Ancient civilizations-2

Persian dynasties

A list of Persian dynasties is provided in the table.

Persian dynasties¹Dates from the death of Darius III, the last Achaemenian king, and the invasion of Alexander the Great.

²Dates from the year in which the Parnian chief Arsaces first battled the Seleucids.

³Includes the Tahirid, Samanid, Ghaznavid, and Buyid dynasties.

⁴Mainly the Il-Khanid dynasty (1256–1353). dynasty/kingdom period Median 728–550 BCE Achaemenian 559–330 BCE Hellenistic period of Alexander and the Seleucids¹ 330–247 BCE Parthian period (Arsacid dynasty)² 247 BCE–224 CE Sasanian 224–651 Arab invasion and the advent of Islam 640–829 Iranian intermezzo³ 821–1055 Seljuqs 1038–1157 Mongols⁴ 1220–1335 Timurids and Ottoman Turks 1380–1501 Safavid 1502–1736 Afghan interlude 1723–36 Nader Shah 1736–47 Zand 1750–79 Qajars 1794–1925 Pahlavi 1925–79

Citation Information

Article Title: Ancient Iran

Website Name: Encyclopaedia Britannica

Publisher: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.

Date Published: 25 May 2018

URL: https://www.britannica.com/place/ancient-Iran

Access Date: August 20, 2019

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