- Scythian kingdoms
- Scythian Kingdom in West Asia (c. 7th century BC–c. 600s BC)
- Scythian Kingdom in Pontic Steppe (c. 600s BC–c. 3rd century BC)
- Median dynasty (ca. 678 BCE–549 BCE) of Median origin
- Orontid dynasty (570–200 BC) of Iranian origin
- Pharnacid dynasty (c. 550–320 BC) of Persian origin
- Achaemenid dynasty (550–330 BC) of Persian origin
- Ariarathid dynasty (331 BC–96 BC) of Iranian origin
- Atropatene (320s BC–3rd century AD) of Iranian origin
- Parthian Empire (“Arsacid dynasty of Parthia”; 247 BC–224 AD) of Parthian origin
- Arsacid dynasty of Armenia (52–428) of Parthian origin
- Arsacid dynasty of Iberia (c. 189–284) of Parthian origin
- Arsacid dynasty of Caucasian Albania (1st century–510) of Parthian origin
- Indo-Scythians (200 BCE–400 AD) of Scythian origin
- Shule Kingdom (200 BC–790 AD) of Iranian origin
- Artaxiad dynasty (190 BC–12 AD) of Iranian origin
- Indo-Parthian Kingdom (12 BC–before 100 AD?) of Parthian origin
- Kingdom of Khotan (56–1006) of Sakan origin
- Sasanian dynasty (224–651) of Persian origin
- House of Kayus (226-380) of Iranian origin
- Chosroid dynasty (284–807) of Iranian origin
- Afrighids (305–995) of Khwarezmian origin
- Kingdom of the Alans (409–426) of Alan origin
- Mihranids (330–821) of Parthian origin
- Dabuyid dynasty (642–760) of Iranian origin
- Masmughans of Damavand (650–760) of Parthian origin
- Bavand dynasty (651–1349 AD) of Parthian origin
- Paduspanids (665–1598 AD) of Iranian origin
- Bukhar Khudahs (before 681–890s) of Sogdian origin
- Principality of Ushrusana (?–892/3) of Sogdian origin
- Qarinvand dynasty (7th-century–11th-century) of Parthian origin
- Rustamid dynasty (767–909) of Persian origin
- Sadakiyans (770–828) of Kurdish origin
- Justanids (791–974) of Iranian origin
- Samanids (819–999) of Iranian origin
- Tahirid dynasty (821–873) of Persian origin
- Banijurids (848–908) of Iranian origin[10]
- Saffarid dynasty (861–1003) of Persian origin[11]
- Ghurid dynasty (before 879–1219) of Iranian origin
- Qarmatians (899–1077) of Iranian origin
- Alania (late 9th century–1238/1239) of Alan origin
- Sajid dynasty (889/890–929) of Sogdian origin
- Farighunids (9th century-1010) of Persian origin
- Sallarid dynasty (919–1062) of Daylamite origin
- Ziyarid dynasty (931–1090) of Gilaki origin
- Banu Ilyas (932–968) of Sogdian origin
- Buyid dynasty (934–1062) of Daylamite origin
- Hasanwayhids (950–1121) of Kurdish Persian origin
- Shaddadids (951–1199) of Kurdish Persian origin
- Rawadids (955–1116) Originally of Arab origin, but later Kurdicized.
- Ghaznavid or Ghaznavian (962–1186) Turkic Persian origin
- Marwanids (983/990–1085) of Kurdish Persian origin
- Annazids (990–1116) of Kurdish Persian origin
- Ma’munids (995–1017) of Iranian origin
- Kakuyids (1008–1141) of Daylamite origin
- Nasrid dynasty (Sistan) (1029–1225) of Iranian origin
- Seljuk dynasty (1037–1194) of Turkish Iranian origin
- Kerman Seljuk Sultanate (1041–1187) of Persian Turkish origin
- Principality of Eğil (1049–1864) of Kurdish Persian origin
- Sultanate of Rum (1077–1307) Persianized Oghuz Turkic dynasty Iranian origin
- Khwarazmian dynasty Ruled by a family of Turkic-Persian mamluk origin(1077–1231/1256)
- Hazaraspids (1115–1424) of Kurdish Persian origin
- Eldiguzids (1135–1225) of Persian Turkish origin
- Atabegs of Yazd (1141–1319) of Persian origin
- Salghurids (1148–1282) Turkic Persian origin
- Khorshidi dynasty (1184–1597) of Kurdish Persian origin
- Ayyubid dynasty (1171–1260/1341) of Kurdish origin
- Principality of Bitlis (1182–1847) of Kurdish origin
- Emirate of Hasankeyf (1232–1524) of Kurdish Persian origin
- Kurt Dynasty (1244–1381) of Tajik origin
- Pervâneoğlu (1261-1326) of Persian origin
- Ottoman empire (1299–1923) Origin of Iranian Turks (Oghuz Turks), Persian and Kurds
- Zirqanids (1335-1835) of Kurdish origin
- Jalayirid Sultanate (1335–1432) (Baghdad (1335–1358; 1388–1411) Tabriz (1358–1388), Basra (1411–1432) Turkicized and Turkic-speaking Mongol Persian Jalayir dynasty
- Afrasiab dynasty (1349–1504) of Iranian origin
- Marashis (1359–1596) of Mazandarani origin
- Timurid (1370-1505) of Iranian Turks
- Qara Qoyunlu (1375–1468) Kara Koyunlu was a Turkmen-Persian tribal federation
- Aq Qoyunlu (1378–1501) Aq Qoyunlu was an tribal federation from Bayandur clan of the Oghuz Turks Mixed with Persians
- Lodi dynasty (1451–1526) of Pashtun origin
- Astrakhan Khanate (1466–1556) Persian-Turkic origin
- Mirani dynasty (1476–1787) of Baloch origin
- Emirate of Palu (1495–1850) of Kurdish Persian origin
- Safavid dynasty (1501-1736) It was an Iranian dynasty of Kurdish origin, but later on they began to speak Turkic and became Turkified. However, they still ruled as an Iranian empire. and reasserted the Iranian identity of the region. what is certain, that the Safavids were of native Iranian stock and spoke the Azerbaijani language. Encyclopædia Iranica, described the Safavids as follows ; “As Persians of Kurdish ancestry and of a non-tribal background, the Safavids…“. (described them as Persians of Kurdish origin.)
- Emirate of Bradost (1510–1609) of Kurdish Persian origin
- Soran Emirate (1514–1836) of Kurdish Persian origin
- Sur Empire (1540–1556) of Pashtun origin
- Ardalan (14th century–1865/1868) of Kurdish Persian origin
- Baban (1649–1850) of Kurdish origin
- Karrani Dynasty (1564–1576) of Pashtun origin
- Hotaki dynasty (1709–1738) of Pashtun origin
- Nawab of Awadh (1732–1856) of Persian origin
- Afsharid dynasty (1736–1796) Kurdish Turkic origin
- Talysh Khanate (1747–1826) of Talysh origin
- Sarab Khanate (1747–?) of Kurdish Persian origin
- Durrani Empire (1747–1862) of Pashtun origin
- Zand dynasty (1750–1794) of Iranian origin
- Talpur dynasty (1783–1843) of Baloch origin
- Qajar dynasty (1789–1925) Oghuz-Persian (Iranian Turks) Origin
- Emirate of Herat (1793–1863) of Pashtun origin
- Barakzai dynasty (1826–1973) of Pashtun origin
- Pahlavi dynasty (1925–1979) of paternally Mazandarani origin
