rank of Graf ( Count ) in 1628. Jump up ^ Exceeded by Queen Victoria as monarch of United Kingdom as a part of British Empire. Jump up ^ Exceeded by Queen Victoria as monarch of Scotland as part of British Empire. Jump up ^ 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. Others point however to the consistency between the existing historical sources all crediting Pepi with over 90 years of reign. Finally, the lack of evidence beyond his 62nd year does not preclude a much longer reign, especially in view of the decay of the Egyptian state into the chaos of the First Intermediate Period at the end of Pepi 's reign. Jump up ^ 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. Jump up ^ Johann Philipp succeeded to the Lordship of Stadion at age 14 in 1666, was raised to Baron in 1686 and Reichsgraf ( Count ) in 1704. Jump up ^ 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. Jump up ^ Ernst II ruled jointly with Friedrich VIII in the years 1602 -- 13, but then ruled for 57 years as sole monarch. References Jump up ^ `` Lakhtar - Indian Princely States ''. Jump up ^ Friedrich Wilhelm Trebge, Spuren im Land, Hohenleuben, 2005. Jump up ^ Thomas Gehrlein, Das Haus Reuß -- Älterer und Jüngerer Linie, Börde Verlag 2006, ISBN 978 - 3 - 9810315 - 3 - 9 Jump up ^ `` Rulers of Malaysian States ''. Jump up ^ `` Tampin - Royal Ark ''. Jump up ^ `` kapurth4 ''. Retrieved 14 October 2016. Jump up ^ `` porband3 ''. Retrieved 14 October 2016. Jump up ^ `` Partab3 ''. Royalark.net. Retrieved 24 March 2012. Jump up ^ `` Bundi -- Indian Princely States ''. WorldStatesmen.org. Retrieved 17 September 2016. ^ Jump up to : 06 Feb 2016 Sat. `` Princess Elizabeth II becomes the Queen ''. Mintage World. Retrieved 2017 - 06 - 20. CS1 maint : Multiple names : authors list ( link ) Jump up ^ `` Tonk4 ''. Royalark.net. Retrieved 24 March 2012. Jump up ^ `` SHAHPURA3 ''. Retrieved 14 October 2016. Jump up ^ `` BANS3 ''. Retrieved 14 October 2016. Jump up ^ `` JIND4 ''. Retrieved 14 October 2016. 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Question: who is the longest reigning monarch in world history
Answer: Sobhuza II