List of Iranic states and empires

The following is a list of Iranic states and empires. It includes both states and empires founded by the Iranian peoples and those that have been heavily affected by Iranian civilization or culture.

Modern nations

Afghanistan Iran Tajikistan

De facto states

South Ossetia

Autonomous entities

Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County North Ossetia-Alania North-West Frontier Province Balochistan (Pakistan) Iraqi Kurdistan

Former and Defunct countries and autonomous regions

Daoud's Republic of Afghanistan: Lasted from July 17, 1973 to April 28, 1978. Democratic Republic of Afghanistan: Lasted from 1978 to 1992. Kingdom of Kurdistan (Iraq): Lasted from September 1922 to July 1924. Kingdom of Kurdistan (Anatolia): Established in 1925, stayed independent for 3 months. Republic of Ararat: Lasted from 1927 to 1931. Republic of Mahabad: Lasted from January 22, 1946 to December 15, 1946. Tajik ASSR: Lasted until 1929. Tajik SSR: Lasted from 1929 to 1991. Talysh-Mughan Autonomous Republic: Lasted from June to August 1993.

Historical Kingdoms and empires

Africa

Bazrangids Kilwa Empire Rustamids Zanj Empire

Caucasus

Alans Chosroid Dynasty: a dynasty of Iranian origin and a branch of the Mihranids. Cimmerians: controversial Mihranids: Parthian or Persian ruling family of Arran from the 6th century to the 8th century. Shaddadid: Kurdish rulers of Armenia and Arran from 951 to 1174 or 1199. Shirvanshahs: Persianized family of original Arab descent that ruled Shirvan from 801 to 1538.

Central Asia

Bactria-Margiana: ca. 2200–1700 BCE. Sogdia: Greco-Bactrian Kingdom: Lasted from 250 until 125 BCE. Turan (Avesta) Massagetae Hephthalite: Lasted from 425 until 557 CE. Samanid dynasty: Lasted from 819 until 999 CE. Ghurids: Islamic Tajik dynasty, lasted from 543-613 until 1148-1215 Hotaki: Pashtun dynasty, lasted from 1709 until 1738. Durrani Empire: Lasted from 1747 until 1823.

Europe

Scythia: Sarmatians

Iranian plateau and Middle East

Ayyubids: Kurdish Mannaeans: Possibly an Indo-Iranian peoples, 10th to 7th centuries BCE. Median Empire: First Iranian empire, lasted from 727 until 549 BCE. Achaemenid Empire: Second Iranian empire, lasted from 559 until 330 BCE. Parthia: Third Iranian empire, lasted from 63 BCE until 220 CE. Sassanid Empire: Fourth Iranian empire, lasted from 226 until 651 CE. Abbasid Caliphate: Persianized Arab Islamic dynasty which lasted from 750 until 1258 CE. Rawadids: Kurdicized family of original Arab descent Buyid dynasty: Persian Shi'a dynastic confederation from Daylaman Hasanwayhid: Kurdish dynasty. Lasted from 959 until 1015 CE. Annazid: Kurdish dynasty. Lasted from 990 until 1116 CE. Ziyarid: Iranian dynasty that ruled in the Caspian sea provinces of Gorgan and Mazandaran. Lasted from 928 until 1043 Safavid dynasty: Fifth Iranian empire, lasted from 1502 until 1722. Afsharid dynasty: Sixth Iranian empire, lasted from 1736 until 1796 Zand dynasty: Dynasty of Lor descent which ruled in Southern Iran, lasted from 1750 until 1794. Qajar dynasty: Seventh Iranian empire, lasted from 1781 until 1925. Pahlavi dynasty: Last Iranian dynasty, lasted from 1925 until 1979.

South Asia

Indo-Scythians Pallavas: Pahlava rulers, and founders, of the Pallava Kingdom in southern India, lasting from the 6th century to the late 9th century. Kadava kingdom: Rulers claimed descent from the Pallavas, 13th and 14th centuries.

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