List of monarchs of Persia

Safavid Persia
NamePortraitFactsReignLifespanConsortsIsmail Ithumb|251x251pxForced the entire country to covert to Shia1501–23 May 152417 July 1487-23 May 1524Tajlu Khanum m.1504-1524Tahmasp Ithumb|222x222pxCampaigns against Kakheti and Kartli23 May 1524–14 May 157622 February 1514-14 May 1576Sultanum Begum m.1524-1547
Sultan-Agha Khanum m.1547-1554Ismail IIthumb|211x211pxImprisoned for 19 years15 May 1576–24 November 157731 May 1537-24 November 1577Safieh Soltan Khanum m.1555-1577Mohammad Ithumb|279x279pxOttoman-Safavid war24 November 1577–15951532-1595Khayr al-Nisa Begum m.1565-1579Abbas the Greatthumb|192x192px1595–19 January 162927 January 1571-19 January 1629Pahrijan-Begum m.1586-1587 
Olghan Pasha Khanum m.1587-1590        Yakhan Begum m.1593-1602
Marta Bagrationi m.1604-1614Safithumb|192x192px19 January 1629–12 May 16421611-12 May 1642Anna KhanumAbbas IIthumb|241x241px12 May 1642–26 October 166630 August 1632-26 October 1666Nakihat KhanumSuleiman Ithumb|155x155pxKnown as Safi II until 166826 October 1666-29 July 1694February/March 1648-29 July 1694Unnamed Circassian womanHussainthumb|217x217px29 July 1694–9 September 17271668-9 September 1727Amina BegumTahmasp IIthumb|211x211pxFirst monarch to abdicate9 September 1727-16 April 17361704-11 February 1740Shahpari BegumAbbas IIIthumb|150x150pxYoungest monarch16 April 1736-February 1740January 1732-11 February 1740Never marriedSuleiman IIthumb|155x155pxPretenderJuly 1749-14 January 1750June 1714-May 1763
Hotak Empire
+NameImageFactsReignLifespanConsortsMahmudthumb|251x251pxEmir of Afghanistan23 October 1722-22 April 17251697-1725Shahbanu Alamiyan
Govhar Sultan SafaviAshraf HotakthumbKnown for the Battle of Murche-Khort and Battle of Khwar Pass22 April 1725-5 October 1729c.1700-1729Never married
Afsharid Empire
+NameImageFactsReignLifespanConsortsNader Shahthumb|241x241pxKnown for the Battle of KarnalFebruary 1740-20 June 17471693-1747Razia Begum SafaviAdel Shahthumb|208x208pxNephew of Nader20 June 1747-1 October 1748c.1722-1749Ketevan BagrationiEbrahim Shahthumb|155x155pxDeposed Adel Shah1 October 1748-July 1749c.1725-June/July 1749Never marriedShahrokhthumb|347x347px14 January 1750-1796March 1734-1796Unnamed lady
Zand Empire
NamePortraitFactsReignLifespanConsorts1Karim Khanthumb|211x211px1751–1 March 1779c.1705-1779Khadijeh Begum
Shakh-e Nabat2Mohammad II1 March-19 June 1779c.1760-19 June 17793Abol-Fath Khan19 June 1779-1787c.1755-17874Jafar Khanthumb1787–23 January 1789?-23 January 17895Sayed Morad Khanthumb23 January-10 May 1789?-10 May 17896Anwar Shirazi10 May 1789-20 March 17941768-1801
Qajar Empire
NamePortraitFactsReign years1Agha Mohammad Khanthumb|239x239px1789–17 June 17972Fath-Ali Shahthumb|244x244px17 June 1797–24 October 18343Mohammad IIIthumb24 October 1834–5 September 18484Naser al-Din Shahthumb|196x196px5 September 1848–1 May 18965Mozaffar ad-Din Shahthumb|307x307px1 May 1896–3 January 19076Mohammad IVthumb|178x178px3 January 1907–5 April 19257Ahmadthumb|214x214px5 April–15 December 1925
Pahlavi Empire
NamePortraitTitleReign years1Reza Shah[]thumb|220x220px15 December 1925–19412Mohammad V[]thumb|192x192px1941– 1979