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History of Persia

History of Persia

In 1935 Persia became Iran, see also History of Iran

Table of contents
1 Dynasties
 2 Median Dynasty

    Dynasties 

See the Dutch version for a more detailed list.

    Median Dynasty 

Achaemenid dynasty

Macedonian Dynasty

Seleucid dynasty

(The Seleucid Dynasty gradually lost control of Persia. In 253 BC, the Arsacid Dynasty established itself in Parthia. The Parthians gradually expanded their control, until by the mid 2nd Century BC, the Seleucids had completely lost control of Persia. There were more Seleucid rulers of Syria and, for a time, Babylonia, after Antiochus IV, but none had any effective power in Persia).

Parthian dynasty

Sassanid dynasty, 224-651

part of Umayyad Caliphate, 661-750 part of Abbasid Caliphate, 750-867 divided, 867-1029

    Seljuk Dynasty, 1029-1194 

divided, 1194-1256

    Ilkhans[?], 1256-1343 

divided, 1343-1380

    Timurid[?] Dynasty, 1380-1449 

divided, 1449-1502

    Safavid Dynasty, 1502-1736 

    Afsharid[?] Dynasty, 1736-1749 

    Zand[?] Dynasty, 1750-1794 

Qajar[?] Dynasty, 1779-1925

Pahlavi Dynasty[?], 1925-1979

Islamic Republic, 1979 -

See also History of Levant