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Persian Monarchs Quiz

Can you guess the names of the Shahs and kings (or even khans) in Persian history after the Medes?
According to this Wikipedia page
Does not include any disputed claimants, pretenders or regional usurpers
Excluding the Hotak dynasty during the Intermediate period (1722–1796)
Even allowing the Persian pronunciations for these names
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Islamic Republic of Iran
1979–present
 
 
 
Pahlavi Dynasty
1941–1979
 
Mohammad Reza
1925–1941
 
Reza
 
 
 
Qajar Dynasty
1909–1925
 
Ahmad
1907–1909
 
Mohammad Ali
1896–1907
 
Mozaffar ad-Din
1848–1896
 
Naser al-Din
1834–1848
 
Mohammad
1797–1834
 
Fath-Ali
1789–1797
 
Agha Mohammad
 
 
 
Zand Dynasty
1789–1794
 
Lotf Ali
1789
 
Sayed Morad
1785–1789
 
Jafar
1781–1785
 
Ali-Morad
1779–1781
 
Sadeq
1779
 
Abol-Fath
 
Mohammad-Ali
1751–1779
 
Karim
 
 
 
Afsharid Dynasty
1750–1796
 
Shahrokh
1748–1749
 
Ebrahim
1748–1750
 
Shahrokh
1747–1748
 
Adel
1736–1747
 
Nader
 
 
 
Safavid Dynasty
1667–1722
 
Soltan Hoseyn
1667–1694
 
Suleiman
II
Safi (changed his
name to the above in 1668)
1642–1667
II
Abbas
1629–1642
 
Safi
1587–1629
 
Abbas
1578–1587
 
Mohammad
Khodabanda
1576–1578
II
Ismail
1524–1576
 
Tahmasp
1502–1524
 
Ismail
Turco-Mongol rule
1038–1508
 
 
 
Iranian Intermezzo
821–1090
 
 
 
Arab rule
638–861
 
 
 
Sasanian Dynasty
633–651
III
Yazdegerd
633
V
Khosrow
632–633
II
Peroz
632
IV
Khosrow
630–632
VI
Hormizd
631–632
V
Hormizd
630–631
 
Azarmidokht
630
V
Shapur
630
 
Boran
630
III
Khosrow
630
 
Shahrbaraz
628–630
III
Ardashir
628
II
Kavad
591–597
 
Vistahm
590–628
II
Khosrow
590–591
VI
Bahram
579–590
IV
Hormizd
531–579
 
Khosrow
499–531
 
Kavad
497–499
 
Jamasp
488–497
 
Kavad
484–488
 
Balash
457–484
 
Peroz
457
III
Hormizd
438–457
II
Yazdegerd
420–438
V
Bahram
420
(I)
Khosrow
420
IV
Shapur
399–420
 
Yazdegerd
388–399
IV
Bahram
383–388
III
Shapur
379–383
II
Ardashir
310–379
II
Shapur
310
 
Adur Narseh
303–310
II
Hormizd
293–302
 
Narseh
293
III
Bahram
274–293
II
Bahram
271–274
 
Bahram
270–271
 
Hormizd
240–270
 
Shapur
224–240
 
Ardashir
Parthian Dynasty
213–224
IV
Artabanus
207–213
V
Vologases
191–207
IV
Vologases
148–191
III
Vologases
128–148
IV
Mithridates
117–128
 
Osroes
116–117
 
Parthamaspates
115–116
II
Vologases
81–115
 
Pacorus
79–81 AD
III
Artabanus
78–79 AD
 
Pacorus
51–78 AD
 
Vologases
51 AD
II
Vonones
39–46 AD
 
Vardanes
38–51 AD
II
Gotarzes
12–38 AD
II
Artabanus
6–12 AD
 
Vonones
4–6 AD
III
Orodes
2 BC–4 AD
 
Musa
V
Phraates
26–2 BC
VI
Phraates
28–26 BC
 
Tiridates
31–28 BC
VI
Phraates
32–31 BC
 
Tiridates
37–32 BC
VI
Phraates
57–37 BC
II
Orodes
57–54 BC
III
Mithridates
70–57 BC
III
Phraates
78–70 BC
 
Sinatruces
87–79 BC
 
Orodes
91–87 BC
 
Gotarzes
123–91 BC
II
Mithridates
127–123 BC
 
Artabanus
132–127 BC
II
Phraates
142–132 BC
 
Mithridates
 
 
 
Hellenistic rule
331–129 BC
 
 
 
Achaemenid Dynasty
336–330 BC
III
Darius
338–336 BC
IV
Artaxerxes
358–338 BC
III
Artaxerxes
404–358 BC
II
Artaxerxes
423–404 BC
II
Darius
423 BC
 
Sogdianus
424–423 BC
II
Xerxes
465–424 BC
 
Artaxerxes
486–465 BC
 
Xerxes
522–486 BC
 
Darius
522 BC
 
Bardiya
530–522 BC
II
Cambyses
550–530 BC
II
Cyrus
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