World's Longest Reigning Monarchs

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1. Let us start in Britain, with perhaps the most popular monarchy in the world today. Which British monarch ruled the longest with a 63 year reign? Alfred the Great Henry VIII Victoria George III

2. Moving across the channel....which French monarch had the longest reign at 72 years? Charles VII Louis I Louis XIV Francis I

3. Moving back in history now, we are curious as to the longest reigning Roman emperor (prior to its split into east and west). Which of the following men has this distinction? Diocletian Tiberius Augustus Constantine

4. Travelling now through Asia Minor we take a stop through the great Ottoman Empire. Which of these Ottoman Turkish Emperors reigned for the longest period of time? Mohammed IV Achmed Othman Suleyman

5. Now moving far into the past, which of the following biblical kings was blessed with the longest reign period? David Manasseh Saul Solomon

6. Judah was swallowed up by the Babylonians who were in turn swallowed up by the Persians. During the great period of Persian emperors, which held power for the longest stretch of time? Xerxes Darius I Artaxerxes II Cyrus

7. Travelling North now and into the future, we see the rise of the great Czars of Russia. Which of the Czars reigned for the longest time, a total of 51 years? Peter 'The Great' Nicholas I Michael Romanov Ivan IV 'The Terrible'

8. The great Mughal or Mogul empire in India began with the reign of Babar in 1526. However, Babar began as ruler of nearby Turkestan at the age of 12 and thus ruled for 35 years. Was this the longest reign of any of the Mughal emperors? Yes No

9. The Chinese people proudly tout their 5000 year history and its many outstanding individuals. No discussion of this history would be complete without mentioning the many capable emperors. Which of the Chinese emperors ruled over unified China for the greatest number of years? Qian Long Hong Wu Han Wu Ti Kang Xi

10. Japan has a long history of imperial power, one which still continues to this day. Which of the Japanese emperors sat on the Japanese throne for the longest time? Hirohito Mutsuhito Yoshimune Yoshino