Islamic dynasties of Iran

This is a list of kings of Iran of the medieval Islamic period, AD 820 to 1432, arranged genealogically.

For the early Islamic period before 820, see:

• Umayyad dynasty, 661–750
• Abbasid dynasty, 750–1258 (brief/nominal ruling since 820)

For the period after 1506, see:

• Timurid dynasty, 1370–1506
• Turkomans: Qara Qoyunlu (1375–1468) and Ak Koyunlu (1378–1508)
• Safavid dynasty, 1502–1736
• Afsharid dynasty, 1736–1796
• Zand dynasty, 1750–1794
• Qajar dynasty, 1794–1925
• Pahlavi dynasty, 1925–1979

See also Monarchism in Iran.

Tahirid dynasty (820–872)

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Alavid dynasty (864–928)

Hasanids

The Samanids captured Tabaristan, and the Alavids fled to Gilan in exile, 900–913.

Husaynids

Saffarid dynasty (861–1003)

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Samanid dynasty (819–999)

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Ziyarid dynasty (928–1043)

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Buyid dynasty (934–1062)

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Ghaznavids (963–1187)

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Nasrid dynasty (Sistan) (1029–1225)

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Great Seljuq Empire, 1037–1194

Khwārazm-Shāh dynasty (1077–1231)

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- Mongol invasion of Khwarezmia, 1218–1221<br>

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- Mongol Empire, 1231–1256 <br> - Ilkhanate, 1256–1335

Chupanids (1335–1357)

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Muzaffarids (1335–1393)

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Jalayirids (1335–1432)

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See also

• Shah
• Timurid family tree
• Genealogy of Ilkhans
• Safavid dynasty family tree

Notes and references

Bibliography

• The Cambridge History of Iran, vol. 4, The Period From the Arab Invasion to the Saljuqs, Cambridge University Press, 1975.
• The Cambridge History of Iran, vol. 5, The Saljuq and Mongol Periods, Cambridge University Press, 1968.
• The Cambridge History of Iran, vol. 6, The Timurid and Safavid Periods, Cambridge University Press, 1986.
• The Cambridge History of Iran, vol. 7, From Nadir Shah to the Islamic Republic, Cambridge University Press, 1991.

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