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  1. 2. This was an English royal dynasty of the Welsh origin that was founded by Henry VII. This family rose to power after the Wars of the Roses and was succeeded by the House of Stuart.
  2. 4. A royal house of the United Kingdom, this dynasty is of German paternal descent. The current head of the family is Elizabeth II.
  3. 8. This was a German dynasty that was formally named ‘the House of Brunswick-Luneburg, and was succeeded by the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha.
  4. 10. Also called the Manchu dynasty, this was the last imperial dynasty of china, reigning from 1644-1912. It was preceded by the Ming dynasty.
  5. 11. Also Known as the house of France, this dynasty was founded by Hugh Capet. It is one of the largest and oldest European Royal Houses.
  6. 12. Established and ruled by a Muslim dynasty, this was the second largest dynasty to have existed on the Indian subcontinent. The last ruling emperor was Bahadur Shah Zafar.
  7. 13. It was one of the three Tamil dynasties, the other two being Chola and Chera. Their capital was Korkai. They were experts in water management, agriculture and fisheries.
  8. 14. Regning from 918-1392, this Korean dynasty was founded by Kaing Taejo. The modern name of Korea is said to have derived from the name of this dynasty.
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  1. 1. This Indian dynasty was one of the longest ruling dynasties in the history of southern India. Rajaraja I was one of the famous emperors of this dynasty.
  2. 2. This was the ruling family of the French Empire that were from minor Italian nobility. It was founded by Napoleon I.
  3. 3. This dynasty was an Indian power that reigned from 1674 to 1818. Chhatrapati Shivaji Bhosle established this dynasty after the guerilla warfare with Adilshah and Aurangzeb.
  4. 5. An ancient Dravadian dynasty of the Tamil origin, this dynasty was in continuous conflict with the Cholas and the Pandyas.
  5. 6. This South Indian dynasty succeeded the Satavahana dynasty. Simhavishnu was the first ruler of this line. It was finalloy defeated by the Cholas.
  6. 7. This was the second dynasty to rule over Russia, after the House of Rurik. It was founded by Michael I in 1613.
  7. 9. Founded by Chandragupta, this dynasty overthrew the Magadha Kingdom and assumed power over a large area of the eastern and northern India.