Ziyarid dynasty

Ziyarid dynasty
زیاریان
Ziyarid dynasty زیاریان
931–1090
	Map of the Ziyarid dynasty, lighter blue shows their greatest extent for a small period of time.
Capital	Isfahan; (931–935); Ray; (935–943); Gorgan; (943–1035); Amol; (1035–1090)
Common languages	Persian; Gilaki; Tabari
Religion	Zoroastrianism (931–935); Sunni Islam (935–1090)
Government	Monarchy
King
• 931–935	Mardavij (first)
• 1087–1090	Gilanshah (last)
Historical era	Middle Ages
• Established	931
• Disestablished	1090
Preceded by	Succeeded by
	Abbasid Caliphate
	Samanid Empire
	Alid dynasties of northern Iran
Nizari Ismaili state
Buyid dynasty

Ziyarid dynasty (Persian: زیاریان) was a historical Iranian dynasty that ruled Tabaristan from the year 931 to 1090. They also ruled parts of present-day western of northern Iran for some time.^[1]

Rulers of the Ziyarid dynasty

Mardavij (930–935)
Vushmgir (935–967)
Bisutun (967–977)
Qabus (977–981)
Buyid occupation (977–997)
Qabus (997–1012)
Manuchihr (1012–1031)
Anushirvan Sharaf al-Ma'ali (1030–1050)
Keikavus (1050–1087)
Gilanshah (1087–1090)

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 The Ghaznavids, C.E. Bosworth, History of Civilizations of Central Asia, Vol.IV, part 1, ed. M.S. Asimov, C.E. Bosworth, (Motilal Banarsidass Publishers, 1997), 107.
↑ A. Christian Van Gorder, Christianity in Persia and the Status of Non-Muslims in Modern Iran, (Rowman & Littlefield, 2010), 81 n27.

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[Bosworth107-1] 1.0 ^1.1 The Ghaznavids, C.E. Bosworth, History of Civilizations of Central Asia, Vol.IV, part 1, ed. M.S. Asimov, C.E. Bosworth, (Motilal Banarsidass Publishers, 1997), 107.

[2] A. Christian Van Gorder, Christianity in Persia and the Status of Non-Muslims in Modern Iran, (Rowman & Littlefield, 2010), 81 n27.

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