Imperial Family of Iran - History

[Olovlig]

Hey there! Do you have any thoughts about past
shahs of persia? Which ones do you remember the most and have interest in?

Shahs that has caught my attention are:

In the pre-islamic era:

Achamenian dynasty:
Cyrus the great (Kurosh). Often referred to. He is known for a lot of good things. Established many human rights.

Darius the great (Dariush). Mentioned in the bible as someone who gave freedom of belief to the jews.

Sassanian dynasty:
King Khosro (Khosro). Believed and encouraged arts. Supported Court musicians which laid a foundation for the persian traditional/classical music.


Islamic era:
Abbasid dynasty:
Shah Abbas. I associate him with having built some of the greatest places in Esfahan, Iran.

[norenxaq]

Shah Abbas was a member of the Safavid Dynasty which took over Persia around 1500. the Abbasids ruled from Baghdad, commencing c. 750 and were overthrown by the Mongols in the 1250s

[Olovlig]

I'm sorry. I should have looked that up, of course. Thanks for correcting.
I just assumed Abbasid derived from the name Abbas. Clumsy of me

[Olovlig]

Does anyone know where the name Pahlavi comes from? As I understood Reza Khan took the name when becoming shah.

And also who can get the title Shahanshah (king of kings)?

[An Ard Ri]

Originally Posted by Olovlig

Does anyone know where the name Pahlavi comes from? As I understood Reza Khan took the name when becoming shah.

And also who can get the title Shahanshah (king of kings)?

This might help

Pahlavi dynasty - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

[Olovlig]

Good idea. Cheers!

[Al_bina]

Naser al-Din Shah Qajar and his harem |Blogs•Spletnik.ru

The above post by Belochkina contains photos taken by Naser al-Din.

More information about the Shah in question https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naser_al-Din_Shah_Qajar

[Blog Real]

Rulers and Dynasties:
Medes
Deioces, 728BC - 675BC
Phraortes (Kashtariti?), 675BC - 653BC
Scythian interregnum
Cyaxares, 625BC - 585BC
Astyages, 585BC - 550BC
Achaemenids
Achaemenes
Teispes
Cyrus I
Cambyses I (Kambiz)
Cyrus the Great, Start of Achaemenid Empire, 559BC - 530BC
Kambiz II, 530BC - 522BC
Darius I the Great, 522BC - 486BC
Xerxes I (Khashyar), 486BC - 465BC
Artaxerxes I , 465BC - 425BC
Xerxes II, 425BC - 424BC (45 days)
Darius II, 423BC - 404BC
Artaxerxes II, 404BC - 359BC
Artaxerxes III, 359BC - 339BC
Arses, 338BC - 336BC
Darius III, 336BC - 330BC
Hellenistic period
Alexander (III) the Great, 330BC - 323BC
Philip III (Arrhidaeus), 323BC - 317BC
Alexander IV, 317BC - 312BC
Seleucids
Seleucus I, 312BC - 281BC
Antiochus I Soter, 281BC - 261BC (coregent)
Seleucus, 280BC - 267BC (coregent)
Antiochus II Theos, 261BC - 246BC
Sleucus II Callinicus, 246BC - 238BC
Arsacids, Parthian Empire
Arsaces, 238BC - 217BC (or 211BC?)
Artabanus (Ardawan) or Arsaces II, 211BC - 191BC
Priapatius I, 191BC - 176BC
Phraates I, 176BC - 171BC
Phil-Hellenistic period
Mithradates I, 171BC - 138BC
Phraates II, 138BC - 128BC
Artabanus I, 128BC - 123BC
Mithradates II (the Great), 123BC - 87BC
Gotarzes, 90BC - 80BC
Orodes I, 80BC - 77BC
Sanatruces, 77BC - 70BC
Phraates III, 70BC - 57BC
Mithradtes III, 57BC - 55BC
Orodes II, 57BC - 37BC
Phraates IV, 37BC - 2BC
Phraates V, 2BC - AD 4
Orodes III, AD 4 - AD 7
Vonones, AD 7 - AD 11
Anti-Hellenistic Period
Artabanus II, 12 - 38
Gotarzes II, 38 - 51
Vardanes I, 39 - 45
Vonones II, 51
Vologases I, 51 - 78
Vardanes II, 55 - 58
Vologases II, 77 - 80
Artabanus III, 80 - 81
Pacorus, 78 - 105
End of Parthian Empire
Vologases III, 105 - 147
Osroes, 109 - 129
Mithridates IV, 129 - 147
Vologases IV, 147 - 191
Vologases V, 191 - 208
Vologases VI, 208 - 222
Artabanus IV, 213 - 224
Sassanians
Ardashir I, 224 - 241
Shapur I, 241 - 272
Hormizd I, 272 - 273
Bahram I, 273 - 276
Bahram II, 276 - 293
Bahram III, 293
Narses, 293 - 302
Hormizd II, 302 - 309
Shapur II, 309 - 379
Ardashir II, 379 - 383
Shapur III, 383 - 388
Bahram IV, 388 - 399
Yazdegerd I, 399 - 420
Bahram V Gur, 420 - 438
Yazdegerd II, 438 - 457
Hormizd III, 457 - 459
Piruz, 457 - 484
Balash, 484 - 488
Kavadh (Qobad) I, 488 - 496
Tamasb, 496 - 499
Kavadh I, 499 - 531
Khosrow I (Anushirvan), 531 - 579
Hormizd IV, 579 - 590
Khosrow II Parviz, 590
Bahram VI, 590 - 591
Khosrow II Parviz, 591 - 628
Bestam (in Media), 591 - 596
Kavadh (Qobad) II Shiruye (Siroes), 628 - 630
Ardashir III, 628 - 630
Shahrbaraz, 630
Purandokht, 629 - 631
Azarmedukht, 631 - 632
Hormizd V, 631 - 632
Khosrow III, 632 - 633
Yazdegird III, 632 - 651
Arabs - Orthodox Caliphate (650 -661)
Uthman (Osman), 650 - 656
Ali, 656 - 661
Arabs - Umayyad Caliphate(661 - 750)
Mu'awiya I, 661 - 680
Yazid I, 680 - 683
Mu'awiya II, 683 - 684
Marwan I, 684 - 685
Abd-al-Malik, 685 - 705
Al-Walid I, 705 - 715
Suleyman, 715 - 717
Umar II, 717 - 720
Yazid II, 720 - 724
Hisham, 724 - 743
Al-Walid II, 743 - 744
Yazid III, 744
Ibrahim, 744
Marwan II, 744 - 750
Arabs - AbbasidCaliphate(750 - 821)
Abu al-Abbas al-Saffah, 750 - 754
Al-Mansur, 754 - 775
Al-Mahdi, 775 - 785
Al-Hadi, 785 - 786
Harun al-Rashid, 786 - 809
Al-Amin, 809 - 813
Al-Mamun, 813 - 833
"Iranian intermezzo" (821 - 1055), Saffarids, Samanids, Ghaznavids, Buyids
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
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
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
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)
Izz Al-Din Husayn I, 1117 - 1146
Sayf al_Din Suri, 1146 - 1149
Baha al-Din Sam I, 1149
Ala al-Din Husayn II, 1149 - 1161
Say al-Din Muhammad I, 1161 - 1163
Ghiyath al_Din Muhammad II, 1163 - 1203
Mu'izz al-Din Muhammad III, 1203 - 1206
Ghiyath al-Din Mahmud, 1206 - 1210
Baha al-Din Sam II, 1210
Ala al-Din Atsiz, 1210 - 1214
Ala al-Din Muhammad IV, 1215 - 1215
Atabeg and Khwarazmshah interlude
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)
Hülagü Khan, 1256 - 1265
Abagha, 1265 - 1282
Tegüder, 1282 - 1284
Arghun, 1284 - 1291
Gaykhatu, 1291 - 1295
Baydu, 1295
Mahmud Ghazan, 1295 - 1304
Uljaytü, 1304 - 1316
Abu Said, 1317 - 1335
Arpa, 1335 - 1336
Musa, 1336 - 1337
Muhammad, 1336 - 1338
Sati Beg, 1338 - 1339
Jahan Temür, 1339 - 1340
Sulayman, 1339 - 1343
Jalayirid (Azerbaidjan),Injuid (Fars), Mozaffarid (Yazd, Fars) interlude
Timurids and Turkmen
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
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
Khurasan
Babur, 1449 - 1457
Mahmud, 1457 - 1459
Abu Said, 1451 - 1469
Husayn Bayqara, 1469 - 1506
Badi al-Zaman, 1506 - 1507
Qara Qoyunlu (Western Iran)
Qara Yusef, 1389 - 1420
Eskandar, 1420 - 1438
Jahan Shah, 1438 - 1467
Hasan Ali, 1467 - 1469
Aq Qoyunlu (Eastern Iran)
Qara Osman, 1403 - 1435
Uzun Hasan, 1453 - 1478
Soltan Khalil, 1478
Yaqub, 1478 - 1490
Rostam, 1492 - 1494
Ahmad, 1497
Safavid
Esmail, 1501 - 1524
Tahmasb, 1524 - 1576
Esmail II, 1576 - 1577
Sultan Mohammad, 1577 - 1587
Shah Abbas I, 1587 - 1629
Safi I, 1629 - 1642
Abbas II, 1642 - 1666
Safi II, 1666 - 1694
Shah Soltan Hosseyn, 1694 - 1722
Ghalzay
Mahmud, 1722 - 1725
Ashraf, 1725 - 1729
Safavid
Tahmasb II, 1722 - 1732
Abbas III, 1732 - 1736
Afshari
Nader Shah, 1737 - 1747
Ali-Qoli (Adil), 1747 - 1748
Ebrahim, 1748 - 1749
Shahrokh, 1748 - 1749
Safavid
Shah Soleyman II (Mir Sayyed Mohammad), 1749 - 1750
Esmail III, 1750 - 1773
Afshari
Shahrokh, 1748 - 1795
Zand (Western Iran)
Mohammad Karim Khan Zand, 1751 - 1794
Qajar
Aqa Mohammad Shah, 1796 - 1797
Fath Ali Shah, 1797 - 1834
Mohammad Shah, 1834 - 1848
Naser ed-Din Shah, 1848 - 1896
Mozaffar ed-Din Shah, 1896 - 1907
Mohammad Ali Shah, 1907 - 1909
Ahmad Shah, 1909 - 1925
Pahlavi
Reza Shah, 1925 - 1941
Mohammad Reza Shah, 1941 - 1979