List of monarchs of Persia

Safavid Persia

Name Portrait Facts Reign Lifespan Consorts
Ismail I
Forced the entire country to covert to Shia 1501–23 May 1524 17 July 1487-23 May 1524 Tajlu Khanum m.1504-1524
Tahmasp I
Campaigns against Kakheti and Kartli 23 May 1524–14 May 1576 22 February 1514-14 May 1576 Sultanum Begum m.1524-1547

Sultan-Agha Khanum m.1547-1554

Ismail II
Imprisoned for 19 years 15 May 1576–24 November 1577 31 May 1537-24 November 1577 Safieh Soltan Khanum m.1555-1577
Mohammad I
Ottoman-Safavid war 24 November 1577–1595 1532-1595 Khayr al-Nisa Begum m.1565-1579
Abbas the Great
1595–19 January 1629 27 January 1571-19 January 1629 Pahrijan-Begum m.1586-1587

Olghan Pasha Khanum m.1587-1590 Yakhan Begum m.1593-1602 Marta Bagrationi m.1604-1614

Safi
19 January 1629–12 May 1642 1611-12 May 1642 Anna Khanum
Abbas II
12 May 1642–26 October 1666 30 August 1632-26 October 1666 Nakihat Khanum
Suleiman I
Known as Safi II until 1668 26 October 1666-29 July 1694 February/March 1648-29 July 1694 Unnamed Circassian woman
Hussain
29 July 1694–9 September 1727 1668-9 September 1727 Amina Begum
Tahmasp II
First monarch to abdicate 9 September 1727-16 April 1736 1704-11 February 1740 Shahpari Begum
Abbas III
Youngest monarch 16 April 1736-February 1740 January 1732-11 February 1740 Never married
Suleiman II
Pretender July 1749-14 January 1750 June 1714-May 1763

Hotak Empire

Name Image Facts Reign Lifespan Consorts
Mahmud
Emir of Afghanistan 23 October 1722-22 April 1725 1697-1725 Shahbanu Alamiyan

Govhar Sultan Safavi

Ashraf Hotak
Known for the Battle of Murche-Khort and Battle of Khwar Pass 22 April 1725-5 October 1729 c.1700-1729 Never married

Afsharid Empire

Name Image Facts Reign Lifespan Consorts
Nader Shah
Known for the Battle of Karnal February 1740-20 June 1747 1693-1747 Razia Begum Safavi
Adel Shah
Nephew of Nader 20 June 1747-1 October 1748 c.1722-1749 Ketevan Bagrationi
Ebrahim Shah
Deposed Adel Shah 1 October 1748-July 1749 c.1725-June/July 1749 Never married
Shahrokh
14 January 1750-1796 March 1734-1796 Unnamed lady

Zand Empire

Name Portrait Facts Reign Lifespan Consorts
1 Karim Khan
1751–1 March 1779 c.1705-1779 Khadijeh Begum

Shakh-e Nabat

2 Mohammad II 1 March-19 June 1779 c.1760-19 June 1779
3 Abol-Fath Khan 19 June 1779-1787 c.1755-1787
4 Jafar Khan
1787–23 January 1789 ?-23 January 1789
5 Sayed Morad Khan
23 January-10 May 1789 ?-10 May 1789
6 Anwar Shirazi 10 May 1789-20 March 1794 1768-1801

Qajar Empire

Name Portrait Facts Reign years
1 Agha Mohammad Khan
1789–17 June 1797
2 Fath-Ali Shah
17 June 1797–24 October 1834
3 Mohammad III
24 October 1834–5 September 1848
4 Naser al-Din Shah
5 September 1848–1 May 1896
5 Mozaffar ad-Din Shah
1 May 1896–3 January 1907
6 Mohammad IV
3 January 1907–5 April 1925
7 Ahmad
5 April–15 December 1925

Pahlavi Empire

Name Portrait Title Reign years
1 Reza Shah []
15 December 1925–1941
2 Mohammad V []
1941– 1979
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