List of Iranian dynasties and countries
The following is an incomplete list of historical dynasties which were at some time Iranian or the country they ruled were Iranian-speaking and of modern countries with significant Iranian populations or with an official Iranian language. The Iranians consist of Persians, Medes, Scythians, Kurds, Bactrians, Pashtuns, Tajiks, Baloch, Parthians, Sarmatians, Alans, Ossetians, Cimerians, and many more peoples.
Current states
Independent states
- Iran
- Afghanistan
- Tajikistan
- South Ossetia in Georgia
Federal subjects of Russia
- North Ossetia-Alania
Autonomous regions
- Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County in China
- Iraqi Kurdistan in Iraq
- Rojava in Syria
- Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region in Tajikistan
Historical confederation of tribes and Iranian dynasties
- Scythians
- Cimmerians
- Kidarites
- Xionites
- Dahae
- Sarmatians
- Saka
- Bactria
- Sogdiana
- The Pahlavas
- Massagetaeans
- Roxolani
- Siraces
- Iazyges
Europe
- Alania – of proto-Ossetian origin
Direct Iranian dynasties
- Medes of Median origin
- Orontid dynasty of Iranian origin
- Achaemenid Empire of Persian origin
- Atropatene of Iranian origin
- Mithridatic dynasty of Persian origin
- Parthian Empire of Parthian origin
- * Arsacid dynasty of Armenia of Parthian origin
- * Arsacid dynasty of Iberia of Parthian origin
- * Arsacid dynasty of Caucasian Albania of Parthian origin
- Indo-Scythians of Scythian origin
- Shule Kingdom of Sakan origin
- Artaxiad dynasty of Iranian origin
- Indo-Parthian Kingdom Of Parthian origin
- Kingdom of Khotan of Sakan origin
- Sasanian Empire of Persian origin
- Chosroid dynasty of Iranian origin
- Mihranids of Iranian origin
- Afrighids of Khwarezmian origin
- Dabuyid dynasty Of Persian and Tabari origin
- Masmughans of Damavand Of Parthian origin
- Bavand dynasty Of Parthian origin
- Paduspanids of Persian and Tabari origin
- Bukhar Khudahs of Sogdian origin
- Principality of Ushrusana of Sogdian origin
- Qarinvand dynasty of Parthian origin
- Rustamid dynasty of Persian origin
- Justanids of Dailamite origin
- Shirvanshah originally of Arab origin, but speedily Persianized within their culturally Persian environment.
- Samanids of Persian origin
- Tahirid dynasty of Persian origin
- Banijurids of Persian origin
- Saffarid dynasty of Persian origin
- Sajid dynasty of Sogdian origin
- Farighunids of Persian origin
- Sallarid dynasty of Dailamite origin
- Ziyarid dynasty of Dailamite origin
- Banu Ilyas of Sogdian origin
- Buyid dynasty of Dailamite origin
- Shaddadids of Kurdish origin
- Marwanids of Kurdish origin
- Ma'munids of Khwarezmian origin
- Kakuyids of Dailamite origin
- Ghurid Dynasty of Tajik origin
- Nasrid dynasty of Persian origin
- Hazaraspids of Kurdish origin
- Atabegs of Yazd of Persian origin
- Ayyubid dynasty of Kurdish origin
- Principality of Bitlis of Kurdish origin
- Mihrabanids of Persian origin
- Kurt Dynasty Of Tajik origin
- Afrasiab dynasty of Iranian origin
- Marashis of Mazandarani origin
- Safavid dynasty of Kurdish origin
- Kalhora dynasty of Baloch origin
- Zand dynasty of Luri origin
- Afsharid dynasty Iranian dynasty of Turkic origin
- Qajar dynasty Iranian dynasty of Turkic origin
- Sur empire Pashtun origin
- Lodi dynasty pashtun origin
- Hotaki dynasty of Pashtun origin
- Talysh Khanate of Iranian origin
- Durrani Empire Pashtun origin
- Talpur of Baloch origin
- Barakzai dynasty Pashtun origin
- Pahlavi dynasty of Mazandaran origin
Former and defunct Iranian governments
- Khanate of Kalat
- Soviet Republic of Gilan
- Autonomous Government of Khorasan
- Kingdom of Kurdistan
- South Ossetian Autonomous Oblast
- Kurdistansky Uyezd
- Republic of Ararat
- Tajik Soviet Socialist Republic
- North Ossetian Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic
- Republic of Mahabad
- Baluchistan States Union
- Talysh-Mughan Autonomous Republic