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List of royal consorts of Iran

list of Shahbanus (Queens) in the Persian history

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Source revisionSep 17, 2026
Entity authorityQ16139418 ↗
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The royal consorts of Iran were the consorts of the rulers of the various states and civilizations in Iran (Persia) from antiquity until the abolition of the Iranian monarchy in the Iranian Revolution (1979). Certain titles were used for the female ruler or royal consort in certain dynasties, including Banbishn for the Sassanids and Shahbanu for the Pahlavis.

Ancient Iran (c. 727 BC–AD 651)

Medes (c. 727–550 BC)

Achaemenid Empire (550–330 BC)

Hellenistic rule (331–129 BC)

Alexander's empire (331–305 BC)

Seleucid Empire (305–129 BC)

Parthian Empire (c. 250/247 BC–224 AD)

Sasanian Empire (224 AD–651 AD)

Medieval Iran (651–1501)

Arab (caliphal) rule (638–861)

Rashidun Caliphate (638–661)

Umayyad Caliphate (661–750)

Abbasid Caliphate (749–861)

Buyids (934–1062)

Turco-Mongol rule (1038–1508)

Seljuk Empire (1038–1194)

Khwarazmian Empire (1097–1220/1221)

Mongol Empire (1220–1259)

Ilkhanate (1256–1388)

Timurid Empire (1370–1458)

Aq Qoyunlu (1465–1508)

Modern Iran (1501–1979)

Safavid Iran (1501–1722)

Intermediate period (1722–1796)

Afsharids (1736–1796)

Qajar Iran (1789–1925)

Pahlavi Iran (1925–1979)

See also

List of monarchs of Iran

List of ancient Persians\

List of Iranian women royalty

Monarchism in Iran

Iranian National Jewels

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Citations

Sources

Anthony, David W. (2007). The Horse, the Wheel, and Language: How Bronze-Age Riders from the Eurasian Steppes Shaped the Modern World. Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-0691058870.

Kuzmina, Elena E. (2007).

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