Who ruled after whom

Haryanka Dynasty

1. Bimbisara c. 544–492 BCE Annexed Anga; patron of the Buddha.
2. Ajatashatru c. 492–460 BCE Defeated the Vajji confederacy; built Pataligrama fort.
3. Udayin c. 460–444 BCE Founded Pataliputra as capital.

Shishunaga Dynasty

1. Shishunaga c. 413–395 BCE Conquered Avanti.
2. Kalashoka c. 395–367 BCE Second Buddhist Council at Vaishali.

Nanda Dynasty

1. Mahapadma Nanda c. 345–329 BCE Called 'destroyer of all Kshatriyas' in the Puranas.
2. Dhana Nanda c. 329–321 BCE Last Nanda, overthrown by Chandragupta.

1. Chandragupta Maurya c. 321–297 BCE Founder; adviser Chanakya (Kautilya).
2. Bindusara c. 297–273 BCE
3. Ashoka c. 268–232 BCE 👪 grandson of Chandragupta Maurya Kalinga War; Dhamma edicts across the empire.
4. Dasharatha c. 232–224 BCE Dedicated the Nagarjuni caves to the Ajivikas.
5. Samprati c. 224–215 BCE Later Mauryan ruler.
6. Brihadratha c. 187–185 BCE Last Maurya, assassinated by Pushyamitra Shunga.

1. Simuka c. 200–177 BCE Founder.
2. Satakarni I c. 180–170 BCE Performed Ashvamedha.
3. Gautamiputra Satakarni c. 106 CE – c. 130 CE Defeated the Western Kshatrapa Nahapana.
4. Vasishthiputra Pulumavi c. 130 CE – c. 159 CE
5. Yajna Sri Satakarni c. 170 CE – c. 199 CE Last great Satavahana.

1. Demetrius I c. 200–180 BCE Invaded northwest India.
2. Menander I (Milinda) c. 165–130 BCE Dialogue with Nagasena in the Milindapanha.

1. Pushyamitra Shunga c. 185–149 BCE
2. Agnimitra c. 149–141 BCE Hero of Kalidasa's Malavikagnimitram.
3. Devabhuti c. 83–73 BCE Last Shunga.

1. Maues c. 85–60 BCE
2. Azes I c. 48–25 BCE Azes era possibly began 57 BCE.

1. Kujula Kadphises c. 30 CE – c. 80 CE Unified the Yuezhi.
2. Vima Taktu c. 80 CE – c. 95 CE
3. Vima Kadphises c. 95 CE – c. 127 CE Gold coinage.
4. Kanishka I c. 127 CE – c. 150 CE Fourth Buddhist Council; Gandhara and Mathura art.
5. Huvishka c. 150 CE – c. 190 CE
6. Vasudeva I c. 190 CE – c. 230 CE Last great Kushan.

1. Nahapana c. 50 CE – c. 106 CE Kshaharata ruler defeated by Gautamiputra Satakarni.
2. Rudradaman I c. 130 CE – c. 150 CE Junagadh Sanskrit inscription.

1. Sri Gupta c. 240 CE – c. 280 CE Founder.
2. Ghatotkacha c. 280 CE – c. 319 CE
3. Chandragupta I c. 319 CE – c. 335 CE Gupta era begins 319-320; married Licchavi princess Kumaradevi.
4. Samudragupta c. 335 CE – c. 375 CE Prayaga (Allahabad) prashasti by Harisena.
5. Chandragupta II (Vikramaditya) c. 375 CE – c. 415 CE Conquered the Western Kshatrapas; Faxian's visit.
6. Kumaragupta I c. 415 CE – c. 455 CE Nalanda founded in his reign.
7. Skandagupta c. 455 CE – c. 467 CE Repelled the Hunas.
8. Budhagupta c. 477 CE – c. 495 CE

1. Pravarasena I c. 270 CE – c. 330 CE
2. Prabhavatigupta (regent) c. 390 CE – c. 410 CE 👪 daughter of Chandragupta II (Vikramaditya) (Gupta Empire) Daughter of Chandragupta II.
3. Harishena c. 475 CE – c. 500 CE Ajanta's later caves.

1. Simhavishnu c. 575 CE – c. 600 CE
2. Mahendravarman I c. 600 CE – c. 630 CE Rock-cut temples; Mattavilasa Prahasana.
3. Narasimhavarman I (Mamalla) c. 630 CE – c. 668 CE Captured Vatapi; Mahabalipuram.
4. Narasimhavarman II (Rajasimha) c. 695 CE – c. 728 CE Shore Temple; Kailasanatha, Kanchi.
5. Nandivarman II c. 731 CE – c. 796 CE
6. Aparajita c. 885 CE – c. 897 CE Last Pallava, defeated by Aditya Chola.

1. Toramana c. 493 CE – c. 515 CE
2. Mihirakula c. 515 CE – c. 540 CE Defeated by Yashodharman and Narasimhagupta.

1. Prabhakaravardhana c. 580 CE – c. 605 CE
2. Rajyavardhana 605 CE – 606 CE Killed by Shashanka.
3. Harshavardhana 606 CE – 647 CE Kannauj assembly; Banabhatta's Harshacharita.

1. Pulakeshin I c. 543 CE – c. 566 CE Founder.
2. Kirtivarman I c. 566 CE – c. 597 CE
3. Mangalesha c. 597 CE – c. 609 CE
4. Pulakeshin II c. 610 CE – c. 642 CE Defeated Harsha on the Narmada; Aihole inscription.
5. Vikramaditya I c. 655 CE – c. 680 CE
6. Vikramaditya II c. 733 CE – c. 744 CE Took Kanchi; Virupaksha temple, Pattadakal.
7. Kirtivarman II c. 746 CE – c. 753 CE Overthrown by Dantidurga.

1. Chach c. 632 CE – c. 671 CE
2. Raja Dahir c. 695 CE – c. 712 CE Killed fighting Muhammad ibn Qasim.

1. Vigraharaja IV c. 1150 – c. 1164
2. Prithviraj III (Prithviraj Chauhan) 1177 – 1192 Won at Tarain in 1191, lost in 1192.

1. Nagabhata I c. 730 CE – c. 760 CE Resisted Arab invasions.
2. Vatsaraja c. 780 CE – c. 800 CE
3. Nagabhata II c. 805 CE – c. 833 CE Captured Kannauj.
4. Mihira Bhoja c. 836 CE – c. 885 CE Peak of the empire.
5. Mahendrapala I c. 885 CE – c. 910 CE Patron of Rajashekhara.

1. Gopala c. 750 CE – c. 770 CE Elected to end matsyanyaya.
2. Dharmapala c. 770 CE – c. 810 CE Founded Vikramashila.
3. Devapala c. 810 CE – c. 850 CE
4. Mahipala I c. 988 CE – c. 1038 Pala revival.
5. Ramapala c. 1077 – c. 1130 Ramacharita of Sandhyakara Nandi.

1. Dantidurga c. 735 CE – c. 756 CE Founder.
2. Krishna I c. 756 CE – c. 774 CE Kailasa temple, Ellora.
3. Dhruva Dharavarsha c. 780 CE – c. 793 CE
4. Govinda III c. 793 CE – c. 814 CE
5. Amoghavarsha I c. 814 CE – c. 878 CE Kavirajamarga; Manyakheta.
6. Krishna III c. 939 CE – c. 967 CE Victory at Takkolam over the Cholas.

1. Munja c. 972 CE – c. 990 CE
2. Bhoja c. 1010 – c. 1055 Scholar-king; Bhojshala and Bhojpur temple.

1. Jayapala c. 964 CE – c. 1001 Defeated by Mahmud at Peshawar.
2. Anandapala c. 1001 – c. 1010

1. Yashovarman c. 925 CE – c. 950 CE Lakshmana temple, Khajuraho.
2. Dhanga c. 950 CE – c. 999 CE Vishvanatha temple.
3. Vidyadhara c. 1003 – c. 1035 Kandariya Mahadeva temple; resisted Mahmud.
4. Paramardi c. 1165 – c. 1203

1. Vijayalaya c. 848 CE – c. 871 CE Captured Thanjavur.
2. Aditya I c. 871 CE – c. 907 CE
3. Parantaka I c. 907 CE – c. 955 CE
4. Rajaraja I 985 CE – 1014 Brihadisvara temple; conquest of northern Sri Lanka.
5. Rajendra I 1012 – 1044 👪 son of Rajaraja I Ganga expedition; naval raid on Srivijaya.
6. Kulothunga I 1070 – 1122 Chalukya-Chola union.
7. Rajendra III 1246 – 1279 Last Chola.

1. Mularaja I c. 940 CE – c. 995 CE Founder.
2. Bhima I c. 1022 – c. 1064 Reigned during Mahmud's Somnath raid; Modhera Sun Temple.
3. Jayasimha Siddharaja 1092 – 1142
4. Kumarapala 1143 – 1172 Patron of Hemachandra.

1. Tailapa II 973 CE – 997 CE Founder, overthrew the Rashtrakutas.
2. Someshvara I 1042 – 1068 Founded Kalyani.
3. Vikramaditya VI 1076 – 1126 Chalukya-Vikrama era; Bilhana's Vikramankadevacharita.

1. Sabuktigin 977 CE – 997 CE Founder.
2. Mahmud of Ghazni 998 CE – 1030 17 raids into India.
3. Mas'ud I 1030 – 1040
4. Khusrau Malik 1160 – 1186 Last Ghaznavid, ruling from Lahore.

1. Vishnuvardhana c. 1108 – c. 1152 Chennakeshava temple, Belur.
2. Veera Ballala II 1173 – 1220
3. Veera Ballala III 1292 – 1343 Last Hoysala, killed at Madurai.

1. Vijaya Sena c. 1096 – c. 1159
2. Ballala Sena c. 1159 – c. 1179
3. Lakshmana Sena c. 1179 – c. 1206 Fled Nadia before Bakhtiyar Khalji.

1. Anantavarman Chodaganga 1078 – 1147 Began the Jagannath temple, Puri.
2. Narasimhadeva I 1238 – 1264 Built the Konark Sun Temple.

1. Govindachandra c. 1114 – c. 1155
2. Jayachandra 1170 – 1194 Killed at the Battle of Chandawar.

1. Raja Man Singh I 1589 – 1614 Akbar's general.
2. Sawai Jai Singh II 1699 – 1743 Founded Jaipur; Jantar Mantar observatories.

1. Ganapati Deva 1199 – 1262
2. Rudrama Devi c. 1262 – c. 1289 One of the few ruling queens; praised by Marco Polo.
3. Prataparudra c. 1289 – c. 1323 Defeated by Ulugh Khan (Muhammad bin Tughlaq).

1. Ghiyath al-Din Muhammad 1163 – 1203 Senior Ghurid ruler at Firozkoh.
2. Mu'izz al-Din Muhammad (Muhammad of Ghor) 1173 – 1206 Victor at the Second Battle of Tarain.

1. Bhillama V 1187 – 1191 Founded Devagiri.
2. Singhana II 1210 – 1246 Peak of Seuna power.
3. Ramachandra 1271 – 1311 Defeated by Alauddin Khalji in 1296.

Mamluk (Slave) Dynasty

1. Qutbuddin Aibak 1206 – 1210 Began the Qutb Minar.
2. Aram Shah 1210 – 1211
3. Iltutmish 1211 – 1236 Consolidated the Sultanate; silver tanka.
4. Razia Sultana 1236 – 1240 👪 daughter of Iltutmish The only woman to rule the Delhi Sultanate.
5. Nasiruddin Mahmud 1246 – 1266
6. Ghiyasuddin Balban 1266 – 1287 Theory of kingship; broke the 'Forty'.

Khalji Dynasty

1. Jalaluddin Khalji 1290 – 1296
2. Alauddin Khalji 1296 – 1316 Market reforms; repelled the Mongols; southern campaigns of Malik Kafur.

Tughlaq Dynasty

1. Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq 1320 – 1325 Built Tughlaqabad.
2. Muhammad bin Tughlaq 1325 – 1351 Moved the capital to Daulatabad; token currency.
3. Firuz Shah Tughlaq 1351 – 1388 Canals and new towns.
4. Nasiruddin Mahmud Shah 1394 – 1412 Reigned during Timur's sack of Delhi.

Sayyid Dynasty

1. Khizr Khan 1414 – 1421 Founder, Timurid vassal.
2. Alauddin Alam Shah 1445 – 1451

Lodi Dynasty

1. Bahlul Lodi 1451 – 1489
2. Sikandar Lodi 1489 – 1517 Founded Agra (1504).
3. Ibrahim Lodi 1517 – 1526 Killed at the First Battle of Panipat.

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1. Rao Jodha 1438 – 1489 Founded Jodhpur.
2. Rao Maldeo 1532 – 1562
3. Maharaja Jaswant Singh 1638 – 1678

1. Sukaphaa 1228 – 1268 Founder.
2. Suhungmung (Dihingia Raja) 1497 – 1539 Annexed the Chutia kingdom.
3. Pratap Singha 1603 – 1641
4. Chakradhwaj Singha 1663 – 1670 Appointed Lachit Borphukan.
5. Udayaditya Singha 1670 – 1672 Reigned at the Battle of Saraighat.
6. Rudra Singha 1696 – 1714 Peak of Ahom power.
7. Chandrakanta Singha 1811 – 1818 Burmese invasions.

1. Rana Hammir c. 1326 – c. 1364 Recovered Chittor.
2. Rana Kumbha 1433 – 1468 Vijay Stambha; Kumbhalgarh.
3. Rana Sanga 1508 – 1528 Lost to Babur at Khanwa.
4. Maharana Pratap 1572 – 1597 Battle of Haldighati.
5. Amar Singh I 1597 – 1620 Treaty with Jahangir, 1615.

Sangama Dynasty

1. Harihara I 1336 – 1356
2. Bukka Raya I 1356 – 1377
3. Harihara II 1377 – 1404
4. Deva Raya II 1424 – 1446 Visited by Abdur Razzaq.

Saluva Dynasty

1. Saluva Narasimha Deva Raya 1485 – 1491

Tuluva Dynasty

1. Vira Narasimha Raya 1505 – 1509
2. Krishnadevaraya 1509 – 1529 Golden age; Amuktamalyada; Ashtadiggajas.
3. Achyuta Deva Raya 1529 – 1542
4. Sadasiva Raya 1542 – 1570 Rama Raya held real power; defeat at Talikota 1565.

Aravidu Dynasty

1. Tirumala Deva Raya 1570 – 1572
2. Venkatapati Raya 1586 – 1614
3. Sriranga III 1642 – 1646 Last emperor.

1. Shah Mir 1339 – 1342 Founder.
2. Zain-ul-Abidin (Budshah) 1418 – 1470 Tolerant, reforming ruler.

1. Alauddin Hasan Bahman Shah 1347 – 1358 Founder.
2. Firuz Shah Bahmani 1397 – 1422
3. Ahmad Shah I Wali 1422 – 1436 Moved the capital to Bidar.
4. Muhammad Shah III 1463 – 1482 Minister Mahmud Gawan executed 1481.

1. Shamsuddin Ilyas Shah 1352 – 1358 United Bengal.
2. Alauddin Husain Shah 1494 – 1519 Patron of Bengali literature.

1. Hoshang Shah 1406 – 1435
2. Mahmud Khalji I 1436 – 1469
3. Baz Bahadur 1555 – 1562 Romance with Rani Roopmati.

1. Raja Wodeyar I 1578 – 1617 Took Srirangapatna.
2. Hyder Ali 1761 – 1782 First and Second Anglo-Mysore Wars.
3. Tipu Sultan 1782 – 1799 Rocket artillery; killed at Srirangapatna.
4. Krishnaraja Wodeyar III 1799 – 1868
5. Krishnaraja Wodeyar IV 1902 – 1940 Model state; Diwan M. Visvesvaraya.

1. Ahmad Shah I 1411 – 1442 Founded Ahmedabad.
2. Mahmud Begada 1458 – 1511 Took Pavagadh and Junagadh.
3. Bahadur Shah 1526 – 1537 Killed by the Portuguese at Diu.

1. Kapilendra Deva 1434 – 1467 Founder.
2. Prataparudra Deva 1497 – 1540 Contemporary of Chaitanya and Krishnadevaraya.

1. Ahmad Nizam Shah I 1490 – 1510 Founder.
2. Chand Bibi (regent) 1595 – 1600 Defended Ahmadnagar against Akbar.
3. Malik Ambar (regent/minister) 1600 – 1626 Guerrilla warfare against the Mughals.

1. Yusuf Adil Shah 1490 – 1510 Founder.
2. Ibrahim Adil Shah II 1580 – 1627 Kitab-i-Nauras.
3. Muhammad Adil Shah 1627 – 1656 Gol Gumbaz.

1. Vishwa Singha 1515 – 1540 Founder.
2. Nara Narayan 1540 – 1587 With his general Chilarai, peak of Koch power.

1. Sultan Quli Qutb-ul-Mulk 1518 – 1543 Founder.
2. Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah 1580 – 1612 Founded Hyderabad; Charminar.
3. Abul Hasan Qutb Shah (Tana Shah) 1672 – 1687 Last ruler, captured by Aurangzeb.

1. Babur 1526 – 1530 Victor at Panipat and Khanwa.
2. Humayun 1530 – 1540 First reign, ended by Sher Shah.
3. Humayun 1555 – 1556 restored Restored after Sur collapse.
4. Akbar 1556 – 1605 Mansabdari; Sulh-i-kul; Fatehpur Sikri.
5. Jahangir 1605 – 1627 👪 son of Akbar Nur Jahan; received Sir Thomas Roe.
6. Shah Jahan 1628 – 1658 Taj Mahal; Shahjahanabad.
7. Aurangzeb (Alamgir) 1658 – 1707 Largest extent; long Deccan wars.
8. Bahadur Shah I 1707 – 1712
9. Farrukhsiyar 1713 – 1719 1717 farman to the EIC.
10. Muhammad Shah 1719 – 1748 Nadir Shah's invasion 1739.
11. Shah Alam II 1759 – 1806 Granted the Diwani (1765).
12. Akbar II 1806 – 1837
13. Bahadur Shah II (Zafar) 1837 – 1857 Symbolic leader of 1857; exiled to Rangoon.

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1. Sher Shah Suri 1540 – 1545 Rupiya coin; Grand Trunk Road; defeated Humayun at Chausa and Kannauj.
2. Islam Shah Suri 1545 – 1554
3. Adil Shah Suri 1554 – 1556 General Hemu held real power.

Chhatrapati

1. Chhatrapati Shivaji 1674 – 1680 Crowned at Raigad.
2. Chhatrapati Sambhaji 1681 – 1689 Executed by Aurangzeb.
3. Chhatrapati Rajaram 1689 – 1700 Ruled from Gingee.
4. Tarabai (regent) 1700 – 1707 Led resistance against Aurangzeb.
5. Chhatrapati Shahu I 1707 – 1749

Peshwa

1. Peshwa Baji Rao I 1720 – 1740 Northern expansion; raid on Delhi 1737.
2. Peshwa Balaji Baji Rao (Nanasaheb) 1740 – 1761 Peak; defeat at Panipat 1761.
3. Peshwa Madhavrao I 1761 – 1772 Restored Maratha power.
4. Peshwa Baji Rao II 1795 – 1818 Treaty of Bassein; last Peshwa.

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1. Anwaruddin Khan 1744 – 1749 Killed at Ambur.
2. Muhammad Ali Khan Wallajah 1749 – 1795 British ally.

1. Murshid Quli Khan 1717 – 1727 Moved the capital to Murshidabad.
2. Alivardi Khan 1740 – 1756
3. Siraj ud-Daulah 1756 – 1757 Defeated at Plassey.
4. Mir Jafar 1757 – 1760 British-installed.
5. Mir Qasim 1760 – 1763 Fought at Buxar.

1. Ali Mohammed Khan 1721 – 1748
2. Hafiz Rahmat Khan 1749 – 1774 Killed in the Rohilla War.

1. Saadat Ali Khan I 1722 – 1739 Founder.
2. Shuja-ud-Daula 1754 – 1775 Fought at Buxar.
3. Asaf-ud-Daula 1775 – 1797 Moved capital to Lucknow; Bara Imambara.
4. Wajid Ali Shah 1847 – 1856 Deposed on annexation.

1. Asaf Jah I (Nizam-ul-Mulk) 1724 – 1748 Founder.
2. Mir Osman Ali Khan 1911 – 1948 Last Nizam; Operation Polo.

1. Marthanda Varma 1729 – 1758 Defeated the Dutch at Colachel.
2. Chithira Thirunal 1931 – 1949 Temple Entry Proclamation, 1936.

1. Malhar Rao Holkar 1731 – 1766
2. Ahilyabai Holkar 1767 – 1795 Temple builder and administrator.

1. Ranoji Scindia 1731 – 1745
2. Mahadji Scindia 1768 – 1794 Controlled Delhi and the Mughal emperor.

1. Maharaja Ranjit Singh 1801 – 1839 Sher-e-Punjab; Khalsa army.
2. Kharak Singh 1839 – 1840
3. Sher Singh 1841 – 1843
4. Duleep Singh 1843 – 1849 Last Maharaja; Koh-i-Noor surrendered.

1. Pandukabhaya c. 437–367 BCE Traditional founder of Anuradhapura.
2. Devanampiya Tissa c. 247–207 BCE Received Mahinda; Buddhism in Sri Lanka.
3. Dutugemunu c. 161–137 BCE Built the Ruwanwelisaya.
4. Vattagamani Abhaya c. 89–77 BCE Pali Canon written down.
5. Mahasena c. 274 CE – c. 301 CE Great tank builder.
6. Dhatusena c. 455 CE – c. 473 CE Kalawewa reservoir.
7. Kashyapa I c. 477 CE – c. 495 CE Built Sigiriya.
8. Mahinda V c. 982 CE – c. 1017 Captured by the Cholas.

1. Manadeva I c. 464 CE – c. 505 CE Changu Narayan inscription.
2. Amshuverma c. 605 CE – c. 621 CE

1. Vijayabahu I 1055 – 1110 Expelled the Cholas.
2. Parakramabahu I 1153 – 1186 Parakrama Samudra; united the island.
3. Nissanka Malla 1187 – 1196

1. Muhammad al-Adil (Dhovemi) c. 1153 – c. 1166 First Muslim ruler.
2. Muhammad Thakurufaanu 1573 – 1585 Expelled the Portuguese.

1. Jayasthiti Malla 1382 – 1395 Social and legal reforms.
2. Yaksha Malla 1428 – 1482 Last ruler of the undivided valley.

1. Timur 1370 – 1405 Sacked Delhi in 1398.
2. Shah Rukh 1405 – 1447 Moved the capital to Herat.
3. Husayn Bayqara 1469 – 1506 Patron of Bihzad and Jami.

1. Vimaladharmasuriya I 1590 – 1604
2. Rajasinghe II 1635 – 1687 Allied with the Dutch against the Portuguese.
3. Sri Vikrama Rajasinha 1798 – 1815 Last king of Kandy.

1. Pratap Malla 1641 – 1674 Poet-king of Kathmandu.
2. Jaya Prakash Malla 1736 – 1768 Last king of Kathmandu.

1. Drabya Shah 1559 – 1570 Founder.
2. Prithvi Narayan Shah 1743 – 1768 Began the unification of Nepal.

1. Mirwais Hotak 1709 – 1715
2. Mahmud Hotak 1717 – 1725 Took Isfahan in 1722.

1. Prithvi Narayan Shah 1768 – 1775
2. Bahadur Shah (regent) 1785 – 1794 Led the western expansion.

1. Jung Bahadur Rana 1846 – 1877 Founded hereditary Rana rule.
2. Tribhuvan 1911 – 1955 Ended Rana rule in 1951.
3. Mahendra 1955 – 1972
4. Birendra 1972 – 2001 Killed in the royal massacre.
5. Gyanendra 2001 – 2008 Last king.

1. Dost Mohammad Khan 1826 – 1839
2. Dost Mohammad Khan 1845 – 1863 restored Restored after the First Anglo-Afghan War.
3. Abdur Rahman Khan 1880 – 1901 Accepted the Durand Line.
4. Amanullah Khan 1919 – 1926 Won independence in 1919.

1. Ugyen Wangchuck 1907 – 1926 First king.
2. Jigme Wangchuck 1926 – 1952
3. Jigme Dorji Wangchuck 1952 – 1972
4. Jigme Singye Wangchuck 1972 – 2006 Gross National Happiness.
5. Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck 2006 – present

1. Amanullah Khan 1926 – 1929 Modernising reforms.
2. Mohammed Zahir Shah 1933 – 1973 Last king.