List of rulers of Swaziland

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The following people were the Supreme Chief or King ( Ngwenyama ) of the Kingdom of Swaziland :

Supreme chiefs of Swaziland before 1780

• Dlamini I.
• Mswati I.
• Ngwane II.
• Dlamini II.
• Nkosi II.
• Mavuso I.
• Magudulela
• Ludvonga I.
• Dlamini III.

Beginning of the official Kingdom of Swaziland

Kings of Swaziland from 1780 to 1968

• Ngwane III. (–1780)
• Queen Ndwandwe (regent) (1780)
• Zikodze (1780-1815)
• Sobhuza I (1815-1836)
• Queen Lojiba Simelane (regent) (1836–1840)
• Mswati II (1840-1868)
• Queen Thandile Ndwandwe (regent) (1868–1875)
• Dlamini IV. (1875-1889)
• Queen Tibati Nkambule (regent) (1889-1894)
• Nggwane V. (1895-1899)
• Queen Labotsibeni Mdluli (regent) (1899–1921)
• Sobhuza II (1921-1968)

Kings of Swaziland from 1968 until today

• Sobhuza II (1968-21 August 1982)
• Queen Dzeliwe (Regent) (1982–9 August 1983)
• Prince Sozisa Dlamini (Regent) (August 9-18 , 1983)
• Queen Ntombi (regent) (August 18, 1983–1986)
• Mswati III. (since 1986)

In 2018, Mswati III renamed the Kingdom of Swaziland the Kingdom of Eswatini, and has been King of Eswatini ever since.

See also

• Succession to the throne (Swaziland)