List of monarchs of Iran

This list is a list of monarchs of Iran.

List

Medes and Persia

Medes
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
Name		Portrait	Title	Reign years
1	Teispes		—	675–640 BC
2	Cyrus I		—	640–580 BC
3	Cambyses I		—	580–559 BC

Achaemenid Empire

Name		Portrait	Title	Reign years
1	Cyrus the Great		Shahanshah	559–530 BC
4	Cambyses II	—	Shahanshah	530–522 BC
5	Bardiya	—	Shahanshah	522–522 BC
6	Darius the Great		Shahanshah	522–486 BC
7	Xerxes I		Shahanshah	485–465 BC
8	Artaxerxes I		Shahanshah	465–424 BC
9	Xerxes II	—	Shahanshah	424–424 BC
10	Darius II	—	Shahanshah	424–404 BC
11	Artaxerxes II	—	Shahanshah	404–358 BC
12	Artxerxes III		Shahanshah	358–338 BC
13	Artaxerxes IV	—	Shahanshah	338–336 BC
14	Darius III	—	Shahanshah	336–330 BC
14	Artaxerxes V	—	Shahanshah	330–329 BC

Parthian Empire

Name		Portrait	Reign years
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		2 BC–4 AD
20	Orodes III		4–6
21	Vonones I		8–12
21	Artabanus II		12–38/41
22	Vardanes I		40–46
23	Gotarzes II		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
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		Shahanshah	590–591
29	Khosrow II		Shahanshah	591–628
30	Kavad II		Shahanshah	628–628
31	Ardashir III		Shahanshah	628–630
32	Shahrbaraz		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		—	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
Ismail I		Shahanshah	1501–1524
Tahamsp I		Shah	1524–1576
Ismail II		Shah	1576–1577
Mohammad Khodabanda		Shah, Sultan	1578–1588
Abbas I		Shah, Zell'ollah, Ṣāḥebqerān-e-ʿAlāʾ	1588–1629
Safi		Shah	1629–1642
Abbas II		Shah	1642– 1666
Suleiman I	—	Shah, Sultan	1666–1694
Soltan Hoseyn		Shah, Sultan	1694–1722
Tahmasp II		Shah	1722–1732
Abbas III		Shah, Sahib-i-Qiran, Sultan bar Salatin	1732–1736

Afsharid Empire

Name		Portrait	Title	Reign years
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

Zand Empire

Name		Portrait	Title	Reign years
1	Mohammad Karim Khan Zand		Vakil-e Ra'aya, Khan	1751– 1779
2	Mohammad Ali Khan Zand	—	Shah, Khan	1779–1779
3	Abol-Fath Khan Zand	—	Shah, Khan	1779–1779
4	Sadeq Khan Zand		Shah, Khan	1779–1781
5	Ali-Morad Khan Zand	—	Shah, Khan	1781– 1785
6	Jafar Khan Zand		Shah, Khan	1785–1789
7	Sayed Morad Khan Zand	—	Shah, Khan	1789–1789
8	Lotf Ali Khan Zand	—	Shah, Khan	1789–1794

Qajar Empire

Name		Portrait	Title	Reign years
1	Agha Mohammad Khan Qajar		Shah, Khan	1789–1797
2	Fath-Ali Shah Qajar		Shahanshah, Khaqan	1797–1834
3	Mohammad Shah Qajar		Shahanshah, Ghazi, Khaqan son of Khaqan	1834–1848
4	Naser al-Din Shah Qajar		Shah, Zell'ollah, Qebleh-ye 'ālam, Islampanah	1848–1896
5	Mozaffar ad-Din Shah Qajar		Shahanshah, Sultan	1896–1907
6	Mohammad Ali Shah Qajar		Shah	1907– 1909
7	Ahmad Shah Qajar		Shah	1909–1925

Pahlavi Empire

Name		Portrait	Title	Reign years
1	Reza Shah Pahlavi		Shah	1925–1941
2	Mohammad Reza Pahlavi		Shahanshah Aryamehr, Bozorg Arteshtaran	1941– 1979