- Muslim dynasties of Iran
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This is a list of kings of Persia of the medieval Islamic period, AD 820 to 1432, arranged genealogically.
For the early Islamic period before 820, see:
- Rashidun Caliphate: Umar (634-644), Usman (644-656), Ali (656-661)
- Umayyad Caliphate, 661–750
- Abbasid Caliphate, 750-1258
For the period after 1506, see
- Timurid dynasty, 1370–1506
- Turcomans: Qara Qoyounlus (1375–1468) and Aq Qoyounlu (1378–1508)
- Safavid dynasty, 1502–1736
- Afsharid dynasty, 1736–1796
- Zand dynasty, 1750–1794
- Qajar dynasty, 1794–1925
- Pahlavi dynasty, 1925–1979
See also Iranian monarchy (disambiguation).
Tahirid dynasty (820–872)
Throne Name Original Name Portrait Title Born-Died Entered office Left office Family Relations Note Tahirid dynasty[1], 821–872 1 Taher I Emir, Governor-General ? - 822 821 822 son of Hoseyn son of Mos'ab 2 Talheh Governor-General ? - 828 822 828 son of Taher I 3 Abdollah Governor-General 798 – 844 828 844 4 Taher II Governor-General ? - 862 844 862 5 Mohammad Governor-General ? - 890 862 872 Mos'eb Husein Tahir I
820-822Talhe
822-828Abdullah
828-845Tahir II
845-862Muhammad
862-872Alavid dynasty (864–928)
1st dynastyZeyd Hasan
Da'i Kabir
864-884Mohammad
884-900
Samanids captured Tabaristan. Alavis flee to Gilan in exile, 900-913.
2nd dynastyAli Mohammad Qasem Mohammad Hasan
Da’i Saqir
916-928Ja'afar
Nasir Kabir
916-924Ahmad
Nasir Kabir
916-923Mohammd
924-927Hasan
927Saffarid dynasty (861–1003)
Throne Name Original Name Portrait Title Born-Died Entered office Left office Family Relations Note Saffarid dynasty, 861–1002 1 Ya'qub Emir, Great Founder 840 - 879 872 879 son of Leyth 2 Amr I Emir ? - 901 870 901 brother of Ya'qub 3 Tahir I Emir 883 – 908 901 908 4 Laith Emir ? - 928 908 910 5 Mohammad Emir ? - ? 910 911 6 Ahmad Emir, Governor-General 906 - 963 923 963 7 Khalaf I Emir 937 - 1009 963 1002 Laith Ya'qub
867-879Taher Ali Amr
879-901Layth
908-910Muhammad
910-912Muhammad Khalaf Tâhir
901-908Ya`qûb Muhammad `Amr
912-913Ahmad
922-963Khalaf
963-1003Samanid dynasty (819–999)
Throne Name Original Name Portrait Title Born-Died Entered office Left office Family Relations Note Samanid dynasty, 819–1005 1 Ahmad I ? - 864/5 819 864/5 2 Nasr I ? - 892 864/5 892 3 Isma'il I Adel ? - 907 892 907 4 Ahmad II Shaheed ? - 914 907 914 5 Nasr II 
Saeed ? - 943 914 942 6 Nuh I Hamid ? - 954 942 954 7 'Abd al-Malik I Rashid ? - ? 954 961 8 Mansur I Mo'ayyed ? - 976 961 976 9 Nuh II Radhi ? -997 976 996 10 Mansur II Abol Hareth ? - 999 996 999 11 'Abd al-Malik II Abol Favares ? - ? 999 999 12 Isma'il II Montaser ? - 1005 1000 1005 Saman Khuda Asad Nuh Ahmad I Yahya
819-855Ilyas Nasr I
864 - 892Isma'il I
892 - 907Ahmad II
907 - 914Nasr II
914 - 943Nuh I
943 - 954'Abd al-Malik I
954 - 961Mansur I
961 - 976Nuh II
976 - 997Mansur II
997 - 999'Abd al-Malik II
999)Isma'il II
al-MuntasirZiyarid dynasty (928–1043)
Throne Name Original Name Portrait Title Born-Died Entered office Left office Family Relations Note Ziyarid dynasty, 928–1043 AD 1 Mardavij Abolhajjaj, Emir ? - 934 928 934 son of Ziyar 2 Voshmgir Abutaher ? - 967 934 967 son of Ziyar 3 Bisotoon Zahir od-Dowleh ? - 976 967– 976 son of Voshmgir 4 Qabus Shams ol-Ma'ali, Abolhasan 976 1012 son of Voshmgir 5 Manuchehr Falak ol-Ma'ali 1012 1031 son of Qabus 6 Anushiravan Sharaf ol-Ma'ali 1031 1043 son of Manuchehr 7 Keykavous Onsor ol-Ma'ali son of Eskandar son of Qabus 8 Gilanshah son of Keykavous Vardan Ziyar Mardavij
928-934Vushmgir
934-967Farhad Behsutun
967-976Qabus
976-1012Manuchihr
1012-1031Dara Eskandar Anushirvan
1031-1043Keykavous Gilanshah Buyid dynasty (934–1055)
Throne Name Original Name Portrait Title Born-Died Entered office Left office Family Relations Note Diylamids of Fars, 933–1062 AD 1 Emad od-Dowleh Ali Abolhasan, Emir ?892 - 949 933 949 son of Buyeh 2 Azad od-Dowleh Panah Khosrow Abushoja', Emir 937 - 982 949 982 son of Rokn od-Dowleh 3 Sharaf od-Dowleh Shirdel Abolfavares, Emir 962 - 989 982 989 son of Azad od-Dowleh 4 Shams od-Dowleh Abuali, Emir ? - 989 989 989 son of Sharaf od-Dowleh 5 Samsam od-Dowleh Marzban Abukalijar, Emir 964 - 998 989 998 son of Azad od-Dowleh 6 Nur od-Dowleh Salar Emir ? - 1000? 998 999 son of Izz od-Dowleh 7 Baha' od-Dowleh Firuz Abunasr, Emir 970 - 1012 999 1012 son of Azad od-Dowleh 8 Soltan od-Dowleh Abushoja', Emir 992 - 1024 1012 1024 son of Baha' od-Dowleh 9 Qavam od-Dowleh Shirdel Abolfavares, Emir 999 - 1028 1024 1026 son of Baha' od-Dowleh 10 Emad od-Din Marzban Abukalijar, Emir ?1011 - 1048 1026 1048 son of Soltan od-Dowleh 11 Fuladsotun Abumansur, Emir ? - ? 1048 1048 son of Emad od-Din 12 Malek or-Rahim Khosrow Firuz Abunasr, Emir ? - 1058 1048 1050 son of Emad od-Din 11 Fuladsotun Abumansur, Emir ? - ? 1050 1051 son of Emad od-Din 13 Khosrow Shah Abusa'id, Emir ? - ? 1051 1053 son of Emad od-Din 11 Fuladsotun Abumansur, Emir ? - ? 1053 1062 son of Emad od-Din Diylamids of Rey, Isfahan, and Hamedan, 935–c. 1038 AD 1 Rokn od-Dowleh Hasan Abuali, Emir 898 - 976 935 976 son of Buyeh 2 Mo'ayyed od-Dowleh Buyeh Abumansur, Emir 941 - 983 976 983 son of Rokn od-Dowleh 3 Fakhr od-Dowleh Ali Abolhasan, Emir 952 - 997 976 997 son of Rokn od-Dowleh From 976 to 979 only in Rey. From 979 to 983 in exile. 4 Majd od-Dowleh Rostam Abutaleb, Emir 993 - 1029 997 1029 son of Fakhr od-Dowleh Only in Rey 5 Shams od-Dowleh Shah Khosrow Abutaher, Emir ? - 1021 997 1021 son of Fakhr od-Dowleh Only in Isfahan and Hamedan 6 Sama' od-Dowleh Ali Abolhasan, Emir ? - 1023 1021 1023 son of Shams od-Dowleh Only in Hamedan 7 Panah Khosrow Abukalijar, Emir ? - ? c. 1036 c. 1038 son of Majd od-Dowleh Only in Rey Diylamids of Iraq and Khuzistan, 945–c. 1055 AD 1 Mo'ez od-Dowleh Ahmad Abolhosein, Emir 915 - 966 945 966 son of Buyeh 2 Izz od-Dowleh Bakhtiar Abumansur, Emir 943 - 977 966 977 son of Mo'ez od-Dowleh 3 Azad od-Dowleh Panah Khosrow Abushoja', Emir 937 - 982 977 982 son of Rokn od-Dowleh 4 Samsam od-Dowleh Marzban Abukalijar, Emir 964 - 998 982 986 son of Azad od-Dowleh 5 Sharaf od-Dowleh Shirdel Abolfavares, Emir 962 - 989 986 989 son of Azad od-Dowleh 6 Baha' od-Dowleh Firuz Abunasr, Emir 970 - 1012 989 1012 son of Azad od-Dowleh 7 Soltan od-Dowleh Abushoja', Emir 992 - 1024 1012 1021 son of Baha od-Dowleh 8 Mosharraf od-Dowleh Hasan Abuali, Emir 1002–1025 1021 1025 son of Baha' od-Dowleh 9 Jalal od-Dowleh Shirdel (or Firuz Khosrow) Abutaher, Emir 994 - 1043 1025 1025 son of Baha' od-Dowleh 10 Emad od-Din Marzban Abukalijar, Emir ?1011 - 1048 1025 1027 son of Soltan od-Dowleh 9 Jalal od-Dowleh Shirdel (or Firuz Khosrow) Abutaher, Emir 994 - 1043 1027 1043 son of Baha' od-Dowleh 10 Emad od-Din Marzban Abukalijar, Emir ?1011 - 1048 1043 1048 son of Soltan od-Dowleh 11 Malek or-Rahim Khosrow Firuz Abunasr, Emir ? - 1058 1048 1055 son of Emad od-Din Ali 'Imad al-Daula
934-949Hasan Rukn al-Daula
935-976Ahmad Mu'izz al-Daula
945-967Ali Fakhr al-Daula
976-980Panah Khosro 'Adud al-Daula
949-983Abu-Mansur Mu'ayyed al-Daula
980-983Bakhtiar 'Izz al-Daula
966-978Abu Taher Shmas al-Daula
997-1021Abu Taleb Majd al-Daula
997-1029Shirzil Sharaf al-Daula
983-989Marzuban Samsam al-Daula
989-998Fana Khosro Baha' al-Daula
998-1012Sama' al-Daula
1021-1024Abu'l-Fawaris Qawam al-Daula
1012-1028Abushoja' Sultan al-Daula
1012-1024Abu Ali Musharrif al-Daula
987-989Abu Kalijar Emad al-Daula
1024-1048Abu Taher Jalal al-Daula
1025-1044Abu Mansur Fulad Sutun
1048-1062Abu Nasr Khosro Firuz
1048-1055Throne Name Original Name Portrait Title Born-Died Entered office Left office Family Relations Note Ghaznavid dynasty, 955–1186 AD 1 Alptigin Emir 880 - 963 955 963 2 Eshaq Emir ? - 966 963 966 son of Alptigin 3 Belkatigin Emir ? - 972 966 972 4 Piritigin Emir ? - 976 972 976 Killed 5 Sabuktigin Naser od-Din, Abumansur, Emir 942 - 997 976 997 son of Juq Qarabajkam 6 Esma'il Emir ? - ? 997 998 son of Sabuktigin Abdicated 7 Mahmud 
Yameen od-Dowleh, Abolqasem, Soltan 971 - 1030 998 1030 son of Sabuktigin 8 Mohammad I Jalal od-Dowleh, Abuahmad, Soltan 997 - 1040 1030 1030 son of Mahmud Deposed by Mas'ud I 9 Mas'ud I Shahab od-Dowleh, Abusa'd, Soltan 997 - 1040 1030 1040 son of Mahmud 8 Mohammad I Jalal od-Dowleh, Abuahmad, Soltan 997 - 1040 1040 1040 son of Mahmud Killed by Mowdud 10 Mowdud Shahab od-Dowleh, Abolfath, Soltan 1011–1049 1040 1049 son of Mas'ud I 11 Mas'ud II Soltan ? - ? 1049 1049 ? 12 Ali Baha' od-Dowleh, Abolhasan, Soltan ? - ? 1049 1049 son of Mas'ud I 13 Mohammad II Soltan ? - ? 1049 1049 son of Mowdud 14 Abd or-Rashid Ezz od-Dowleh, Abumansur, Soltan 1022–1052 1049 1052 son of Mahmud 15 Toghrel Soltan ? - 1052 1052 1052 Usurper. Killed 16 Farrokhzad Jamal od-Dowleh, Abushoja', Soltan 1026–1059 1052 1059 son of Mas'ud I 17 Ebrahim Zaheer od-Dowleh, Abolmozaffar, Soltan 1026 or 1040–1098 1059 1098 son of Mas'ud I 18 Mas'ud III Ala' od-Dowleh, Abusa'id, Soltan 1061–1114 1098 1114 son of Ebrahim 19 Shirzad Kamal od-Dowleh, Soltan ? - ? 1114 1115 son of Mas'ud III 20 Arsalan Shah Soltan od-Dowleh, Abolfat'h, Soltan 1083 - 1117/8 1115 1117/8 son of Mas'ud III 21 Baharm Shah Yameen od-Dowleh, Abolmozaffar, Soltan ? - 1152 1117/8 1152 son of Mas'ud III 22 Khosrow Shah Taj od-Dowleh, Abushoja', Soltan ? - 1160 1152 1160 son of Baharm Shah 23 Khosrow Malek Saraj od-Dowleh, Abolmolook, Soltan ? - 1193 1160 1186 son of Khosrow Shah Alptigin
963-977Ebrahim Piri Sebük Tigin
977-997Belka Tigin Ismail
997-998Mahmud
998-1030Mohammed
1st, 1030–1031
2nd, 1041Mass'ud I
1031–1041Maw'dud
1041–1050
Great Seljuq Empire, 1037–1194
Throne Name Original Name Portrait Title Born-Died Entered office Left office Family Relations Note Seljuq Empire, 1029–1194 1 Toğrül I Mohammad Rukn od-Din, Abutaleb, Beg, Sultan 995 - 1063 1029 1063 son of Mikayil son of Seljuq 2 Alp Arslan Mohammad 80px Azad od-Dowleh, Abushoja', Sultan 1039 - 1072 1063 1072 son of Chaghri Beg Dawud brother of Toğrül I Killed by a captured soldier 3 Malik Shah I Hasan 
Jalal od-Dowleh, Abolfat'h, Sultan 1055 - 1092 1072 1092 son of Alp Arslan Killed by Assassins 4 Mahmud I Nasir od-Din, abolqasem, Sultan 1086 - 1094 1092 1094 son of Malik Shah I 5 Barkiyaruq Mohammad Rukn od-Din, Abolmozaffar, Sultan 1080 - 1105 1094 1105 son of Malik Shah I 6 Malik Shah II Mu'izz od-Din, Abolfat'h, Sultan 1101 - ? 1105 1105 son of Barkiyaruq Deposed & blinded by Mohammad I 7 Mohammad I Tapar Ghiyath od-Din, Abushoja', Sultan 1082 - 1118 1105 1118 son of Malik Shah I 8 Sanjar Ahmad Mu'izz od-Din, Abolhareth, Sultan 1087 - 1157 1097 1157 son of Malik Shah I 9 Mahmud II Moghith od-Din, Sultan 1104 - 1131 1118 1131 son of Mohammad I 10 Dawud Moghith od-Din, Abolfat'h, Sultan ? - 1132 1131 1132 son of Mahmud II 11 Toğrül II Rukn od-Din, Abutaleb, Sultan 1109 - 1134 1132 1134 son of Mohammad I 12 Mas'ud Ghiath od-Din, Abolfat'h, Sultan 1109 - 1152 1134 1152 son of Mohammad I 13 Malik Shah III Moghith od-Din, Sultan 1128 - 1160 1152 1153 son of Mahmud II 14 Mohammad II Ghith od-Din, Abushoja', Sultan 1128 - 1160 1153 1160 son of Mahmud II 15 Süleyman Shah Mu'izz od-Din, Abolhareth, Sultan 1118 - 1162 1160 1161 son of Mohammad I Deposed 16 Arsalan Rukn od-Din, Sultan 1134 - 1176 1161 1176 son of Toğrül II 17 Toğrül III Rukn od-Din, Abutaleb, Sultan ? - 1194 1176 1194 son of Arsalan Killed Khwārazm-Shāh dynasty (1077–1231)
Throne Name Original Name Portrait Title Born-Died Entered office Left office Family Relations Note Khwārazm-Shāh Empire, 1153–1231 1 Atsiz Ala' od-Din, Abolmozaffar, Sultan ? - 1156 1153 1156 son of Muhammad I of Khwarazm Ruling in Khwārazm from 1127 2 Il-Arslan Taj od-Din, Abolfat'h, Sultan ? - 1171 1156 1172 son of Atsiz 3 Soltanshah Mahmud Jalal od-Din, Abolqasem, Sultan ? - 1172 1172 1193 son of Il-Arslan 4 Tekish Ala' od-Din, Abolmozaffar, Sultan ? - 1199 1172 1200 son of Il-Arslan 5 Mohammad Ala' od-Din, Qotb od-Din, Abolfat'h, Sultan ? - 1221 1200 1221 son of Tekish 6 Mingburnu Jalal od-Din, Sultan ? - 1231 1220 1231 son of Mohammad II Killed
AnushtiginidsAnush Tigin
1077-1097Muhammad I
1097-1127Aziz
1127-1156Il-Arslan
1156-1172Sultan Shah
1172-1193Takesh
1172-1200Muhammad II
1200-1220Jalal al-Din
1220-1231- Mongol invasion of Khwarezmia, 1218-1221
- Mongol Empire, 1231-1256
- Ilkhanate, 1256–1335Chupanids (1335–1357)
Chupan Hassan Timurtash Demasq Kaja Shaikh Mahmoud Bagdad Katun Hassan Kuchak Malek Ashraf Delsad Katun Muzaffarids (1335–1393)
Sharaf al-Din Mozaffar Mubariz al-Din Muhammad
1314-1358Imad al-Din Ahmad
1387-1391Bayazid Sharaf al-Din Muzaffar Shah Shuja
1335-1364
1366-1384Qutb Al-Din Shah Mahmud
1358-1366Shah Mansur
1391-1393Mubariz al-Din Shah Yahya
1387-1391Mujahid al-Din Zain Al-Abidin 'Ali
1384-1387Jalayirids (1335–1432)
Husein Gurkan daughter of Arghun Hasan Buzurg
1336-1356Delsad Katun Uvais I
1356-1374Alishah Husain I
1374-1382Ahmad
1383-1410Hasan
1374Shah Valad
1410-1411Tandura Khatun Al'a od-Dowleh Mahmud
1411-1415Uvais II
1415-1421Mohammed
1421-1422Husain II
1424-1432See also
- Shah
- Timurid family tree
- Genealogy of Ilkhans
- Safavid dynasty family tree
Notes and references
- ^ Tahirids were among the first Persian Iranian dynasties after the Arab conquest.
Bibliography
- Zambaur, E. Manuel (1927). de genealogie et de chronologie pour l'historie de l'Islam. Hannover.
- Bosworth, Clifford Edmund (1967). The Islamic Dynasties: a Chronological and Genealogical survey. Edinburgh.
- The Cambridge History of Iran (CHI), vol. 4, THE PERIOD FROM THE ARAB INVASION TO THE SALJUQS, Cambridge University Press, 1975.
- The Cambridge History of Iran (CHI), vol. 5, THE SALJUQ AND MONGOL PERIODS, Cambridge University Press, 1968.
- The Cambridge History of Iran (CHI), vol. 6, THE TIMURID AND SAFAVID PERIODS, Cambridge University Press, 1986.
- The Cambridge History of Iran (CHI), vol. 7, FROM NADIR SHAH TO THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC, Cambridge University Press, 1991.
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