Find out more about the greatest Iranian Emperors & Kings, including Cyrus the Great, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, Xerxes I, Antiochus IV Epiphanes and Artaxerxes I of Persia.

Famous Iranian Emperors & Kings

Cyrus the GreatCyrus the Great
0590 BC
Founder of First Persian Empire
Shah of IranMohammad Reza Pahlavi
26 October 1919
Last Shah of Iran

Xerxes IXerxes I
0519 BC
Persian King

Nader ShahNader Shah
22 October 1688
Ruler

Artaxerxes I of PersiaArtaxerxes I of Persia
 
Kings of the Achaemenid Empire

Muhammad of GhorMuhammad of Ghor
1149 AD
King
TughrilTughril
0990 AD
King

Ismail IIsmail I
17 July 1487
sovereign, poet, writer

BardiyaBardiya
King
GhazanGhazan
05 November 1271
Ruler

NabonidusNabonidus
king
Naser al-Din Shah QajarNaser al-Din Shah Qajar
16 July 1831
King

Antiochus III the GreatAntiochus III the Great
0241 BC
king

Khosrow IKhosrow I
0501 AD
King

Artaxerxes IIIArtaxerxes III
0425 AD
King

Agha Mohammad Khan QajarAgha Mohammad Khan Qajar
14 March 1742
Shah of Iran
BessusBessus
King

Xerxes II of PersiaXerxes II of Persia
King

CyaxaresCyaxares
0625 BC
King

Darius III of PersiaDarius III of Persia
0381 BC
King
Darius I of PersiaDarius I of Persia
0550 BC
King

Karim Khan ZandKarim Khan Zand
1705 AD
Ruler
DeiocesDeioces
0710 AD
King

Bahram VBahram V
0400 AD
King

EnmebaragesiEnmebaragesi
King of Kish
GondopharesGondophares
31 October 0000
King

Abbas MirzaAbbas Mirza
20 August 1789
Military officer
Artabanus IV of ParthiaArtabanus IV of Parthia
0191 AD
King

NarsehNarseh
0293 AD
King

Bahram IBahram I
King
Antiochus VII SidetesAntiochus VII Sidetes
0159 BC
Ruler

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Hormizd IHormizd I
King
Darius II of PersiaDarius II of Persia
0475 BC
King

ÖljeitüÖljeitü
24 March 1282
Ruler

Ariobarzanes of PersisAriobarzanes of Persis
0368 AD
Commanding

PhraortesPhraortes
0665 AD
King
Sogdianus of PersiaSogdianus of Persia
King
Shapur IIIShapur III
king

BalashBalash
King

Ardashir IIArdashir II
0309 AD
King

Artabanus II of ParthiaArtabanus II of Parthia
King
Khaz’al Khan Ibn Haji Jabir KhanKhaz’al Khan Ibn Haji Jabir Khan
18 August 1863
Ruler

Gotarzes IGotarzes I
King

Artabanus I of ParthiaArtabanus I of Parthia
King

Cambyses II of PersiaCambyses II of Persia
0529 BC
King

Sinatruces of ParthiaSinatruces of Parthia
0157 AD
King
Yazdgerd IIIYazdgerd III
0624 AD
King

Imad al-DawlaImad al-Dawla
0892 AD
Būyid ruler
Gotarzes II of ParthiaGotarzes II of Parthia
King

Cambyses I of AnshanCambyses I of Anshan
0600 BC
King

ToğrülToğrül
0990 AD
Sultan of Great Seljuk
Darius II OchusDarius II Ochus
0475 AD
King of Persia

Ismāʿīl IIsmāʿīl I
17 July 1487
Shah of Iran
Abu KalidscharAbu Kalidschar
1010 AD
Ruler

Aḍud ad-DawlahAḍud ad-Dawlah
24 September 0936
Būyid ruler

Ḥusayn IḤusayn I
30 September 1668
Ṣafavid ruler