WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Dynasty has been in use in English for over 600 years, for most of that time referring to a ruling family that maintains power through succession.

Detailed explanation-2: -Chola dynasty (around 1300 to 1500 years) was the longest ruling dynasty in the world. They were righteous rulers and great devotees of Lord Shiva. They were first to introduce naval warfare. At their peak, ruled many parts of South Asia and South East Asia.

Detailed explanation-3: -Introduction. Dynasty comes from the Greek word for family and is used for a family that rules or simply reigns. One quarter of all states in the contemporary world system have a family dynast as their head of state or government. Some are constitutional monarchs; others are absolute monarchs.

Detailed explanation-4: -When members of the same family become rulers one after another, the family is often called a dynasty.

Detailed explanation-5: -dynasty, a family or line of rulers, a succession of sovereigns of a country belonging to a single family or tracing their descent to a common ancestor (Greek dynadeia, “sovereignty").

Detailed explanation-6: -The term “dynasty” means a succession of rulers from the same family clan. While some dynasties persisted for centuries (see Zhou and Ming), others lasted only a few decades (see Qin and Sui) . The ancient Chinese did not know the concept of “nation” and only rarely national boundaries were permanently defined.