List of monarchs of Iran
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This list is a list of monarchs of Iran.
Medes and Persia
Medes | ||||
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Name | Portrait | Title | Reign years | |
1 | Deioces | — | Paradat | 727–675 BC |
2 | Phraortes | — | — | 675–653 BC |
3 | Cyaxares | — | — | 625–585 BC |
4 | Astyages | — | Shahanshah | 564–550 BC |
Persia | ||||
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Name | Portrait | Title | Reign years | |
1 | Teispes | — | 675–640 BC | |
2 | Cyrus I | — | 640–580 BC | |
3 | Cambyses I | ![]() | — | 580–559 BC |
Achaemenid Empire
Parthian Empire
Name | Portrait | Reign years | |
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1 | Arsaces I | ![]() | 247–217 BC |
4 | Arsaces II | ![]() | 217–191 BC |
5 | Priapatius | ![]() | 191–176 BC |
6 | Phraates I | ![]() | 170/168–165/64 BC |
7 | Mithridates I the Great | ![]() | 165–132 BC |
8 | Phraates II | ![]() | 132–127 BC |
9 | Artabanus I | ![]() | 127–124/3 BC |
10 | Mithridates II | ![]() | 124–91 BC |
11 | Gotarzes I | ![]() | 91–87/80 BC |
12 | Orodes I | ![]() | 80–75 BC |
13 | Sinatruces I | ![]() | c. 75–69 BC |
14 | Phraates III | ![]() | 69–57 BC |
15 | Mithridates IV | ![]() | 57–54 BC |
16 | Orodes II | ![]() | 57–37 BC |
17 | Phraates IV | ![]() | 37–2 BC |
18 | Phraates V | ![]() | 2 BC–4 AD |
19 | Musa[a] | ![]() | 2 BC–4 AD |
20 | Orodes III | ![]() | 4–6 |
21 | Vonones I | ![]() | 8–12 |
21 | Artabanus II | ![]() | 12–38/41[b] |
22 | Vardanes I | ![]() | 40–46 |
23 | Gotarzes II[c] | ![]() | 40–51 |
24 | Vonones II | ![]() | 51–51 |
25 | Vologases I | ![]() | 51–78 |
26 | Pacorus II | ![]() | 78–110 |
27 | Vologases III | ![]() | 110–147 |
28 | Vologases IV | ![]() | 147–191 |
29 | Vologases V | ![]() | 191–208 |
30 | Vologases VI | ![]() | 208–228 |
Sasanian Empire
Name | Portrait | Title | Reign years | |
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1 | Ardashir I | ![]() | Shahanshah | 224–242 |
2 | Shapur I | ![]() | Shahanshah | 240–270 |
3 | Hormizd I | ![]() | Shahanshah | 270–271 |
4 | Bahram I | ![]() | Shahanshah | 271–274 |
5 | Bahram II | ![]() | Shahanshah | 274–293 |
6 | Bahram III | — | Shahanshah | 293–293 |
7 | Narseh | ![]() | Shahanshah | 293–303 |
8 | Hormizd II | ![]() | Shahanshah | 303–309 |
9 | Adur Narseh | — | Shahanshah | 309–309 |
10 | Shapur II | Shahanshah | 309–379 | |
11 | Ardashir II | ![]() | Shahanshah | 379–383 |
12 | Shapur III | ![]() | Shahanshah | 383–388 |
13 | Bahram IV | ![]() | Shahanshah | 388–399 |
14 | Yazdegerd I | ![]() | Shahanshah | 399–420 |
15 | Shapur IV | — | Shahanshah | 420–420 |
16 | Khosrow | — | Shahanshah | 420–420 |
17 | Bahram V | ![]() | Shahanshah | 420–438 |
18 | Yazdegerd II | ![]() | Shahanshah | 438–457 |
19 | Hormizd III | — | Shahanshah | 457–459 |
20 | Peroz I | ![]() | Shahanshah | 459–484 |
21 | Balash | ![]() | Shahanshah | 484–488 |
22 | Kavad I | ![]() | Shahanshah, Kay | 488–496 |
23 | Jamasp | ![]() | Shahanshah | 496–498/9 |
24 | Kavad I | ![]() | Shahanshah, Kay | 498/9–531 |
25 | Khosrow I | ![]() | Shahanshah | 531–579 |
26 | Hormizd IV | ![]() | Shahanshah | 579–590 |
27 | Khosrow II | ![]() | Shahanshah | 590–590 |
28 | Bahram Chobin[d] | ![]() | Shahanshah | 590–591 |
29 | Khosrow II | ![]() | Shahanshah | 591–628 |
30 | Kavad II | ![]() | Shahanshah | 628–628 |
31 | Ardashir III | ![]() | Shahanshah | 628–630 |
32 | Shahrbaraz[e] | ![]() | Shahanshah | 630–630 |
33 | Khosrow III | ![]() | Shahanshah | 630–630 |
34 | Boran | ![]() | — | 630–630 |
35 | Shapur V | — | Shahanshah | 630–630 |
36 | Peroz II | — | — | 630–630 |
37 | Azarmidokht | — | — | 630–631 |
38 | Hormizd V[f] | ![]() | — | 630–631 |
39 | Hormizd VI | ![]() | Shahanshah | 630–632 |
40 | Khosrow IV | ![]() | Shahanshah | 630–636 |
41 | Farrukhzad Khosrow V | — | Shahanshah | 631–631 |
42 | Boran | ![]() | — | 631–631 |
43 | Yazdegerd III | ![]() | Shahanshah | 632–651 |
Safavid Empire
Afsharid Empire
Name | Portrait | Title | Reign years | |
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1 | Nader Shah | ![]() | Shahanshah, Sultan bar salatin-e-jahan | 1736– 1747 |
2 | Adel Shah | — | Shah | 1747–1748 |
3 | Ebrahim Afshar | — | Shah | 1748–1749 |
4 | Shahrokh Shah | — | Shah | 1748–1796[g] |
Zand Empire
Qajar Empire
Pahlavi Empire
Name | Portrait | Title | Reign years | |
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1 | Reza Shah Pahlavi | ![]() | Shah | 1925–1941 |
2 | Mohammad Reza Pahlavi | ![]() | Shahanshah Aryamehr, Bozorg Arteshtaran | 1941– 1979 |