Deioces, 728BC - 675BC

Phraortes (Kashtariti?), 675BC - 653BC

Scythian interregnum

Cyaxares, 625BC - 585BC

Astyages, 585BC - 550BC

Achaemenid Empire

Achaemenes

Teispes

Cyrus I

Extra Info It was with Cyrus the great that the Persian Empire was first ever created, and by the time of his death Persian Empire was as stronger as ever against powers such as greece and Rome.

Cambyses I (Kambiz) 

Kambiz II, 530BC - 522BC

Smerdis (the Magian), 522BC

Darius I the Great, 522BC - 486BC

Extra Info One of the wars that is much known by Darious is his battle with the Greeks, in which he was the first Persian King that defeated the Greeks in the battle that took place in the western part of the Empire, now known as Turkey, or better the city of Estanbul.

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

Extra Info Alexander the Great, or as he called himself was the Greek Emparor whom not only defeated the Persians, but also brought down the 300 years old Persian Empire. He burned the beautiful city of Perspolis, and now what is left of that city is nothing but the standing tall towers in which didn't burn nor broke for 2500 years.

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

Extra Info The reason for all of these short-term kings was that Alexander didn't have a son. Therefore all of his lands were divided into different parts for different people inwhich could not be satisfied by what they were given!!!

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

Extra Info Ardeshir rebirthed the Persian empire by defeating the Greeks and stablishing the Sassanians Dynasty which lasted for more than 400 years.

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

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

Muslims, (Arab Caliphates)

Extra Info The Muslims brought down the 400 years old Sassasins by the help of the Iranian people. It was Omar's forces that defeated the Persians, and brought the religion of Islam into Iran. On the other hand the muslims also had forces which attacked Rome lead by Mu'awiya and his chief in command Amr-o-Uss!

Uthman (Osman), 650 - 656

Imam Ali (), 656 - 661

Extra Info Imam Ali () only ruled for 5 years, yet he managed to accomplish alot of task during his days in power. He changed the capital city to the new city of Kufaa. He aslo changed the arab way of looking at the persians. He made the arab see persians as their brothers rather than slaves, by allowing his son Imam Hussein () to marry Shahr-e-Baano, daughter of Yazdegird III.

Umayyad Dynasty

Mu'awiya I, 661 - 680

Yazid I, 680 - 683

Extra Info Yazid took over after his fathers death. Yazid intended to bring down his enemies by elimainating them one by one. He started by Imam Hussein (). he asked the Imam to peace with him, by accepting him as the rightous Caliphate for the Islamic Empire, or else his death would be the reward. So then Imam and Yazid went to a war in the area known as Karbalaa in which Yazid's 10'000 soldiers managed to destroy Imam's 72 soldeirs. In the end the war caused the martydam of Imam Hussein () and his followers. 

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

Abbasid Caliphate

Abu al-Abbas al-Saffah, 750 - 754

Mansur, 754 - 775

Extra Info The Assasid got into power by tricking the people that they are in allies with them against the Ummayad. Yet after bringing down the Ummayad, they not only remained in power, but also managed to keep their power for over 500 years.

Al-Mahdi, 775 - 785

Al-Hadi, 785 - 786

Harun al-Rashid, 786 - 809

Al-Amin, 809 - 813

Mamun, 813 - 833

Extra Info Mamun was the only half-Persian, half-Arab Caliphate. He was well known for his evil thoughts, and deeds. One of them was the murder of Imam Reza whom was loved by the Iranian people, and hated by the Caliphates. It's been said that Mamun poisned the Imam.

"Iranian intermezzo"

Ghaznavids, Buyids

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

Iran and eastern territory

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

Extra Info During the Abbasid rule over Iran, they were also a lot of ethnic tribes inwhich rebeled against the Abbasids.

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 Empire Shansabani 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

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

Mongol (Il-Khans)

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

Timurids and Turkmen

Timur, 1393 - 1405

Extra Info He was known as *Tamur-e-lang*. He was called "Lang" for the simple reason that one of his legs was shorter than the other one. Timur was one of the most ruthful rulers of the Mugol empire. It's known that he ordered his men to kill even cats and dogs in the city in which that he took over. He wished that blood would fill the streets and field so that no one would dare to ever impose him in anyway ever again.

Miranshah, 1405 - 1408

Khalil, 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

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

Extra Info Shah Abbas was one of the well known safavi kings. Even though he was a spoiled spending King, yet he builted much beautiful towers, and gardens that is now a well tourrist site for Iran. He aslo raised the Shi'et sect in Iran leading Iran in many brutal yet unuseful wars against the Ottaman Empire.

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

Extra Info He is known as Persia's couragous, most powerful Kings ever... Nader Shah. During his 10 years in power. He defeated the Turks in many wars, and he aslo managed to takeover India and enlarge Persia to greater terretories.

Ali-Qoli (Adil), 1747 - 1748

Ebrahim, 1748 - 1749

Shahrokh, 1748 - 1749

Afshari

Shahrokh, 1749 - 1795

Mohammad Karim Khan Zand, 1751 - 1794

Extra Info If Persia ever had a fair, people's choice king ever... it has to be Karim Khan-e-Zand. Zand was the only persian king that did not refer to himself as a king. didn't see himslef as a king, and did not lived like a king.

Qajar

Aqa Mohammad Shah, 1796 - 1797

Fath Ali Shah, 1797 - 1834

Mohammad Shah, 1834 - 1848

Nasered-Din Shah, 1848 - 1896

Extra Info Naser himself was not so much a king or a fair good ruler. Yet he had an prime minister named Amir Kabir. Unlike Naser, Amir was a brave couragous man who believed Iran is for Iran. He builted the first public highschool, and he nationalized much of Iran's industries away from the British. Amir Kabir was killed by the order of Nasered-Din Shah while being drunk in a party. 

Mozaffar ed-Din Shah, 1896 - 1907

Mohammad Ali Shah, 1907 - 1909

Ahmad Shah, 1909 - 1925

Pahlavi

Reza Shah, 1925 - 1941

Extra Info His real name was Reza Khan-e-Mir Pang. Reza got in to power by the help of the british, and even though he was one of the most brutal, cruel poeple of the century, yet he did much more for Iran, than any King. He builted the first rail road across Iran's north to south. At the end, he was finally exiled from the country by the british to the island of Moris because of his German Nazis believes.

Mohammad Reza Shah, 1941 - 1979

Extra Info He was the last Shah ever who ruled over Iran. Mohammed Reza himself was not as ruthful as he was portrayed during the reveloution, yet during his era he did a lot of tasks inwhich sold Iran cheap to the American. He also stablished Iran's first Intelligance Agency know as Savak. He died alone in Egypt in cause of cancer.

Elected as the Islamic leader:

Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, (1979-89)

Presidents

Ban-i-Sadr 1979 - 1980

Rajaaie 1980 - 1981

Khamenei 1981 - 1989

Elected as the Islamic leader: