List of royal consorts of Iran

The royal consorts of Iran were the consorts of the rulers of the various states and civilizations in Iran (Persia) from antiquity until the abolition of the Iranian monarchy in the Iranian Revolution (1979). Certain titles were used for the female ruler or royal consort in certain dynasties, including Banbishn for the Sassanids and Shahbanu for the Pahlavis.

Ancient Iran ( 727 BC–AD 651)

Medes ( 727–550 BC)

Achaemenid Empire (550–330 BC)

Hellenistic rule (331–129 BC)

Alexander's empire (331–305 BC)

Seleucid Empire (305–129 BC)

Parthian Empire ( 250/247 BC–224 AD)

Sasanian Empire (224 AD–651 AD)

Medieval Iran (651–1501)

Arab (caliphal) rule (638–861)

Rashidun Caliphate (638–661)

Umayyad Caliphate (661–750)

Abbasid Caliphate (749–861)

Iranian Intermezzo (821–1090)

Buyids (934–1062)

Turco-Mongol rule (1038–1508)

Seljuk Empire (1038–1194)

Khwarazmian Empire (1097–1220/1221)

Mongol Empire (1220–1259)

Ilkhanate (1256–1388)

Timurid Empire (1370–1458)

Aq Qoyunlu (1465–1508)

Modern Iran (1501–1979)

Safavid Iran (1501–1722)

Intermediate period (1722–1796)

Afsharids (1736–1796)

Qajar Iran (1789–1925)

Pahlavi Iran (1925–1979)

See also

• List of monarchs of Iran
• List of ancient Persians
• Monarchism in Iran
• Iranian National Jewels

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