* List of rulers of Iran *

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فهرست فرمانرواهای ایران

(Wikipedia) - List of rulers of Iran

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This is a list of rulers and office-holders of Iran.

Contents

• 1 Heads of state
• 2 Heads of former states
  • 2.1 Dynasties of Persia
  • 2.2 Princely states
• 3 See also

Heads of state

• Shahs of modern Iran (1502-1979)
  • Safavid dynasty(1502-1736)
  • Afsharid dynasty (1736-1750, nominally until 1797)
  • Zand dynasty (1750-1794)
  • Qajar dynasty (1794-1925)
  • Pahlavi dynasty (1925-1979)
• Supreme Leaders of Iran (1979–present)
• Presidents of Iran (1980–present)

Heads of former states Dynasties of Persia

• Median dynasty (728-550 BC)
• Achaemenid dynasty (c. 700-330 BC)
• Argead dynasty (330-310 BC)
• Seleucid dynasty (312-164 BC)
• Arsacid dynasty (247 BC-228 AD)
• Sassanid dynasty (224-651)
• Tahirid dynasty (821-872)
• Alavid dynasty (864-928)
• Saffarid dynasty (861-1003)
• Samanid dynasty (875-999)
• Ziyarid dynasty (928-1043)
• Buwayhid dynasty (932-1056)
• Ghaznavid dynasty (962-1187)
• Seljuk dynasty (1037-1194)
• Khwarezmian dynasty (1077-1231)
• Ilkhanid dynasty (1256-1388)
• Muzaffarid dynasty (1314-1393)
• Timurid dynasty (1369-1507)
• Aq Qoyunlu (1378-1508)

Princely states

• Rawadid dynasty
• Rulers of Ardalan
• Turkmen (Black Sheep)
• Elamite emperors, see Elamite Empire

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