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* Medes
o Deioces, 728BC - 675BC
o Phraortes (Kashtariti?), 675BC - 653BC
o Scythian interregnum
o Cyaxares, 625BC - 585BC
o Astyages, 585BC - 550BC
* Achaemenids
o Achaemenes
o Teispes
o Cyrus I
o Cambyses I (Kambiz)
o Cyrus the Great, Start of Achaemenid Empire, 559BC - 530BC
o Kambiz II, 530BC - 522BC
o Darius I the Great, 522BC - 486BC
o Xerxes I (Khashyar), 486BC - 465BC
o Artaxerxes I , 465BC - 425BC
o Xerxes II, 425BC - 424BC (45 days)
o Darius II, 423BC - 404BC
o Artaxerxes II, 404BC - 359BC
o Artaxerxes III, 359BC - 339BC
o Arses, 338BC - 336BC
o Darius III, 336BC - 330BC
* Hellenistic period
o Alexander (III) the Great, 330BC - 323BC
o Philip III (Arrhidaeus), 323BC - 317BC
o Alexander IV, 317BC - 312BC
* Seleucids
o Seleucus I, 312BC - 281BC
o Antiochus I Soter, 281BC - 261BC (coregent)
o Seleucus, 280BC - 267BC (coregent)
o Antiochus II Theos, 261BC - 246BC
o Sleucus II Callinicus, 246BC - 238BC
* Arsacids, Parthian Empire
o Arsaces, 238BC - 217BC (or 211BC?)
o Artabanus (Ardawan) or Arsaces II, 211BC - 191BC
o Priapatius I, 191BC - 176BC
o Phraates I, 176BC - 171BC
* Phil-Hellenistic period
o Mithradates I, 171BC - 138BC
o Phraates II, 138BC - 128BC
o Artabanus I, 128BC - 123BC
o Mithradates II (the Great), 123BC - 87BC
o Gotarzes, 90BC - 80BC
o Orodes I, 80BC - 77BC
o Sanatruces, 77BC - 70BC
o Phraates III, 70BC - 57BC
o Mithradtes III, 57BC - 55BC
o Orodes II, 57BC - 37BC
o Phraates IV, 37BC - 2BC
o Phraates V, 2BC - AD 4
o Orodes III, AD 4 - AD 7
o Vonones, AD 7 - AD 11
* Anti-Hellenistic Period
o Artabanus II, 12 - 38
o Gotarzes II, 38 - 51
o Vardanes I, 39 - 45
o Vonones II, 51
o Vologases I, 51 - 78
o Vardanes II, 55 - 58
o Vologases II, 77 - 80
o Artabanus III, 80 - 81
o Pacorus, 78 - 105
* End of Parthian Empire
o Vologases III, 105 - 147
o Osroes, 109 - 129
o Mithridates IV, 129 - 147
o Vologases IV, 147 - 191
o Vologases V, 191 - 208
o Vologases VI, 208 - 222
o Artabanus IV, 213 - 224
* Sassanians
o Ardashir I, 224 - 241
o Shapur I, 241 - 272
o Hormizd I, 272 - 273
o Bahram I, 273 - 276
o Bahram II, 276 - 293
o Bahram III, 293
o Narses, 293 - 302
o Hormizd II, 302 - 309
o Shapur II, 309 - 379
o Ardashir II, 379 - 383
o Shapur III, 383 - 388
o Bahram IV, 388 - 399
o Yazdegerd I, 399 - 420
o Bahram V Gur, 420 - 438
o Yazdegerd II, 438 - 457
o Hormizd III, 457 - 459
o Piruz, 457 - 484
o Balash, 484 - 488
o Kavadh (Qobad) I, 488 - 496
o Tamasb, 496 - 499
o Kavadh I, 499 - 531
o Khosrow I (Anushirvan), 531 - 579
o Hormizd IV, 579 - 590
o Khosrow II Parviz, 590
o Bahram VI, 590 - 591
o Khosrow II Parviz, 591 - 628
o Bestam (in Media), 591 - 596
o Kavadh (Qobad) II Shiruye (Siroes), 628 - 630
o Ardashir III, 628 - 630
o Shahrbaraz, 630
o Purandokht, 629 - 631
o Azarmedukht, 631 - 632
o Hormizd V, 631 - 632
o Khosrow III, 632 - 633
o Yazdegird III, 632 - 651
* Arabs - Orthodox Caliphate (650 -661)
o Uthman (Osman), 650 - 656
o Ali, 656 - 661
* Arabs - Umayyad Caliphate(661 - 750)
o Mu'awiya I, 661 - 680
o Yazid I, 680 - 683
o Mu'awiya II, 683 - 684
o Marwan I, 684 - 685
o Abd-al-Malik, 685 - 705
o Al-Walid I, 705 - 715
o Suleyman, 715 - 717
o Umar II, 717 - 720
o Yazid II, 720 - 724
o Hisham, 724 - 743
o Al-Walid II, 743 - 744
o Yazid III, 744
o Ibrahim, 744
o Marwan II, 744 - 750
* Arabs - AbbasidCaliphate(750 - 821)
o Abu al-Abbas al-Saffah, 750 - 754
o Al-Mansur, 754 - 775
o Al-Mahdi, 775 - 785
o Al-Hadi, 785 - 786
o Harun al-Rashid, 786 - 809
o Al-Amin, 809 - 813
o Al-Mamun, 813 - 833
* "Iranian intermezzo" (821 - 1055), Saffarids, Samanids, Ghaznavids, Buyids
o Samanid (Turkestan)
+ Nasr I, 864 - 892
+ Ismail, 892 - 907
+ Ahmad, 907 - 914
+ Nasr II, 914 - 942
+ Nuh I, 942 - 954
+ Abd al-Malik I, 954 - 961
+ Mansur I, 961 - 976
+ Nuh II, 976 - 997
+ Mansur II, 997 - 999
+ Abd al-Malik, 999
o Ghaznavid (Khurasan)
+ Sebüktigin, 977 - 997
+ Ismail I, 997 - 998
+ Mahmud, 998 - 1030
+ Muhammad, 1030
+ Masoud I, 1030 - 1040
+ Muhammad (restored), 1040 - 1041
+ Maudud, 1041 - 1048
+ Masoud II, 1048
+ Ali, 1048 - 1049
+ Abd al-Rashid, 1049 - 1051
+ Toghril, 1051 - 1052
+ Farokhzad, 1052 - 1059
+ Ibrahim, 1059 - 1099
+ Masoud III, 1099 - 1115
+ Shirzad, 1115 - 1116
+ Arslanshah, 1116 - 1117
+ Bahramshah, 1117 - 1157
+ Khusrowshah, 1157 - 1160
+ Khosrow Malik, 1160 - 1186
* Seljuq
o Great Seljuqid Sultanate
+ Toghril Beg, 1038 - 1063
+ Alp-Arslan, 1063 - 1072
+ Malik Shah, 1072 - 1092
+ Berk Yaruq, 1092 - 1105
+ Malik Shah II, 1105
+ Muhammad I, 1105 - 1118
+ Sanjar, 1118 - 1157
o Iraq and Western Persia
+ Mahmud II, 1118 - 1131
+ Toghril II, 1131 - 1134
+ Mas'ud, 1134 - 1152
+ Malikshah III, 1152 - 1153
+ Muhammad II, 1153 - 1159
+ Sulayman, 1160
+ Arslan, 1160 - 1175
+ Toghril III, 1175 - 1194
* Ghurid EmpireShansabani Dynasty (Afghanistan)
o Izz Al-Din Husayn I, 1117 - 1146
o Sayf al_Din Suri, 1146 - 1149
o Baha al-Din Sam I, 1149
o Ala al-Din Husayn II, 1149 - 1161
o Say al-Din Muhammad I, 1161 - 1163
o Ghiyath al_Din Muhammad II, 1163 - 1203
o Mu'izz al-Din Muhammad III, 1203 - 1206
o Ghiyath al-Din Mahmud, 1206 - 1210
o Baha al-Din Sam II, 1210
o Ala al-Din Atsiz, 1210 - 1214
o Ala al-Din Muhammad IV, 1215 - 1215
* Atabeg and Khwarazmshah interlude
o Dynasty of Anushtigin(Khwarazmian Empire)
+ Qutb al-Din Muhammad I (Khwarazm-Shah), 1098 - 1128
+ Ala al-Din Atsiz, 1128 - 1156
+ Taj al-Dunya Il Arslan, 1156 - 1172
+ Jalal al-Dunya Sultanshah, 1172 - 1193
+ Ala al-Din Tekish, 1172 - 1200
+ Ala al-Din Muhammad II, 1200 - 1220
+ Jalal al-Din Mingburnu, 1220 - 1231
* Il-Khans (Mongol)
o Hülagü Khan, 1256 - 1265
o Abagha, 1265 - 1282
o Tegüder, 1282 - 1284
o Arghun, 1284 - 1291
o Gaykhatu, 1291 - 1295
o Baydu, 1295
o Mahmud Ghazan, 1295 - 1304
o Uljaytü, 1304 - 1316
o Abu Said, 1317 - 1335
o Arpa, 1335 - 1336
o Musa, 1336 - 1337
o Muhammad, 1336 - 1338
o Sati Beg, 1338 - 1339
o Jahan Temür, 1339 - 1340
o Sulayman, 1339 - 1343
* Jalayirid (Azerbaidjan),Injuid (Fars), Mozaffarid (Yazd, Fars) interlude
* Timurids and Turkmen
o Timurids
+ Timur, 1393 - 1405
+ Miranshah (Western Persia), 1405 - 1408
+ Khalil (Western Persia 1409 - 1411), 1405 - 1409
+ Shah Rokh Shah, 1409 - 1447
+ Ulugh Beg, 1447 - 1449
+ Soltan Abu Said, 1451 - 1469
o Transoxiana
+ Abd al-Latif, 1449 - 1450
+ Abd Allah, 1450 - 1451
+ Abu Said, 1451 - 1469
+ Ahmad, 1469 - 1494
+ Mahmud, 1494 - 1495
+ Baysunqur, 1495 - 1497
+ Babur, 1497 - 1498
+ Ali, 1498 - 1500
+ Babur (restored), 1500 - 1501
o Khurasan
+ Babur, 1449 - 1457
+ Mahmud, 1457 - 1459
+ Abu Said, 1451 - 1469
+ Husayn Bayqara, 1469 - 1506
+ Badi al-Zaman, 1506 - 1507
o Qara Qoyunlu (Western Iran)
+ Qara Yusef, 1389 - 1420
+ Eskandar, 1420 - 1438
+ Jahan Shah, 1438 - 1467
+ Hasan Ali, 1467 - 1469
o Aq Qoyunlu (Eastern Iran)
+ Qara Osman, 1403 - 1435
+ Uzun Hasan, 1453 - 1478
+ Soltan Khalil, 1478
+ Yaqub, 1478 - 1490
+ Rostam, 1492 - 1494
+ Ahmad, 1497
* Safavid
o Esmail, 1501 - 1524
o Tahmasb, 1524 - 1576
o Esmail II, 1576 - 1577
o Sultan Mohammad, 1577 - 1587
o Shah Abbas I, 1587 - 1629
o Safi I, 1629 - 1642
o Abbas II, 1642 - 1666
o Safi II, 1666 - 1694
o Shah Soltan Hosseyn, 1694 - 1722
* Ghalzay
o Mahmud, 1722 - 1725
o Ashraf, 1725 - 1729
* Safavid
o Tahmasb II, 1722 - 1732
o Abbas III, 1732 - 1736
* Afshari
o Nader Shah, 1737 - 1747
o Ali-Qoli (Adil), 1747 - 1748
o Ebrahim, 1748 - 1749
o Shahrokh, 1748 - 1749
* Safavid
o Shah Soleyman II (Mir Sayyed Mohammad), 1749 - 1750
o Esmail III, 1750 - 1773
* Afshari
o Shahrokh, 1748 - 1795
* Zand (Western Iran)
o Mohammad Karim Khan Zand, 1751 - 1794
* Qajar
o Aqa Mohammad Shah, 1796 - 1797
o Fath Ali Shah, 1797 - 1834
o Mohammad Shah, 1834 - 1848
o Naser ed-Din Shah, 1848 - 1896
o Mozaffar ed-Din Shah, 1896 - 1907
o Mohammad Ali Shah, 1907 - 1909
o Ahmad Shah, 1909 - 1925
* Pahlavi
o Reza Shah, 1925 - 1941
o Mohammad Reza Shah, 1941 - 1979
* Islamic Republic
o Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, 1979 - June 1989
o Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, 1989 -
o President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, 1989 - 1997
o President Mohammad Khatami, 1997 - 2005
