Book of Mormon rulers

This article is meant to give a list of Book of Mormon rulers, including kings and chief judges among the Lamanites, Nephites, and Jaredites.

Nephites

The Nephites had kings to begin with, then judges, then a brief period of anarchy, then self-governance, initially led by the Savior's teachings.

Reign of the Kings

• Nephi (569 BC)
• 2nd Nephi, 3rd Nephi, etc. (Names not given) (c. 540 - 279 BC)
• Mosiah (c. 279 BC)
• Benjamin (c. 130 BC)
• Mosiah II (c. 124 BC)

Kings of Lehi-Nephi

• Zeniff (c. 200 BC)
• Noah (c. 160 BC)
• Limhi (about 124-121 BC)

Reign of the Judges

• Alma² (c. 91 BC)
• Nephihah (c. 83 BC)
• Pahoran¹ (c. 68 BC)
• Pahoran² (c. 52 BC)
• Pacumeni (c. 51 BC)
• Helaman³ (c. 50 BC)
• Nephi² (c. 39 BC)
• Cezoram (c. 30 BC)
• son of Cezoram (no name given) (c. 26 BC)
• Seezoram (c. 23 BC)
• various judges with no names given (c. 20-? BC)
• Lachoneus¹ (c. AD 1)
• Lachoneus² (c. AD 30)

Lamanites

The Lamanites appear to have had mostly kings.

Kings

• Laman (about 588-559 BC)
• Laman², contemporary of King Zeniff
• Laman, son of Laman (?)
• Amalickiah
• Ammoron
• Tubaloth
• Aaron

Jaredites

Kings

• Orihah