Ziyarid dynasty

iranian 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]

Ziyarid dynasty
زیاریان
931–1090
Map of the Ziyarid dynasty, lighter blue shows their greatest extent for a small period of time.
Map of the Ziyarid dynasty, lighter blue shows their greatest extent for a small period of time.
CapitalIsfahan
(931–935)
Ray
(935–943)
Gorgan
(943–1035)
Amol
(1035–1090)[1]
Common languagesPersian
Gilaki
Tabari
Religion
Zoroastrianism (931–935)[2]
Sunni Islam (935–1090)
GovernmentMonarchy
King 
• 931–935
Mardavij (first)
• 1087–1090
Gilanshah (last)
Historical eraMiddle Ages
• Established
931
• Disestablished
1090
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Abbasid Caliphate
Samanid Empire
Alid dynasties of northern Iran
Nizari Ismaili state
Buyid dynasty

Rulers of the Ziyarid dynasty change

References change

  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.