List of historical states of Greater Iran

This is a list of historical states of Greater Iran. The **Greater Iran** (Persian: ایران بزرگ, ), also known as **Persosphere**, refers to a sociocultural region in which the Iranian traditions and the Iranian languages have had a significant impact. It spans parts of the West Asia, the Caucasus, the Central Asia, the South Asia, and the Xinjiang.

## Antiquity 
* Achaemenid Empire (550 BC–330 BC) – of Persian origin
* Parthian Empire (247 BC–224 AD) – of Parni origin
* Sasanian Empire (224–651) – of Persian origin

## Medieval 
* Qarinvand dynasty (550s–11th-century) – of unknown Iranian origin
* Dabuyids (642–760) – of unknown Iranian origin
* Bavand dynasty (651–1349) – of unknown Iranian origin
* Baduspanids (665–1598) – of unknown Iranian origin
* Sadakiyans (770–827) – of Kurdish origin 
* Justanids (791–11th-century) – of unknown Iranian origin
* Tahirid dynasty (821–873) – of Persian origin
* Samanid Empire (819–999) – of unknown Iranian origin
* Saffarids (861–1003) – of eastern Iranian origin
* Alid dynasties of northern Iran (864–900/914–928) – of Arab origin
* Sajids (889–929) – of Sogdian origin
* Ghurids (before 879–1219) – probably Tajik
* Sallarids (919–1062) – of Daylamite origin
* Ziyarid dynasty (931–1090) – of Gilak origin
* Buyid dynasty (934–1062) – of Daylamite origin
* Shaddadids (951–1199) – of Kurdish origin
* Rawadids (955–1070/1116)   – of Arab origin, later Kurdicized
* Hasanwayhids (959–1015) – of Kurdish origin
* Ghaznavids (977–1186) – of unknown Turkic origin
* Marwanids (983/990–1085) – of Kurdish origin
* Annazids (990/991–1117) – of Kurdish origin
* Kakuyids (1008–1141) – of Daylamite origin
* Seljuk Empire (1037–1194)  – of Oghuz Turkic origin
* Kerman Seljuk Sultanate  (1041–1187) – of Oghuz Turkic origin
* Khwarazmian Empire (1077–1231) – of unknown Turkic origin
* Hazaraspids (1115–1425) – of Kurdish origin 
* Ahmadilis (1122–1225) – of Oghuz Turkic (Turkoman) origin 
* Eldiguzids (1136–1225) – of Kipchak origin
* Atabegs of Yazd (1141–1319) – of Persian origin
* Salghurids (1148–1282) – of Oghuz Turkic (Turkoman) origin
* Qutlugh-Khanids (1222–1306) – of Khitan origin
* Ilkhanate (1260–1335) – of Mongol origin 
* Kartids (1244–1381) – of Tajik origin
* Jalayirids (1335–1432) – of Mongol origin
* Muzaffarids (1314–1393) – of Arab origin
* Injuids (1335–1357) – of Persian origin
* Chobanids (1338–1357) – of Mongol origin
* Afrasiyab dynasty (1349–1504) – of unknown Iranian origin
* Timurid Empire (1370–1507) – of unknown Turkic and Mongol origin
* Qara Qoyunlu (1374–1468) – of Oghuz Turkic (Turkoman) origin
* Aq Qoyunlu (1378–1503) – of Oghuz Turkic (Turkoman) origin
* Safavid Iran (1501–1736) – of Kurdish origin
* Afsharid Iran (1736–1796) – of Oghuz Turkic (Turkoman) origin
* Zand dynasty (1751–1794) – of Lur origin

## Modern period 
* Qajar Iran (1789–1925) – of Oghuz Turkic (Turkoman) origin
* Pahlavi Iran (1925–1979) – of Mazanderani and Georgian origin

## Short-lived governments 
* Socialist Soviet Republic of Iran (1920–1921)
* Azadistan (1920–1920) 
* Interim Government of Iran (1979–1979)

## Small entities 
### Antiquity 
* Atropatene ()
* Kings of Persis (after 132 BCE–224 CE)
* Elymais (147 BC–221/222 AD)

### Medieval 
* Khoy Khanate (1210–1799)
* Mukriyan (–)
* Ardalan (14th century–1865/1868)

### Modern period 
* Qara Bayat Amirdom (1747–1800)
* Ardabil Khanate (1747–1808)
* Karadagh Khanate (1747–1828)
* Marand Khanate (1747–1828)
* Khalkal Khanate (1747–1809)
* Sarab Khanate (after 1747–?)
* Tabriz Khanate (1757–1799)
* Hasan Khan dynasty in Pish-e Kuh (1795–1820)

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