Dynasties and ruling families in Ancient Era (Pars)
- Medes (ca. 678 BCE–549 BCE) of Median origin- Hovaqshatara
- Achaemenid Empire (550–330 BC) of Persian origin- founded by Great Cyrus, greaat kings, Great Darius and Xerxes
- Salukis (320s BC–3rd century AD) founded by Salukis the First
- Parthian (Arsacid) Empire (247 BC–224 AD) of Parthian origin, founded by Arsacid, Great Kings: Mehrdad the first, Arsacid the 13th
- Sasanian Empire (224–651) of Persian origin, Founded by Arsacid Babakan (great kings: Shapur the First, Shapur the Second, Anushirvan the Just
- Tahirid dynasty (821–873) of Persian origin
Dynasties and famous ruling families after Islam
- Tahirid dynasty (821–873) Founded by Taher Zulyamineyn
- Saffarid dynasty (861–1003) Founded by Jacob Leiss
- Samanids (819–999) founded by Nasr the First, great kings: Ismail Samanid and Nasr bin Ahmad
- Ziyarid dynasty (931–1090) of Dailamite origin, founded by Mardavich, the son of Ziyar, famous king: Qabus bin Voshmgir
- Buyid dynasty (934–1055) Of Dailamite origin, founded by Emadolduleh Ali, the great king Azdoldulla
- Ghaznavid (998-1160) founded by Sultan Mahmud Ghaznavid
- Saljuq (1078-1220) Founded by Toqrol Beyk, great kings: Malekshah and Sultan Sanjar
- Kharazmshahian (1078-1220) founded by Anushtekin Qarja, famous king: Mohammad Kharazmshah
- Ilkhanid (1256-1336), founded by Holaku Khan
- Timurid (1370-1498), founded by Timur of Gurkan
- Safavid dynasty (1501–1736) , founded by Shah Ismail the first, great king: Shah Abbas the first
- Afsharid dynasty (1736–1796) founded by Nadir Shah
- Zand dynasty (1750–1794) founded by Karim Khan Zand
- Qajar (1795-1937) founded by Agha Muhammad Khan, great king: Nassireddin Shah
- Pahlavi (1926-1979), founded by Reza Shah
- Islamic Republic of Iran (1979) founded by Rohollah Khomeini
