This article includes a list of successive

Islamic states An Islamic state is a state that has a form of government based on Islamic law (sharia). As a term, it has been used to describe various historical polities and theories of governance in the Islamic world. As a translation of the Arabic term ' ...

and

Muslim dynasties This article includes a list of successive Islamic states and Muslim dynasties beginning with the time of the Islamic prophet Muhammad (570–632 CE) and the early Muslim conquests that spread Islam outside of the Arabian Peninsula, and continu ...

beginning with the time of the

Islamic prophet Prophets in Islam ( ar, الأنبياء في الإسلام, translit=al-ʾAnbiyāʾ fī al-ʾIslām) are individuals in Islam who are believed to spread God's message on Earth and to serve as models of ideal human behaviour. Some prophets ar ...

Muhammad (570–632 CE) and the

early Muslim conquests The early Muslim conquests or early Islamic conquests ( ar, الْفُتُوحَاتُ الإسْلَامِيَّة, ), also referred to as the Arab conquests, were initiated in the 7th century by Muhammad, the main Islamic prophet. He estab ...

that spread Islam outside of the

Arabian Peninsula The Arabian Peninsula, (; ar, شِبْهُ الْجَزِيرَةِ الْعَرَبِيَّة, , "Arabian Peninsula" or , , "Island of the Arabs") or Arabia, is a peninsula of Western Asia, situated northeast of Africa on the Arabian Plat ...

, and continuing through to the present day. The first-ever establishment of an Islamic polity goes back to the

Islamic State of Medina The Islamic prophet Muhammad came to the city of Medina following the migration of his followers in what is known as the '' Hijrah'' (migration to Medina) in 622. He had been invited to Medina by city leaders to adjudicate disputes between clan ...

, which was established by Muhammad in the city of

Medina Medina,, ', "the radiant city"; or , ', (), "the city" officially Al Madinah Al Munawwarah (, , Turkish: Medine-i Münevvere) and also commonly simplified as Madīnah or Madinah (, ), is the Holiest sites in Islam, second-holiest city in Islam, ...

in 622 CE. Following his death in 632 CE, his immediate successors established the

Rashidun Caliphate The Rashidun Caliphate ( ar, اَلْخِلَافَةُ ٱلرَّاشِدَةُ, al-Khilāfah ar-Rāšidah) was the first caliphate to succeed the Islamic prophet Muhammad. It was ruled by the first four successive caliphs of Muhammad after his ...

, which was further succeeded by the

Umayyad Caliphate The Umayyad Caliphate (661–750 CE; , ; ar, ٱلْخِلَافَة ٱلْأُمَوِيَّة, al-Khilāfah al-ʾUmawīyah) was the second of the four major caliphates established after the death of Muhammad. The caliphate was ruled by th ...

and later the

Abbasid Caliphate The Abbasid Caliphate ( or ; ar, الْخِلَافَةُ الْعَبَّاسِيَّة, ') was the third caliphate to succeed the Islamic prophet Muhammad. It was founded by a dynasty descended from Muhammad's uncle, Abbas ibn Abdul-Muttal ...

. While the primary

caliphates A caliphate or khilāfah ( ar, خِلَافَة, ) is an institution or public office under the leadership of an Islamic steward with the title of caliph (; ar, خَلِيفَة , ), a person considered a political-religious successor to th ...

gradually fractured and fell, other Muslim dynasties rose; some of these dynasties established notable and prominent Islamic empires, such as the

Ottoman Empire The Ottoman Empire, * ; is an archaic version. The definite article forms and were synonymous * and el, Оθωμανική Αυτοκρατορία, Othōmanikē Avtokratoria, label=none * info page on book at Martin Luther University ...

centered around

Anatolia Anatolia, tr, Anadolu Yarımadası), and the Anatolian plateau, also known as Asia Minor, is a large peninsula in Western Asia and the westernmost protrusion of the Asian continent. It constitutes the major part of modern-day Turkey. The re ...

, the

Safavid Empire Safavid Iran or Safavid Persia (), also referred to as the Safavid Empire, '. was one of the greatest Iranian empires after the 7th-century Muslim conquest of Persia, which was ruled from 1501 to 1736 by the Safavid dynasty. It is often conside ...

Persia Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...

, and the

Mughal Empire The Mughal Empire was an early-modern empire that controlled much of South Asia between the 16th and 19th centuries. Quote: "Although the first two Timurid emperors and many of their noblemen were recent migrants to the subcontinent, the d ...

India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area, the List of countries and dependencies by population, second-most populous ...

Middle East and North Africa

Mesopotamia and Levant (Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, Syria)

Umayyad caliphate The Umayyad Caliphate (661–750 CE; , ; ar, ٱلْخِلَافَة ٱلْأُمَوِيَّة, al-Khilāfah al-ʾUmawīyah) was the second of the four major caliphates established after the death of Muhammad. The caliphate was ruled by th ...

(661–750, based in

Damascus )), is an adjective which means "spacious". , motto = , image_flag = Flag of Damascus.svg , image_seal = Emblem of Damascus.svg , seal_type = Seal , map_caption = , ...

) *

Abbasid caliphate The Abbasid Caliphate ( or ; ar, الْخِلَافَةُ الْعَبَّاسِيَّة, ') was the third caliphate to succeed the Islamic prophet Muhammad. It was founded by a dynasty descended from Muhammad's uncle, Abbas ibn Abdul-Muttal ...

(750–1258, based in

Baghdad Baghdad (; ar, بَغْدَاد , ) is the capital of Iraq and the second-largest city in the Arab world after Cairo. It is located on the Tigris near the ruins of the ancient city of Babylon and the Sassanid Persian capital of Ctesiphon ...

) *

Ayyubid dynasty The Ayyubid dynasty ( ar, الأيوبيون '; ) was the founding dynasty of the medieval Sultanate of Egypt established by Saladin in 1171, following his abolition of the Fatimid Caliphate of Egypt. A Sunni Muslim of Kurdish origin, Saladin ...

(1171–1341, based in

Damascus )), is an adjective which means "spacious". , motto = , image_flag = Flag of Damascus.svg , image_seal = Emblem of Damascus.svg , seal_type = Seal , map_caption = , ...

and

Aleppo )), is an adjective which means "white-colored mixed with black". , motto = , image_map = , mapsize = , map_caption = , image_map1 = ...

) *

Zengid dynasty The Zengid dynasty was a Muslim dynasty of Oghuz Turkic origin, which ruled parts of the Levant and Upper Mesopotamia on behalf of the Seljuk Empire and eventually seized control of Egypt in 1169. In 1174 the Zengid state extended from Tripol ...

(1127–1250, based in

Aleppo )), is an adjective which means "white-colored mixed with black". , motto = , image_map = , mapsize = , map_caption = , image_map1 = ...

) *

Burid dynasty The Burid dynasty was a dynasty of Turkish origin ''Burids'', R. LeTourneau, The Encyclopedia of Islam, Vol. I, ed. H.A.R. Gibb, J.H. Kramers, É. Lévi-Provençal and J. Schacht, (Brill, 1986), 1332. which ruled over the Emirate of Damascus i ...

(1104–1154) *

Hamdanid dynasty The Hamdanid dynasty ( ar, الحمدانيون, al-Ḥamdāniyyūn) was a Twelver Shia Arab dynasty of Northern Mesopotamia and Syria (890–1004). They descended from the ancient Banu Taghlib Christian tribe of Mesopotamia and Eastern A ...

(890–1004, based in

Aleppo )), is an adjective which means "white-colored mixed with black". , motto = , image_map = , mapsize = , map_caption = , image_map1 = ...

) *

Uqaylid dynasty The Uqaylid dynasty () was a Shia Arab dynasty with several lines that ruled in various parts of Al-Jazira, northern Syria and Iraq in the late tenth and eleventh centuries. The main line, centered in Mosul, ruled from 990 to 1096. History Rise ...

(990–1096; Syria, Iraq) *

Bani Assad Banu Asad ibn Khuzaymah ( ar, ابن أسد بن خزيمة ) is an Arab tribe. They are Adnanite Arabs, powerful and one of the most famous tribes. They are widely respected by many Arab tribes, respected by Shia Muslims because they have burie ...

(990–1081, Iraq) * Numayrid (990–1081; Syria, Turkey) * Marwanid (983–1085; Syria, Turkey, Armenia, Iraq) * Mirdasid dynasty (1024–1080, Syria) *

Artuqids The Artuqid dynasty (alternatively Artukid, Ortoqid, or Ortokid; , pl. ; ; ) was a Turkoman dynasty originated from tribe that ruled in eastern Anatolia, Northern Syria and Northern Iraq in the eleventh through thirteenth centuries. The Artuqi ...

(1101–1409; Syria, Turkey, Iraq) *

Baban Baban () was a Kurdish principality existing from the 16th century to 1850, centered around Sulaymaniyah. The Baban principality played an active role in the Ottoman-Safavid conflict and gave significant military support to the Ottomans. They were ...

(1649–1851, Iraq) * Soran (1816–1835, Iraq) * Emirate of Hakkari (1380s–1845; Turkey, Syria) *

Bahdinan Bahdinan or Badinan was one of the most powerful and enduring Kurdish principalities. It was founded by ''Baha-al-Din'' originally from ''Şemzînan'' area in Hakkari in sometime between 13th or 14th century CE. The capital of this emirate was ...

(1339–1843, Iraq) *

Bohtan Bohtan (also Buhtan, ''Bokhti'') was a medieval Kurdish principality in the Ottoman Empire centered on the town of Jazirah ibn 'Omar (modern Cizre also known as ''Cizîra Botan'' (''Jazira Botan'') in southeastern Anatolia. Bohtanis were an a ...

(1330–1855) *

Principality of Bitlis The Principality of Bitlis, also known as the Bitlis Khanate and the Bitlis Emirate (1182–early 19th century) was a Kurdish principality originated from the ''Rojaki'' (or ''Rozagi'') tribal confederation. The Rojaki defeated the Georgian Kin ...

(1182–1847) *

Hadhabani Hadhabani (also: ''Hadhbani'') ( ku, ھەزەبانی ,Hecbanî) was a large medieval Sunni Muslim Kurdish tribe divided into several groups, centered at Arbil, Ushnu and Urmia. Their dominion included surrounding areas of Maragha and Urmia to th ...

(906–1070) *

Mukriyan Mukriyan () or 'Deryaz' was a Kurdish principality from the late 14th century to the 19th century centered around Mahabad. Mukriyan was a neighbor to the Emirate of Bradost. Geography and tribes Mukriyan encompassed the area south of Lake ...

(1050–1500) * Qarghuyah,

Emirate of Aleppo )), is an adjective which means "white-colored mixed with black". , motto = , image_map = , mapsize = , map_caption = , image_map1 = ...

(969–977) *

Nizari Ismaili state The Nizari state (the Alamut state) was a Shia Nizari Ismaili state founded by Hassan-i Sabbah after he took control of the Alamut Castle in 1090 AD, which marked the beginning of an era of Ismailism known as the "Alamut period". Their people wer ...

(1090–1256; Iraq, Iran, Syria) *

Emirate of Aleppo )), is an adjective which means "white-colored mixed with black". , motto = , image_map = , mapsize = , map_caption = , image_map1 = ...

, Lulu' dynasty (1004–1016) *

Assaf dynasty The Assaf dynasty (also called Banu Assaf) were a Sunni Muslim and ethnic Turkmen dynasty of chieftains based in the Keserwan region of Mount Lebanon in the 14th–16th centuries. They came to the area in 1306 after being assigned by the Bahri ...

(1306–1591, Lebanon) *

Harfush dynasty The Harfush dynasty (or Harfouche, Harfouch, or most commonly spelled Harfoush dynasty, all varying transcriptions of the same Arabic family name حرفوش) was a dynasty that descended from the Khuza'a tribe, which helped, during the reign of ...

(1517–1865, Lebanon, Syria) *

Mamluk dynasty of Iraq The Mamluk dynasty of Mesopotamia ( ar, مماليك العراق, Mamālīk al-ʻIrāq) was a dynasty of Georgian Mamluk origin which ruled over Iraq in the 18th and early 19th centuries. In the Ottoman Empire, Mamluks were freed slaves who ...

(1734–1831) *

Emirate of Mosul This is a list of the rulers of the Iraqi city of Mosul. Umayyad governors * Muhammad ibn Marwan (ca. 685–705) * Yusuf ibn Yahya ibn al-Hakam (ca. 685–705) * Sa'id ibn Abd al-Malik (ca. 685–705) * Yahya ibn Yahya al-Ghassani (719–720) ...

(905–1096, 1127–1222, 1254–1383, 1758–1918) *

Emirate of Transjordan The Emirate of Transjordan ( ar, إمارة شرق الأردن, Imārat Sharq al-Urdun, Emirate of East Jordan), officially known as the Amirate of Trans-Jordan, was a British protectorate established on 11 April 1921,

(1921–1946; Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Iraq) *

Arab Kingdom of Syria The Arabs (singular: Arab; singular ar, عَرَبِيٌّ, DIN 31635: , , plural ar, عَرَب, DIN 31635: , Arabic pronunciation: ), also known as the Arab people, are an ethnic group mainly inhabiting the Arab world in Western Asia, No ...

(1920) *

Kingdom of Iraq The Hashemite Kingdom of Iraq ( ar, المملكة العراقية الهاشمية, translit=al-Mamlakah al-ʿIrāqiyyah ʾal-Hāshimyyah) was a state located in the Middle East from 1932 to 1958. It was founded on 23 August 1921 as the Kingdo ...

(1921–1958) *

Kingdom of Jordan Jordan ( ar, الأردن; tr. ' ), officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan,; tr. ' is a country in Western Asia. It is situated at the crossroads of Asia, Africa, and Europe, within the Levant region, on the East Bank of the Jordan River ...

(1921–present)

Arabian Peninsula and Persian Gulf

Saudi Arabia *

(632-661) * Emirate of Mecca (1916–1924) Saudi State *

Emirate of Riyadh The Emirate of Riyadh Madawi Al-Rasheed. ''A History of Saudi Arabia''. Cambridge, England, UK: Cambridge University Press, 2002. Pp. 40. was the first iteration of the Third Saudi State from 1902 to 1913. J. A. Hammerton. ''Peoples Of All Natio ...

(1903-1918) Saudi State * Manfuha Sheikhdom (1682–1834) * Abu Arish Sheikhdom (1200–1863) * Al Bir Sheikhdom (1600–1850) * Al Rawdah Sheikhdom (1697–1790) * Al-Kharj Emirate (1688–1865) * Unaizah Emirate (1768–1904) * Buraidah Emirate (1768–1913) * Awdah Sheikhdom (1700–1790) * Jalajil Sheikhdom (1762–1831) * Harmah Sheikhdom (1700–1779) * Al Majma'ah Sheikhdom (1758–1908) * Shaqraa Sheikhdom (1803–1834) * Mutayr Sheikhdom (1872–1903) * 'Asir Sheikhdom (983–1003, 1728–1863) *

Sheikdom of Upper Asir The Sheikdom of Upper Asir was an Arab state which was established in August 1916, after it broke away from the Idrisid Emirate of Asir, possibly with Hejazi aid. It was led by Al-Hasan Bin Ayad. In 1920, Upper Asir faced tribal revolts and bin ...

(1802–1923) * Sheikhdom of Lower 'Asir (1830–1930) *

Principality of Najran The Principality of Najran was a state that existed in the Arabian peninsula from 1633 to 1934. It originated as an Islamic ecclesiastic principality under Yemeni suzerainty in 1633, although it later came under Ottoman influence. Najran opposed a ...

(1633–1934) * 'Uyayna Sheikhdom (1446–1768) * Dhurma Sheikhdom (1600–1757) * Gatgat Sultanate (1900–1924) * Al Murrah Emirate (1900–1917) *

Emirate of Diriyah The Emirate of Diriyah (), also known as the First Saudi State, was established in February 1727 (1139 Hijri year, AH). In 1744, the emir of Najdi town called Diriyah Muhammad bin Saud and the religious leader Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab formed a ...

(1744–1818) (First Saudi State) *

Emirate of Nejd The Emirate of Nejd or Imamate of Nejd was the Second Saudi State, existing between 1824 and 1891 in Nejd, the regions of Riyadh and Ha'il of what is now Saudi Arabia. Saudi rule was restored to central and eastern Arabia after the Emirate of ...

(1818–1891) (Second Saudi State) *

Emirate of Nejd and Hasa The Emirate of Nejd and Hasa was the second iteration of the Third Saudi State from 1913 to 1921. It was a monarchy led by the House of Saud.Madawi Al-Rasheed. (2002). ''A History of Saudi Arabia''. Cambridge, England, UK: Cambridge University P ...

(1902–1921) (Third Saudi State) *

Sharifate of Mecca The Sharifate of Mecca () or Emirate of Mecca was a state, non-sovereign for much of its existence, ruled by the Sharifs of Mecca. A sharif is a descendant of Hasan ibn Ali, Muhammad's grandson. In Western sources, the prince of Mecca was kno ...

(968–1925) * Emirate of Jabal Shammar (1836–1921) *

Sultanate of Nejd The Sultanate of Nejd ( ar, سلطنة نجد, ') was the third iteration of the Third Saudi State, from 1921 to 1926. It was a monarchy led by the House of Saud. This version of the Third Saudi State was created when Abdul Aziz ibn Saud, Emi ...

(1921–1926) *

Idrisid Emirate of Asir The Idrisid Emirate of Asir () was a state located in the Arabian Peninsula. The Emirate was located in the geographical region of Asir and Jizan in what is now southwestern Saudi Arabia, and extending to Hodeidah, northwest of Yemen. History ...

(1909–1930) *

Kingdom of Hejaz The Hashemite Kingdom of Hejaz ( ar, المملكة الحجازية الهاشمية, ''Al-Mamlakah al-Ḥijāziyyah Al-Hāshimiyyah'') was a state in the Hejaz region in the Middle East that included the western portion of the Arabian Penins ...

(1916–1925) *

Kingdom of Hejaz and Nejd The Kingdom of Hejaz and Nejd ( ar, مملكة الحجاز ونجد, '), initially the Kingdom of Hejaz and Sultanate of Nejd (, '), was a dual monarchy ruled by Abdulaziz following the victory of the Saudi Sultanate of Nejd over the Hashemite ...

(1926–1932) *

Bani Khalid Bani Khalid ( ar, بني خالد) is an Arab tribal confederation mainly inhabiting Eastern Arabia and Najd. The tribe ruled southern Iraq, Kuwait, and Eastern Arabia ( al-Hasa and al-Qatif) from the 15th century to the 18th century, and ag ...

(1669–1796) *

House of Saud The House of Saud ( ar, آل سُعُود, ʾĀl Suʿūd ) is the ruling royal family of Saudi Arabia. It is composed of the descendants of Muhammad bin Saud, founder of the Emirate of Diriyah, known as the First Saudi state (1727–1818), ...

(1744–present) Bahrain *

Qarmatians The Qarmatians ( ar, قرامطة, Qarāmiṭa; ) were a militant Isma'ili Shia movement centred in al-Hasa in Eastern Arabia, where they established a religious-utopian socialist state in 899 CE. Its members were part of a movement that ...

(899–1077) * Uyunid Kingdom (1076–1253) *

Usfurid The Usfurids ( ar, آل عصفور, Al ʿUṣfūr) were an Arab dynasty that in 1253 gained control of Eastern Arabia, including the islands of Bahrain. They were a branch of Uqaylids who re-migrated to Arabia after the fall of their rule in Syr ...

(1253–1320) *

Jarwanid The Jarwanid dynasty () was an Arab dynasty that ruled Eastern Arabia in the 14th century. History The Jarwanids belonged to the clan of Bani Malik. It is disputed whether they belonged to the Banu Uqayl—the tribe of their predecessors the Usf ...

(1305–1487) *

Jabrids The Jabrids ( ar, الجبريون, al-Jabrīyūn) or Banu Jabr were an Arab dynasty that ruled all of Arabia except for Hejaz and Yemen, and expanded into Iran's southern coast, controlling the Strait of Hormuz Prominence Their most prominent ru ...

(1480–1570) *

(1669–1796) *

House of Khalifa The House of Khalifa ( ar, آل خليفة, translit=Āl Khalīfah) is the ruling family of the Kingdom of Bahrain. The Al Khalifas profess Sunni Islam and belong to the Anizah tribe, some members of this tribe joined the Utub alliance which m ...

(1783–present) Qatar *

House of Thani The House of Thani ( ar, الثاني , translit=Al Thani) is the ruling family of Qatar, with origins tracing back to the Banu Tamim tribal confederation. History and structure The Al Thanis can be traced back to Mudar bin Nizar. The tribe w ...

(1825–present) Kuwait *

House of Al-Sabah The House of Sabah ( ar, آل صباح ''Āl Ṣubāḥ'') is the ruling family of Kuwait. History Origin The Al Sabah family originate from the Bani Utbah confederation. Prior to settling in Kuwait, the Al Sabah family were expelled from Umm ...

(1752–present) United Arab Emirates *

Emirate of Abu Dhabi The Emirate of Abu Dhabi (, , or ; ar, إِمَارَةْ أَبُوظَبِي , ) is one of seven emirates that constitute the United Arab Emirates (UAE). It is by far the largest emirate, accounting for 87% of the nation's total land area o ...

(1761–present) *

Emirate of Ajman The Emirate of Ajman ( ar, إمارة عجمان; ) ( Gulf Arabic: إمارة عيمان emāratʿymān) is one of the seven emirates of the United Arab Emirates. It joined the United Arab Emirates federation on December 2, 1971. It has an ar ...

(1816–present) *

Emirate of Dubai The Emirate of Dubai ( ar, إمارة دبيّ; pr. ) is one of the seven emirates of the United Arab Emirates. It is the most populous emirate of the UAE. The capital of the emirate is the eponymous city, Dubai. Geography The city of Dubai ...

(1833–present) *

Emirate of Fujairah The Emirate of Fujairah ( ar, إِمَـارَة ٱلْفُجَيْرَة ' ) is one of the seven emirates that make up the United Arab Emirates. The only of the seven with a coastline solely on the Gulf of Oman and none on the Persian Gulf, ...

(1876–present) *

Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah Ras Al Khaimah (RAK) ( ar, رأس الخيمة; ) is one of the seven emirates that make up the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The city of Ras Al Khaimah, abbreviated to RAK or RAK City, is the capital of the emirate and home to most of the emi ...

(1727–present) *

Emirate of Sharjah The Emirate of Sharjah (; ar, إِمَارَة ٱلشَّارِقَة ') is one of the emirates of the United Arab Emirates, which covers and has a population of over 1,400,000 (2015). It comprises the capital city of Sharjah, after which i ...

(1803–present) *

Emirate of Umm Al Quwain The Emirate of Umm Al Quwain (UAQ; ar, أم القيوين; ) is one of the seven constituent emirates of the United Arab Emirates, located in the north of the country. It is the second smallest and least populous emirate in the UAE and bord ...

(1775–present) *

Dibba Dibbā ( ar, دِبَّا) is a coastal area at the northern tip of the eastern Arabian peninsula on the Gulf of Oman. Political administration Dibba is politically divided into three segments: * Dibba Al-Fujairah, ruled by the Emirate of Fu ...

(1871–1953) * Hamriyya (1875–1922) * Hira (1915–1942) *

Kalba Kalba () is a city in the Emirate of Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). It is an exclave of Sharjah lying on the Gulf of Oman coast north of Oman. Khor Kalba (Kalba Creek), an important nature reserve and mangrove swamp, is located south ...

(1871–1952) Oman * Sultanate of Zafar (1421–1975) *

Imamate of Oman The Imamate of Oman ( ar, إِمَامَة عُمَان, Imāmat ʿUmān, links=no) refers to a historical state within the ''Oman proper'' ( ar, عُمَان ٱلْوُسْطَى, ʿUmān al-Wusṭā) in the present-day Al Hajar Mountains in S ...

(750–1696) *

Omani Empire The Omani Empire ( ar, الإمبراطورية العُمانية) was a maritime empire, vying with Portugal and Britain for trade and influence in the Persian Gulf and Indian Ocean. At its peak in the 19th century, Omani influence or control ...

(1696–1856) *

Sultanate of Muscat and Oman The Sultanate of Muscat and Oman ( ar, سلطنة مسقط وعمان, Salṭanat Masqaṭ wa-‘Umān), also known briefly as the State of Muscat and Oman () during the rule of Taimur bin Feisal, was a sovereign state that encompassed the prese ...

(1820–1970) *

Sultanate of Oman Oman ( ; ar, عُمَان ' ), officially the Sultanate of Oman ( ar, سلْطنةُ عُمان ), is an Arabian country located in southwestern Asia. It is situated on the southeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula, and spans the mouth of t ...

(1970–present) Yemen *

Banu Ukhaidhir The Banu 'l-Ukhaidhir ( ar, بنو الأخيضر), informally as Ukhaydhirites, was an Arab dynasty that ruled in Najd and al-Yamamah (central Arabia) from 867 to at least the mid-eleventh century. An Alid dynasty, they were descendants of Muham ...

(865–1066) *

Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen The Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen ( ar, المملكة المتوكلية اليمنية '), also known as the Kingdom of Yemen or simply as Yemen, or, retrospectively, as North Yemen, was a state that existed between 1918 and 1962 in the nor ...

(1918-1970) *

Zurayids The Zurayids (بنو زريع, Banū Zuraiʿ), were a Yamite Hamdani dynasty based in Yemen in the time between 1083 and 1174. The centre of its power was Aden. The Zurayids suffered the same fate as the Hamdanid sultans, the Sulaymanids and ...

(1083-1174) *

Hamdanids The Hamdanid dynasty ( ar, الحمدانيون, al-Ḥamdāniyyūn) was a Twelver Shia Arab dynasty of Northern Mesopotamia and Syria (890–1004). They descended from the ancient Banu Taghlib Christian tribe of Mesopotamia and Eastern A ...

(1099-1174) *

Sulaymanids The Sulaymanids () were a sharif dynasty from the line of the Muhammad's grandson Hasan bin Ali which ruled around 1063–1174. Their centre of power lay in Jazan in currently Saudi Arabia, Southern Arabia back then since 1020 where they soon a ...

(1063-1174) *

Mahdids The Mahdids ( ar, بني مهدي, Banī Mahdī) were a Himyarite dynasty in Yemen who briefly held power in the period between 1159 and 1174. Conquest of the Tihama Their name is derived from their first ruler Ali bin Mahdi who was born in Ti ...

(1159-1174) *

Sulayhid dynasty The Sulayhid dynasty ( ar, بَنُو صُلَيْح, Banū Ṣulayḥ, lit=Children of Sulayh) was an Ismaili Shi'ite Arab dynasty established in 1047 by Ali ibn Muhammad al-Sulayhi that ruled most of historical Yemen at its peak. The Sulayh ...

(1047-1138) *

Rassids The Imams of Yemen and later also the Kings of Yemen were religiously consecrated leaders belonging to the Zaidiyyah branch of Shia Islam. They established a blend of religious and political rule in parts of Yemen from 897. Their imamate endured ...

Yemen Yemen (; ar, ٱلْيَمَن, al-Yaman), officially the Republic of Yemen,, ) is a country in Western Asia. It is situated on the southern end of the Arabian Peninsula, and borders Saudi Arabia to the north and Oman to the northeast and ...

(897-1962) *

Rasulid The Rasulids ( ar, بنو رسول, Banū Rasūl) were a Sunni Muslim dynasty who ruled Yemen from 1229 to 1454. History Origin of the Rasulids The Rasulids took their name from al-Amin's nickname "Rasul". The Zaidi Shi'i Imams of Yemen we ...

(1229-1454) *

Najahid dynasty Najahid dynasty ( ar, بنو نجاح; Banū Najāḥ) was a slave dynasty of Abyssinian origin founded in Zabid in the Tihama (lowlands) region of Yemen around 1050 AD. They faced hostilities from the Highlands dynasties of the time, chiefly ...

(1022-1158) *

Ziyadid dynasty The Ziyadid dynasty () was a Muslim dynasty that ruled western Yemen from 819 until 1018 from the capital city of Zabid. It was the first dynastic regime to wield power over the Yemeni lowland after the introduction of Islam in about 630. The ...

(819-856) *

Tahirid dynasty The Tahirid dynasty ( fa, طاهریان, Tâheriyân, ) was a culturally Arabized Sunni Muslim dynasty of Persian dehqan origin, that ruled as governors of Khorasan from 821 to 873 as well as serving as military and security commanders in A ...

(1454-1517) *

Bani Ukhaidhir The Banu 'l-Ukhaidhir ( ar, بنو الأخيضر), informally as Ukhaydhirites, was an Arab dynasty that ruled in Najd and al-Yamamah (central Arabia) from 867 to at least the mid-eleventh century. An Alid dynasty, they were descendants of Muhamm ...

(865-1066) *

Yufirids The Yuʿfirids ( ar, بنو يعفر, Banū Yuʿfir) were an Islamic Hemyariite dynasty that held power in the highlands of Yemen from 847 to 997. The name of the family is often incorrectly rendered as "Yafurids". They nominally acknowledged the ...

(847-997) * Yemeni Zaidi State (1547-1849) * Alawi Sheikhdom (1743-1967) * Aqrabi Sheikhdom (1770-1967) *

Audhali Sultanate Audhali ( ' or '), or the Audhali Sultanate ( ar, سلطنة العوذلي '), was a state in the British Aden Protectorate. It was a founding member of the Federation of Arab Emirates of the South in 1959 and its successor, the Federation of Sou ...

(1750-1970) * Lower Aulaqi Sultanate (1700-1967) *

Upper Aulaqi Sheikhdom The Upper Aulaqi Sheikhdom ( ') was a state in the British Aden Protectorate, the Federation of Arab Emirates of the South, and its successor, the Federation of South Arabia. Its capital was Sa'id. The area of the former state is now central part ...

(1750-1967) *

Upper Aulaqi Sultanate The Upper Aulaqi Sultanate ( ar, سلطنة العوالق العليا ') was a state in the British Aden Protectorate and the Federation of South Arabia. Its capital was Nisab. History The Lower Aulaqi sultans separated from the Upper Aulaq ...

(1700-1967) *

Beihan Emirate Beihan or Bayhan ( '), officially the Emirate of Beihan ( '), was a state in the British Aden Protectorate and the Federation of South Arabia. Its capital was Suq Abdulla, now called Beihan. The Emirate was abolished in 1967 upon the founding of ...

(1680-1967) * Sheikhdom of al-Hawra (1858-1967) *

Emirate of Dhala Dhala or Dhali` ( '), Amiri ( '), or the Emirate of Dhala ( ') was a state in the British Aden Protectorate, the Federation of Arab Emirates of the South, and its successor, the Federation of South Arabia. Its capital was Dhala (Ad Dali'). Histor ...

(1750-1967) *

Dathina Sheikhdom Dathina ( '), the Dathina Sheikhdom ( ar, مشيخة دثينة '), or sometimes the Dathina Confederation, was a state in the British Aden Protectorate, the Federation of Arab Emirates of the South, and its successor, the Federation of South Ara ...

(1947-1967) *

Fadhli Sultanate Fadhli ( ar, فضلي '), or the Fadhli Sultanate ( ar, السلطنة الفضلية '), was an independent sultanate on the southern coast of the Arabian Peninsula from the 17th century until 1967.

(1670-1967) * Sultanate of Haushabi (1730-1967) *

Lahej Sultanate Lahej ( ar, لحج '), the Sultanate of Lahej ( ar, سلطنة لحج '), or, sometimes, the Abdali Sultanate ( ar, سلطنة العبدلي '')'', was a Sheikdom based in Lahij in Southern Arabia. The Sultanate became self-ruling in 1728 and ga ...

(1728-1967) * Maflahi Sheikhdom (1850-1967) * Sheikhdom of Shaib (1850-1967) * Sultanate of Lower Yafa (1681-1967) * Sultanate of Upper Yafa (1800-1967) * Sheikhdom Al-Dhubi (1750-1967) * Hadrami Sheikhdom (1820-1967) * Emirate of Mawsata (1780-1967) * Sheikhdom of al-Irqa (1800-1967) *

Mahra Sultanate The Mahra Sultanate, known in its later years as the Mahra State of Qishn and Socotra ( ar, الدولة المهرية للبر وسقطرى ') or sometimes the Mahra Sultanate of Ghayda and Socotra ( ar, سلطنة المهرة في الغيض� ...

(1432–1967) *

Kathiri Sultanate Kathiri ( ar, ٱلْكَثِيْرِي, al-Kathīrī), officially the Kathiri State of Seiyun ( ar, ٱلسَّلْطَنَة ٱلْكَثِيْرِيَّة - سَيْؤُوْن, al-Salṭanah al-Kathīrīyah - Sayʾūn), was a sultanate in the H ...

(1395-1967) * Tarim

Sultanate This article includes a list of successive Islamic states and Muslim dynasties beginning with the time of the Islamic prophet Muhammad (570–632 CE) and the early Muslim conquests that spread Islam outside of the Arabian Peninsula, and continuin ...

(1916-1945) * Qu'aiti Sultanate (1858-1967) * Ash Shihr (1752-1858) *

Al Mukalla Mukalla ( ar, ٱلْمُكَلَّا, ') is a seaport and the capital city of Yemen's largest governorate, Hadhramaut. The city is in the southern part of the Arabian Peninsula on the Gulf of Aden, on the shores of the Arabian Sea, about east of ...

(1707-1881) Regional *

Tulunids The Tulunids (), were a Mamluk dynasty of Turkic origin who were the first independent dynasty to rule Egypt, as well as much of Syria, since the Ptolemaic dynasty. They were independent from 868, when they broke away from the central authority ...

(868–905; Egypt, Syria) *

(897–1962) * Qarmatian Kingdom (899–976) *

(968–1925) *

Ayyubid Dynasty The Ayyubid dynasty ( ar, الأيوبيون '; ) was the founding dynasty of the medieval Sultanate of Egypt established by Saladin in 1171, following his abolition of the Fatimid Caliphate of Egypt. A Sunni Muslim of Kurdish origin, Saladin ...

(1171–1260) *

Rasulids The Rasulids ( ar, بنو رسول, Banū Rasūl) were a Sunni Muslim dynasty who ruled Yemen from 1229 to 1454. History Origin of the Rasulids The Rasulids took their name from al-Amin's nickname "Rasul". The Zaidi Shi'i Imams of Yemen were ...

(1229–1454) * Mamluk Dynasty (1250–1517) *

Omani Sultanate Oman ( ; ar, عُمَان ' ), officially the Sultanate of Oman ( ar, سلْطنةُ عُمان ), is an Arabian country located in southwestern Asia. It is situated on the southeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula, and spans the mouth of t ...

(1696–1856) *

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia, officially the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), is a country in Western Asia. It covers the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, and has a land area of about , making it the fifth-largest country in Asia, the second-largest in the Arab ...

(1932–present)

North Africa (Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia)

Rustamid dynasty The Rustamid dynasty () (or ''Rustumids'', ''Rostemids'') was a ruling house of Ibāḍī imāms of Persian descent centered in Algeria. The dynasty governed as a Muslim theocracy for a century and a half from its capital Tiaret (present day ...

(777–909) *

Aghlabid dynasty The Aghlabids ( ar, الأغالبة) were an Arab dynasty of emirs from the Najdi tribe of Banu Tamim, who ruled Ifriqiya and parts of Southern Italy, Sicily, and possibly Sardinia, nominally on behalf of the Abbasid Caliph, for about a cent ...

(800–909;

Ifriqiya Ifriqiya ( '), also known as al-Maghrib al-Adna ( ar, المغرب الأدنى), was a medieval historical region comprising today's Tunisia and eastern Algeria, and Tripolitania (today's western Libya). It included all of what had previously ...

, Tunisia, East-Algeria, West-Libya, Sicily) *

Fatimid dynasty The Fatimid dynasty () was an Isma'ili Shi'a dynasty of Arab descent that ruled an extensive empire, the Fatimid Caliphate, between 909 and 1171 CE. Claiming descent from Fatima and Ali, they also held the Isma'ili imamate, claiming to be the ...

(909–1171; North Africa, Middle East) *

Zirid dynasty The Zirid dynasty ( ar, الزيريون, translit=az-zīriyyūn), Banu Ziri ( ar, بنو زيري, translit=banū zīrī), or the Zirid state ( ar, الدولة الزيرية, translit=ad-dawla az-zīriyya) was a Sanhaja Berber dynasty from m ...

(972–1148) *

Almoravid dynasty The Almoravid dynasty ( ar, المرابطون, translit=Al-Murābiṭūn, lit=those from the ribats) was an imperial Berber Muslim dynasty centered in the territory of present-day Morocco. It established an empire in the 11th century tha ...

(1040–1147; Maghreb, Spain) *

Almohad dynasty The Almohad Caliphate (; ar, خِلَافَةُ ٱلْمُوَحِّدِينَ or or from ar, ٱلْمُوَحِّدُونَ, translit=al-Muwaḥḥidūn, lit=those who profess the unity of God) was a North African Berber Muslim empire fou ...

(1121–1269) *

(1171–1254) *

Hafsid dynasty The Hafsids ( ar, الحفصيون ) were a Sunni Muslim dynasty of Berber descentC. Magbaily Fyle, ''Introduction to the History of African Civilization: Precolonial Africa'', (University Press of America, 1999), 84. who ruled Ifriqiya (wester ...

(1229–1574) *

Nasrid dynasty The Nasrid dynasty ( ar, بنو نصر ''banū Naṣr'' or ''banū al-Aḥmar''; Spanish: ''Nazarí'') was the last Muslim dynasty in the Iberian Peninsula, ruling the Emirate of Granada from 1230 until 1492. Its members claimed to be of Arab ...

(1232–1492;

Granada Granada (,, DIN: ; grc, Ἐλιβύργη, Elibýrgē; la, Illiberis or . ) is the capital city of the province of Granada, in the autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain. Granada is located at the foot of the Sierra Nevada mountains, at the c ...

Ceuta Ceuta (, , ; ar, سَبْتَة, Sabtah) is a Spanish autonomous city on the north coast of Africa. Bordered by Morocco, it lies along the boundary between the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. It is one of several Spanish territori ...

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Marinid dynasty The Marinid Sultanate was a Berber Muslim empire from the mid-13th to the 15th century which controlled present-day Morocco and, intermittently, other parts of North Africa (Algeria and Tunisia) and of the southern Iberian Peninsula (Spain) a ...

(1244–1465) *

Abbasid Caliph The Abbasid caliphs were the holders of the Islamic title of caliph who were members of the Abbasid dynasty, a branch of the Quraysh tribe descended from the uncle of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, Al-Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib. The family came ...

(1250–1517; North Africa, Middle East) under

Mamluk Sultanate of Cairo The Mamluk Sultanate ( ar, سلطنة المماليك, translit=Salṭanat al-Mamālīk), also known as Mamluk Egypt or the Mamluk Empire, was a state that ruled Egypt, the Levant and the Hejaz (western Arabia) from the mid-13th to early 16th ...

Wattasid dynasty The Wattasid dynasty ( ber, Iweṭṭasen; ar, الوطاسيون, ''al-waṭṭāsīyūn'') was a ruling dynasty of Morocco. Like the Marinid dynasty, its rulers were of Zenata Berber descent. The two families were related, and the Marinids re ...

(1472–1554) *

Saadi dynasty The Saadi Sultanate (also rendered in English as Sa'di, Sa'did, Sa'dian, or Saadian; ar, السعديون, translit=as-saʿdiyyūn) was a state which ruled present-day Morocco and parts of West Africa in the 16th and 17th centuries. It was l ...

(1511–1628) *

Alaouite dynasty The Alawi dynasty ( ar, سلالة العلويين الفيلاليين, translit=sulālat al-ʿalawiyyīn al-fīlāliyyīn) – also rendered in English as Alaouite, Alawid, or Alawite – is the current Moroccan royal family and reigning ...

(1631–present) Algeria *

Emirate of Tlemcen The Ifranid Emirate of Tlemcen or Ifranid Kingdom of Tlemcen, was a Kharijite state, founded by Berbers of the Banu Ifran in the eighth century, with its capital at Tlemcen in modern Algeria. Background After the Muslim conquest of the ...

(736–790) * Emirate of Cordoba (756-929) *

(777–909) *

Banu Ifran The Banu Ifran ( ar, بنو يفرن, ''Banu Yafran'') or Ifranids, were a Zenata Berber tribe prominent in the history of pre-Islamic and early Islamic North Africa. In the 8th century, they established a kingdom in the central Maghreb, with ...

(830–1040) *

(909–1171) *

(972–1148) * Confederation of Banu Mzab (1012–1882) *

Hammadid dynasty The Hammadid dynasty () was a branch of the Sanhaja Berber dynasty that ruled an area roughly corresponding to north-eastern modern Algeria between 1008 and 1152. The state reached its peak under Nasir ibn Alnas during which it was briefly the m ...

(1014–1152) *

(1121–1269) * Kingdom of Tlemcen (1235–1556) * Hafsid Emirate of Be’jaîa (1285-1510) *

Zab Emirate The Zab Emirate ( ar, امارة الزاب) was an emirate that ruled Biskra and the surrounding oases in the Zab region under the Banu Muzni family from mid 14th century to 1402 in the highlands and desert fringes of what is today eastern Algeria ...

(1402) * Sultanate of Tuggurt (1414–1854) *

Kingdom of Ait Abbas The Kingdom of the Ait Abbas or Sultanate of the Beni Abbas ( ber, translit=tagelda n At Ɛebbas, ⵜⴰⴳⴻⵍⴷⴰ ⵏ ⴰⵜ ⵄⴻⴱⴱⴰⵙ; ar, سلطنة بني عباس ''salṭanat Beni Ɛabbas'') was a Kabyle, Berber state of Nor ...

(1510–1872) *

Kingdom of Kuku The Kingdom of Kuku (''Kingdom of Koukou'') was a Kabyle Berber Berber or Berbers may refer to: Ethnic group * Berbers, an ethnic group native to Northern Africa * Berber languages, a family of Afro-Asiatic languages Places * Berber, Sudan, ...

(1515–1638) * Kingdom of Algiers (1515–1837) *

Emirate of Abdelkader The Emirate of Mascara, Emirate of Abd al-Qadir, or the Resistance of Mascara, was founded by Abd al-Qadir al-Jazairi with the allegiance of the people of Algeria to resist the French conquest of Algeria with its first capital at Mascara then ...

(1832–1847) *

Zenata Kingdoms The Zenata (Berber language: Iznaten) are a group of Amazigh (Berber) tribes, historically one of the largest Berber confederations along with the Sanhaja and Masmuda. Their lifestyle was either nomadic or semi-nomadic. Etymology ''Iznaten (ⵉ ...

Egypt *

(868–905) *

(909-1171) * Ikhshidids (935–969) * Banu Kanz (1004–1412) *

(1171–1254) * Mamluk dynasty (1250–1517) *

(1250–1517) under

Khedivate of Egypt The Khedivate of Egypt ( or , ; ota, خدیویت مصر ') was an autonomous tributary state of the Ottoman Empire, established and ruled by the Muhammad Ali Dynasty following the defeat and expulsion of Napoleon Bonaparte's forces which br ...

(1867–1914) *

Sultanate of Egypt The Sultanate of Egypt () was the short-lived protectorate that the United Kingdom imposed over Egypt between 1914 and 1922. History Soon after the start of the First World War, Khedive Abbas II of Egypt was removed from power by the British ...

(1914–1922) *

Kingdom of Egypt The Kingdom of Egypt ( ar, المملكة المصرية, Al-Mamlaka Al-Miṣreyya, The Egyptian Kingdom) was the legal form of the Egyptian state during the latter period of the Muhammad Ali dynasty's reign, from the United Kingdom's recog ...

(1922–1953) Tunisia *

(800–909) *

Khurasanid dynasty The Khurasanid Dynasty ( ar, بنو خراسان, Banu Khurasan) was a Sanhaja Berber Sunni Muslim dynasty centered in Tunisia. It ruled an independent principality in Tunis from 1059 to 1148 when they became governors of Ifriqiya under the Sic ...

(1059–1158) * Hafsid Kingdom (1229–1574) * Hafsid Kingdom of Béjaïa *

Beylik of Tunis The Beylik of Tunis (), also known as Kingdom of Tunis ( ar, المملكة التونسية) was a largely autonomous beylik of the Ottoman Empire located in present-day Tunisia. It was ruled by the Husainid dynasty from 1705 until the aboli ...

(1573–1613) *

Muradid dynasty The Muradid dynasty was a dynasty of beys that ruled Tunisia from 1613 to 1702. They were succeeded in 1705 by the Husainid dynasty. History The dynasty was founded by Murad I Bey, a janissary of Corsican origin. Ramdan Bey, ruler of Tunis, ha ...

(1613–1705) * Husaynid dynasty (1705–1956) *

Kingdom of Tunisia The Kingdom of Tunisia (french: Royaume de Tunisie; ar, المملكة التونسية ') was a short-lived country established as a monarchy on 20 March 1956 after Tunisian independence and the end of the French protectorate period. It appear ...

(1956–1957) Morocco * Emirate of Nekor (710–1019) * Emirate of Sijilmasa (758–1055) *

Muhallabids The Muhallabids () or the Muhallabid dynasty were an Arab family who became prominent in the middle Umayyad Caliphate and reached its greatest eminence during the early Abbasids, when members of the family ruled Basra and Ifriqiya. The founders of ...

(771–793,

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Idrisid dynasty The Idrisid dynasty or Idrisids ( ar, الأدارسة ') were an Arab Muslim dynasty from 788 to 974, ruling most of present-day Morocco and parts of present-day western Algeria. Named after the founder, Idris I, the Idrisids were an Alid an ...

(788–974) *

(1040–1147) *

(1121–1269 CE) *

Marinid Sultanate The Marinid Sultanate was a Berber Muslim empire from the mid-13th to the 15th century which controlled present-day Morocco and, intermittently, other parts of North Africa (Algeria and Tunisia) and of the southern Iberian Peninsula (Spain) ar ...

(1244-1465, Maghreb) *

(1472–1554) *

Saadi Sultanate The Saadi Sultanate (also rendered in English as Sa'di, Sa'did, Sa'dian, or Saadian; ar, السعديون, translit=as-saʿdiyyūn) was a state which ruled present-day Morocco and parts of West Africa in the 16th and 17th centuries. It was l ...

(1549–1659) *

Pashalik of Timbuktu The Pashalik of Timbuktu was a West African political entity that existed between the 16th and the 19th century. It was formed after the Battle of Tondibi, when a military expedition sent by Saadian sultan Ahmad al-Mansur of Morocco defeated t ...

(1591–1833; Western Sahara, Maghreb, Mali) * Naqsid principality of Tetouan (1597–1673) *

Republic of Bou Regreg A republic () is a "state in which power rests with the people or their representatives; specifically a state without a monarchy" and also a "government, or system of government, of such a state." Previously, especially in the 17th and 18th ...

(1627–1668) *

(1666–present) *

Republic of the Rif The Republic of the Rif ( Tarifit: ''Tagduda n Arrif'', ''Jumhūriyya ar-Rīf''), unofficially The Confederal Republic of the Tribes of the Rif, also recorded as the Riff, was a short-lived republic in northern Morocco that existed between 19 ...

(1921–1926) *

Libya * Sultanate of Fezzan (918–1190) * Sultanate of Tripolitania (1327–1401) under Bani Ammar *

Pasha of Tripoli Pasha of Tripoli was a title that was held by many rulers of Tripoli in Ottoman Tripolitania. The Ottoman Empire ruled the territory for most time from the Siege of Tripoli in 1551 until the Italian invasion of Libya in 1911, at the onset of ...

(1551–1711) * Kingdom of Fezzan (1556–1856) under Awlad Muhammad dynasty * Karamanli dynasty (1711–1835) * Cyrenaica Emirate (1843–1951) *

Kingdom of Libya The Kingdom of Libya ( ar, المملكة الليبية, lit=Libyan Kingdom, translit=Al-Mamlakah Al-Lībiyya; it, Regno di Libia), known as the United Kingdom of Libya from 1951 to 1963, was a constitutional monarchy in North Africa which ca ...

(1951–1969)

Horn of Africa

Somalia * Hawiye Kingdom (500-1300) * Tunni Sultanate (900–1300) * Mogadishu Sultanate (900–1300) *

Ajuran Sultanate The Ajuran Sultanate ( so, Saldanadda Ajuuraan, ar, سلطنة الأجورانية), also natively referred-to as Ajuuraan, and often simply Ajuran, was a Somali Empire in the Middle Ages in the Horn of Africa that dominated the trade in th ...

(1300-1798) *

Hiraab Imamate The Hiraab Imamate ( so, Saldanadda Hiraab) also known as the Yacquubi Dynasty was a Somali kingdom that ruled parts of the Horn of Africa during the late 17th century and 19th century until it was incorporated into Italian Somaliland. The Imamate ...

(1600–1860) *

Majeerteen Sultanate The Majeerteen Sultanate ( so, Suldanadda Majeerteen 𐒈𐒚𐒐𐒆𐒖𐒒𐒖𐒆𐒆𐒖 𐒑𐒖𐒃𐒜𐒇𐒂𐒜𐒒, lit=Boqortooyada Majerteen, ar, سلطنة مجرتين), also known as Majeerteen Kingdom or Majeerteenia and Migiu ...

(1600–1927) *

Geledi Sultanate The Sultanate of the Geledi ( so, Saldanadda Geledi, ar, سلطنة غلدي) also known as the Gobroon Dynasty Somali Sultanate: The Geledi City-state Over 150 Years - Virginia Luling (2002) Page 229 was a Somali kingdom that ruled parts of th ...

(1843–1908) * Hobyo Sultanate (1878–1925) *

Sultanate of Showa The Makhzumi dynasty also known as Sultanate of Shewa or Shewa Sultanate, was a Muslim kingdom in present-day Ethiopia. Its capital Walale was situated in northern Hararghe in Harla country. Its territory extended possibly to some areas west of t ...

(896-1285) *

Sultanate of Ifat The Sultanate of Ifat, known as Wafāt or Awfāt in Arabic texts, was a medieval Sunni Muslim state in the eastern regions of the Horn of Africa between the late 13th century and early 15th century. It was formed in present-day Ethiopia around e ...

(1185–1415) *

Adal Sultanate The Adal Sultanate, or the Adal Empire or the ʿAdal or the Bar Saʿad dīn (alt. spelling ''Adel Sultanate, ''Adal ''Sultanate'') () was a medieval Sunni Muslim Empire which was located in the Horn of Africa. It was founded by Sabr ad-Din II ...

(1415–1555) *

Isaaq Sultanate The Isaaq Sultanate ( so, Saldanadda Isaaq, Wadaad writing, Wadaad: , ar, السلطنة الإسحاقية) was a Somali people, Somali kingdom that ruled parts of the Horn of Africa during the 18th and 19th centuries. It spanned the territorie ...

(1750–1884) *

Habr Yunis Sultanate The Habr Yunis Sultanate ( so, Saldanadda Habar Yoonis, ar, سلطنة هبر يونس) was a Somali people, Somali kingdom that ruled parts of the Horn of Africa during the 18th century. It spanned the territories of the Garhajis#Habr Yunis, Ha ...

(1769-1907) * Zeila Emirate (1415–1420) *

Harla Kingdom Harla Kingdom was a 6th century Harla state centered around what is present day eastern Ethiopia. The kingdom had trading relations with the Ayyubid and Tang dynasties. It also established its own currency and calendar. The kingdom is mentioned in E ...

(501-1500) *

Sultanate of Dawaro This article includes a list of successive Islamic states and Muslim dynasties beginning with the time of the Islamic prophet Muhammad (570–632 CE) and the early Muslim conquests that spread Islam outside of the Arabian Peninsula, and continu ...

(915-1329) Ethiopia *

(501-1500) *

(896–1285) *

(915-1329) *

Sultanate of Bale The Sultanate of Bale was a Sidama Muslim sultanate founded in the Bale Mountains of the southern Ethiopian Highlands and Horn of Africa. It corresponds roughly to the modern Bale Zone of the Oromia Region in Ethiopia. History Establishment The ...

(1200-1324) * Sultanate of Arababni (1200–1314) *

Hadiya Sultanate The Hadiya Sultanate (r. ~13th century – 15th century) was a medieval kingdom located in southwestern Ethiopia, south of the Abbay River and west of Shewa. It was ruled by the Hadiya people, who spoke the Cushitic Hadiyya language. The histor ...

(1200–1495) *

(1285–1415) *

Fatagar A medieval map of Fatagar and surrounding areas Fatagar (Amharic: ፈጠጋር) was a historical province that separated Muslim and Christian dominions in the medieval Horn of Africa. In the eleventh century it was part of the Muslim states, then ...

(1400-1650) *

(1415–1577) *

Sultanate of Harar The Sultanate of Harar was a Muslim state centered in present-day Harar, Ethiopia. It succeeded the Adal Sultanate. In this period the Harar Sultanate led by Amīr Nūr continued to carry on the struggle of the Adal leader Imām Aḥmed Gurēy ...

(1526–1577) *

Imamate of Aussa The Imamate of Aussa also spelled Imamate of Awsa was a medieval Harari imamate in present-day eastern Ethiopia with its capital in Asaita. It was carved out of the Sultanate of Harar and the Adal Sultanate. History This polity was marred with in ...

(1557–1672) * Emirate of Harar (1647–1887) *

Sultanate of Aussa The Sultanate of Aussa was a kingdom that existed in the Afar Region in eastern Ethiopia in the 18th and 20th centuries. It was considered to be the leading monarchy of the Afar people, to whom the other Afar rulers nominally acknowledged primac ...

(1734–present) *

(1750–1884) *

(1769-1907) * Wollo Kingdom (1760–1896) *

Kingdom of Gimma The Kingdom of Jimma ( om, Mootummaa Jimmaa) was an Oromo kingdom in the Gibe region of Ethiopia that emerged in the 18th century. It shared its western border with Limmu-Ennarea, its eastern border with the Sidamo Kingdom of Janjero, and was ...

(1770–1902) *

Kingdom of Gumma The Kingdom of Gumma was a kingdom in the Gibe region of Ethiopia that emerged in the 18th century. Its eastern border was formed by the bend of the Didessa River, which separated it from (proceeding downstream to upstream) Limmu-Ennarea to th ...

(1770–1902) * Kingdom of Jimma (1790–1932) * Gobaad Sultanate (1800–present) *

Kingdom of Limmu-Ennarea The Kingdom of Limmu-Ennarea was one of the kingdoms in the Gibe region of Ethiopia that emerged in the 19th century. It shared its eastern border with the Kingdom of Jimma, its southern border with the Kingdom of Gomma and its western border wit ...

(1801–1890) * Kingdom of Gera (1835–1887) Eritrea *

Sultanate of Dahlak The Sultanate of Dahlak was a small medieval kingdom covering the Dahlak Archipelago and parts of the African Red Sea coast in what is now Eritrea. First attested in 1093, it quickly profited from its location between Abyssinia and Yemen as well ...

(1050–1557) * Beja Kingdom (930-1500) Djibouti * Tadjoura Sultanate (1450–present) * Rahayta Sultanate (1600–present)

Persian Plateau

Iran

* Paduspanid (665–1598) *

Dulafid dynasty The Dulafid or Dolafid dynasty () was an Arab dynasty that served as governors of Jibal for the Abbasid caliphs in the 9th century. During the weakening of the authority of the caliphs after 861, their rule in Jibal became increasingly independe ...

(800–898,

Jibal Jibāl ( ar, جبال), also al-Jabal ( ar, الجبل), was the name given by the Arabs to a region and province located in western Iran, under the Umayyad and Abbasid Caliphates. Its name means "the Mountains", being the plural of ''jabal'' (" ...

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Justanids The Justanids or Jostanids ( fa, جستانیان) were an Iranian Zaydi Shia dynasty that ruled a part of Daylam (the mountainous district of Gilan) from 791 to the late 11th century. History The Justanids appear as kings of Daylam at the e ...

(805–1004) *

Samanid Empire The Samanid Empire ( fa, سامانیان, Sāmāniyān) also known as the Samanian Empire, Samanid dynasty, Samanid amirate, or simply as the Samanids) was a Persianate Sunni Muslim empire, of Iranian dehqan origin. The empire was centred in ...

(819–999) *

(821–873) *

Qarinvand dynasty The Qarinvand dynasty (also spelled Karenvand and Qarenvand), or simply the Karenids, was an Iranian dynasty that ruled in parts of Tabaristan ( Mazandaran) in what is now northern Iran from the 550s until the 11th-century. They considered themsel ...

(823–1110) * Saffarid dynasty (861–1003) *

Shirvanshah ''Shirvanshah'' ( fa, شروانشاه), also spelled as ''Shīrwān Shāh'' or ''Sharwān Shāh'', was the title of the rulers of Shirvan from the mid-9th century to the early 16th century. The title remained in a single family, the Yazidids, ...

(861–1538) * Alavid dynasty (864–928) *

Sajid dynasty The Sajid dynasty ( fa, ساجیان, sajyan), was an Iranian Muslim dynasty that ruled from 889/890 until 929. The Sajids ruled Azerbaijan and parts of Armenia first from Maragha and Barda and then from Ardabil.''Azerbaijan IV'', C.E. Bosworth, ' ...

(889–929) * Ma'danids (890–1110,

Makran Makran ( fa, مكران), mentioned in some sources as Mecran and Mokrān, is the coastal region of Baluchistan. It is a semi-desert coastal strip in Balochistan, in Pakistan and Iran, along the coast of the Gulf of Oman. It extends westwards, f ...

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Aishanids Hasanwayhids or Hasanuyid was a powerful Shia Kurdish dynasty reigning the western parts of Iran such as Iranian Azerbaijan and Zagros Mountains between Shahrizor and Khuzestan from c. 959 to 1015. The last Hasanwayhid ruler died in 1015 in Sarm ...

(912–961) *

Sallarid dynasty The Sallarid dynasty ( fa, سالاریان), (also known as the Musafirids or Langarids) was a Muslim dynasty, of Daylami origin, which ruled in Tarom, Samiran, Daylam, Gilan and subsequently Azerbaijan, Arran, and some districts in Eastern Arm ...

(919–1062) *

Ziyarid dynasty The Ziyarid dynasty ( fa, زیاریان) was an Iranian dynasty of Gilaki origin that ruled Tabaristan from 931 to 1090 during the Iranian Intermezzo period. The empire rose to prominence during the leadership of Mardavij. After his death, his ...

(928–1043) *

Banu Ilyas The Banu Ilyas ( fa, بنو الیاس) or Ilyasids were an Iranian dynasty of Sogdian origin which ruled Kerman from 932 until 968. Their capital was Bardasir. Muhammad b. Ilyas Abu 'Ali Muhammad b. Ilyas was a member of the Samanid army an ...

(932–968) *

Buyid dynasty The Buyid dynasty ( fa, آل بویه, Āl-e Būya), also spelled Buwayhid ( ar, البويهية, Al-Buwayhiyyah), was a Shia Iranian dynasty of Daylamite origin, which mainly ruled over Iraq and central and southern Iran from 934 to 1062. Co ...

(934–1062) *

Rawadid dynasty Rawwadid or Ravvadid (also Revend or Revendi) or Banū Rawwād () (955–1071) was a Sunni Muslim Kurdish dynasty, centered in the northwestern region of Adharbayjan (Azerbaijan) between the late 8th and early 13th centuries. Originally of Az ...

(955–1071,

Tabriz Tabriz ( fa, تبریز ; ) is a city in northwestern Iran, serving as the capital of East Azerbaijan Province. It is the sixth-most-populous city in Iran. In the Quru River valley in Iran's historic Azerbaijan region between long ridges of vo ...

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Hasanwayhid Hasanwayhids or Hasanuyid was a powerful Shia Kurdish dynasty reigning the western parts of Iran such as Iranian Azerbaijan and Zagros Mountains between Shahrizor and Khuzestan from c. 959 to 1015. The last Hasanwayhid ruler died in 1015 in Sarm ...

(959–1015) *

Annazids The Annazids or Banu Annaz (990/991–1117) was a Kurdish Sunni Muslim dynasty which ruled an oscillating territory on the present-day frontier between Iran and Iraq for about 130 years. The Annazids were related by marriage to the Hasanwayhid ...

(990–1180; Iran, Iraq) * Ma'munid dynasty (995–1017) * Kakuyid (1008–1141) *

Great Seljuq Empire The Great Seljuk Empire, or the Seljuk Empire was a high medieval, culturally Turko-Persian, Sunni Muslim empire, founded and ruled by the Qïnïq branch of Oghuz Turks. It spanned a total area of from Anatolia and the Levant in the west to t ...

(1029–1194) *

Nasrid dynasty (Sistan) The Nasrid dynasty, also referred to as the ''Later Saffarids of Seistan'' or the ''Maliks of Nimruz'', was an Iranian Sunni dynasty that ruled Sistan in the power vacuum left by the collapse of the Ghaznavid Empire and until the Mongol invasion ...

(1029–1225) *

Kerman Seljuk Sultanate The Kerman Seljuk Sultanate (Persian: سلجوقیان کرمان Saljūqiyān-i Kerman) was a Persianate Sunni Muslim state, established in the parts of Kerman and Makran which had been conquered from the Buyid dynasty by the Seljuk Empire ...

(1041-1187) * Hormuz Kingdom (1060–1622) *

Khwarezmian Empire The Khwarazmian or Khwarezmian Empire) or the Khwarazmshahs ( fa, خوارزمشاهیان, Khwārazmshāhiyān) () was a Turko-Persian Sunni Muslim empire that ruled large parts of present-day Central Asia, Afghanistan, and Iran in the app ...

under Khwarezm-Shâh dynasty (1077–1231) *

(1090–1256) *

Ahmadilis The AhmadilisClifford Edmund Bosworth, ''The New Islamic Dynasties: A Chronological and Genealogical Manual'', Columbia University, 1996. pp 198:"The Ahmadilis" ( fa, احمدیلی), also known as the Atabegs of Maragheh (''Atābakān-e Marāghe' ...

(1122–1220) *Eldiguzids (1135–1225) *Atabegs of Yazd (1141–1319) *Salghurids (1148–1282, Shiraz) *Hazaraspids (1155–1424) *Khorshidi dynasty (1155–1597, Lorestan) *Qutlugh-Khanids (1222–1306) *Mihrabanid dynasty (1236–1537, Baluchistan) *Kart dynasty (1244–1381) *Ilkhanate (Mongol) (1295–1357) *Muzaffarids (Iran), Muzaffarids (1314–1393) *Sarbadars (1332–1386) *Chupanids (1335–1357) *Injuids (1335–1357) *Jalayirid Sultanate (1335–1432) *Afrasiyab dynasty (1349–1504) *Marashis (1359–1596) *Kara Koyunlu (1374–1468) *Ak Koyunlu (1378–1501) *Musha'sha'iyyah (1436–1729) *Talysh Khanate (1747–1832) *Maku Khanate (1747–1922) *Ardabil Khanate (1747–1808) *Khalkhal Khanate (1747–1809) *Khoy Khanate (1747–1813) *Maragheh Khanate (1610–1925) *Marand Khanate (1747–1828) *Sarab Khanate (1747–1797) *Tabriz Khanate (1747–1802) *Urmia Khanate (1747–1865) *Emirate of Muhammara (1740-1925) *Safavid dynasty (1502–1736) *Afsharid dynasty (1736–1796) *Zand dynasty (1751–1794) *Qajar dynasty (1789–1925) *Pahlavi dynasty (1925–1979) Anatolia (Turkey) *Seljuk Empire, Great Seljuk Empire (1029–1194) *

(1299–1923) *Seljuk Sultanate of Rûm (1077–1308) *Danishmends, Danishmends Dynasty (1071–1178) *Mengujekids, Mengujekids Dynasty (1072–1277) *Saltukids, Saltukids Dynasty (1071–1202) *Artuqids, Artuqids Dynasty (1101–1409) *Karamanids (1250–1487) *Chaka of Smyrna (1081–1098) *Shah-Armens (1100–1207) *Beylik of Dilmac (1085–1398) *Inalids (1095–1183) *Beylik of Cubukogullari (1085–1112) *Afshar Beylik, Afshar (1480–1534) *Ahiler (1290–1362) *Alaiye (1293–1471) *Aydinids (1300–1425) *Beyliks of Canik (1300–1460) *Jandarids (1291–1461) *Chobanids (1211–1309) *Dulkadirids (1348–1522) *Eretnids (1335–1390) *Beylik of Erzincan, Erzincan (1379–1410) *Eshrefids (1285–1326) *Germiyanids (1300–1429) *Hamidids (1300–1391) *Kadi Burhan al-Din (1381–1398) *Karasids (1296–1357) *Beylik of Lâdik, Ladik (1262–1391) *Menteşe (beylik), Mentese (1261–1424) *Pervaneoglu (1277–1322) *Ramadanids (1352–1608) *Sahib Ataids (1275–1341) *Sarukhanids (1300–1410) *Beylik of Teke, Teke (1321–1423) *Emirate of Melitene (850–934) *Marwanids (Diyar Bakr), Amida (983–1085) *

(1171-1341) *Zurarid Emirate of Arzen (850-930) *Emirate of Bingöl (1231-1864) *Emirate of Bradost (1510-1609) *Emirate of Bitlis (1182-1815) *Emirate of Çemiçgezek(1200-1663) *Emirate of Hasankeyf (1232-1524) * Emirate of Hakkari (1380-1847) *Emirate of Pazooka (1499-1587) *Emirate of Palu (1495-1850) Azerbaijan *Eldiguzids (1136-1225) *

(1207–1607) *Ak Koyunlu (1378-1501) *Kara Koyunlu (1374-1468) *Shamakhy Khanate (1721–1749) *Salyan Khanate (1729–1782) *Karabakh Khanate (1748-1822) *Erivan Khanate (1747-1828) *Afsharid dynasty (1736-1796) *Safavid dynasty (1501-1736) *Shaki Khanate (1743-1819) *Ganja khanate (1747-1805) *Quba Khanate (1726-1806) *Baku Khanate (1735-1806) *Khalkhal Khanate (1747–1809) *Nakhichevan Khanate (1747-1828) *Shirvan Khanate (1748-1820) *Khoja Shamakha (1748–1786) *Yeni Shamakha (1748–1786) *Ardabil Khanate (1747-1808) *Urmia Khanate (1747-1865) *Javad Khanate (1747-1805) *Shirvan Khanate (1748-1820) *Talysh Khanate (1747-1828) *Elisu Sultanate (1604–1844) *Great Seljuk Empire (1037-1194) *Derbent Khanate (1747-1806) *Qajar dynasty (1789-1925) *Shamakha ll (1786–1844) Armenia *Emirate of Armenia (697–700, 711–885) *Erivan Khanate (1736–1827) *Karabakh Khanate (1606–1806) *Shaddadids (951–1199) *

(919–1062) *

(889–929) *Marwanid dynasty (983–1085) *Eldiguzids (1135–1225) Georgia *Emirate of Tbilisi (736–1122) *Principality of Abkhazia (1463-1864) Caucasus *Emirate of Derbent (654-1747) *Caucasian Imamate (1828–1859) *Chechen Republic of Ichkeria (1991–2000) *Derbent Khanate (1747–1806) *Avar Khanate (1240–1864) *Gazikumukh Shamkhalate (740–1640) *Shamkhalate of Tarki (1640–1867) *Gazikumukh Khanate (1642–1860) *Abazinia (1400–1800) *North Caucasian Emirate (1919–1920) *Circassia (1427-1864) *Kabardia (1453-1825) Afghanistan *Farighunids (800–1010) *Kart dynasty (1244–1381, based in Herat) *Afsharid Empire (1736–1796) *Emirate of Afghanistan (1823–1926) *Emirate of Afghanistan (1929) *Kingdom of Afghanistan (1926–1973) *Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (1996–2001), Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (1996–2001) *Barakzai dynasty (1826–1973) *Hotaki dynasty (1709–1738) *Durrani Empire (1747–1826) *Azad Khan (1750–1758) *Shiberghan Khanate (1757–1875) *Sar-e Pol, Afghanistan, Sar-e Pol Khanate (1510–1875) *Maymana Khanate (1506–1900) *Khulm Khanate (1800–1849) *Kunduz Khanate (1508–1888) *Ghuriyan Khanate (1803–1816) *Badakshan Khanate (1657–1773) *Andkhoy (city), Andkhoy Khanate (1730–1880) *Ghazni (1879–1880) *Peshawar (1747–1823) *Qandahar (1704–1881) *Herat (1695–1881) *Kabul Kingdom (1747–1901) *Islamic Emirate of Kunar (1991) *Islamic Emirate of Badakhshan (1996) *Islamic Revolutionary State of Afghanistan (1980)

Indian subcontinent

Bangladesh *Khalji dynasty of Bengal, Khalji dynasty (1204-1231) * Balban dynasty (1287-1324) *Bengal Sultanate (1352-1576) under: ** Ilyas Shahi dynasty (1342–1415, 1437-1487) **Bani Ganesh (1418–1437) ** Hussain Shahi dynasty (1493-1538) **Muhammad Shahi dynasty (1554-1564) **Karrani dynasty (1564-1576) * Nawabs of Bengal (1717-1880) * Prithimpassa Family, Prithimpassa Estate (1499-1950) * Pratapgarh Kingdom (1489-1700) * Taraf Kingdom (1200-1610) * Baro-Bhuiyan (1576-1611) Pakistan *Sindh, Dynasties of Sindh (841–1843) **Habbari dynasty (841–1024) **Soomra dynasty (1026–1351) **Samma dynasty (1351–1524) **Arghun dynasty (1520–1591) **Tarkhan dynasty (1554–1591) **Kalhora dynasty (1701–1783) **Talpur dynasty (1783–1843) *Emirate of Multan (855-1010) *Langah Sultanate (1445-1540) *Kashmir, Sultanate of Kashmir (1339–1586) **Shah Mir dynasty (1339–1561) **Chak dynasty (1554-1586) *Gilgit Baltistan, Northern Dynasties (780–1947) **Trakhan dynasty (780–1821) **Maqpon dynasty (1190–1840) *Chitral, Dynasties of Chitral **Raees Dynasty (1320–1570) **Katoor dynasty (1570–1947) *Bahawalpur (princely state), Bawalpur state (1727–1947) *Gabare Jahangiri Dynasty (1190–1520) *Qarlughids (1238–1266) *Pakhal Sarkar (1472–1703) *Sadozai (Pashtun tribe), Sadozai of Multan (1738–1818) *Kheshgi of Kasur (1525–1807) *Langah Sultanate, Langah of Multan (1445–1526) *Mirani dynasty of Multan (1550–1787) *Lodi dynasty of Multan (961–1040) *Emirate of Waziristan (2004–2014) *Khairpur (princely state) (1783–1947) *Swat (princely state) (1849–present) *Hunza (princely state) (1700–1974) *Nagar (princely state) (1660–1974) *Amb (princely state) (1772–1971) *Phulra (princely state) (1828–1950) *Dir (princely state) (1626–1969) *Las Bela (princely state) (1742–1955) *Kharan (princely state) (1697–1955) *Makran (princely state) (1898–1955) *Khanate of Kalat (1666–1955) *Jandol State (1830–present) *Punial (1898–1974) *Yasin Valley (1640–1972) *Nawab of Kalabagh (1700–1972) *Nawab of Jogezai (1897-present) *History of Pakistan, Dynasties and Empires of all of Pakistan **Ghurids (879–1215) **Ghaznavids (977–1186) **

(1526–1857) **Durrani Empire (1747–1826) *Delhi Sultanate (1206–1526) **Mamluk dynasty of Delhi (1206–1290) **Khalji Dynasty (1290–1320) **Tughlaq dynasty (1321–1414) **Sayyid Dynasty (1414–1451) **Lodi dynasty (1451–1526) India *Delhi Sultanate (1206–1526) **Mamluk dynasty of Delhi (1206–1290) **Khalji Dynasty (1290–1320) **Tughlaq dynasty (1321–1414) **Sayyid Dynasty (1414–1451) **Lodi dynasty (1451–1526) *Bengal Sultanate (1352–1576) *Khandesh Sultanate under Farooqi dynasty (1382–1601) *Jaunpur Sultanate (1394–1479) *Gujarat Sultanate (1407–1573) *Malwa Sultanate (1392–1562) *Sur Empire (1540–1556) *

(1526–1857) *Bahmani Sultanate (1347–1527) *Madurai Sultanate (1335–1378) *Mysore Kingdom (1749–1799) under Hyder Ali, Tippu Sultan *Deccan sultanates (1489–1687) **Bidar Sultanate (1489–1619) **Ahmadnagar Sultanate (1490–1637) **Berar Sultanate (1490–1572) **Bijapur Sultanate (1490–1686) **Golconda Sultanate (1518–1687) *Nagpur Kingdom (1580-1885) *Nawab of Bengal and Murshidabad (1707-1880) *Arcot State (1692–1855) *Oudh State (1732–1858) *Balasinor State (1758–1948) *Banda (state) (1790–1858) *Nawab of Banganapalle (1665–1947) *Baoni State (1784–1947) *Basoda State (1753–1947) *Bhopal State (1723–1947) *Dujana (1806–1947) *Farrukhabad, Nawab of Farrukhabad (1714–1802) *Hyderabad State (1724–1949) *Jafarabad State (1650–1948) *Janjira State (1489–1948) *Jaora State (1808–1948) *Junagadh State (1730–1948) *Kamadhia (1817–1947) *Cambay State (1730–1948) *Arakkal Kingdom (1545–1819) *Kurnool, Nawab of Kurnool (1690–1839) *Kurwai State (1713–1923) *Loharu State (1806–1931) *Malerkotla State (1468–1947) *Bantva Manavadar (1733–1947) *Mohammadgarh State (1818–1947) *Palanpur State (1597–1947) *Pataudi State (1804–1931) *Pathari State (1794–1947) *Radhanpur State (1753–1948) *Rajouri, Nawab of Rajouri (1194–1846) *Rampur State (1719–1947) *Sachin State (1791–1947) *Sardargarh Bantva (1743–1948) *Savanur State (1680–1912) *Surat, Nawab of Surat (1733–1842) *Tonk State (1817–1947) *Zainabad (1903–1947) *Mewat (1372–1527) *Kharagpur Raj (1503–1840) *Qaimkhani (1384–1731) *Lalkhani *Kingdom of Rohilkhand (1710–1857) *Nanpara (1632–1947) *Nawab of Mamdot (1800–1947) *Bhikampur and Datawali (Aligarh) State (1750–1947) *Farrukhnagar, Nawab of Farrukhnagar (1732–1947) *Nawab of Chhatari (1680–1981) *Nawab of Sardhana (1842–1947) *Faujdars of Purnea (1704-1947) *Pahasu, Nawab of Pahasu (1825-1969)

Southern Europe

Spain & Portugal *Emirate of Córdoba, Emirate of Cordoba (756–929) *Caliph of Cordoba (929-1031) *Taifa of Arjona (1232-1244) *Barcelona, Taifa of Barcelona (716-801) *Taifa of Baeza (1224-1226) *Taifa of Ceuta (1026-1079) *Taifa of Constantina and Hornachuelos (1143-1150) *Taifa of Guadix and Baza (1145-1151) *Taifa of Saltes and Huelva (1012-1051) *Taifa of Jaen (1145-1168) *Taifa of Lérida (1039-1046,1102-1110) *Taifa of Murviedro and Sagunto (1086-1092) *Taifa of Orihuela (1239-1249) *Taifa of Purchena (1145-1150) *Taifa of Segura (1147-1150) *Taifa of Tortosa (1010-1099) *Taifa of Tejada (1146-1150) *Valencia, Taifa of Valencia (1010-1238) *Taifa of Alpuente (1009–1106) *Taifa of Badajoz (1009–1151) *Taifa of Morón (1010–1066) *Taifa of Toledo (1010–1085) *Taifa of Tortosa (1010–1099) *Taifa of Arcos (1011–1145) *Taifa of Almería (1010–1147) *Taifa of Denia (1010–1227) *Taifa of Valencia (1010–1238) *Taifa of Murcia (1011–1266) *Taifa of Albarracín (1012–1104) *Taifa of Zaragoza (1013–1110) *Taifa of Granada (1013–1145) *Taifa of Carmona (1013–1150) *Taifa of Santa María de Algarve (1018–1051) *Taifa of Mallorca (1018–1203) *Taifa of Lisbon (1022–1093) *Taifa of Seville (1023–1091) *Taifa of Niebla (1023–1262) *Taifa of Córdoba (1031–1091) *Taifa of Mértola (1033–1151) *Taifa of Algeciras (1035–1058) *Taifa of Ronda (1039–1065) *Taifa of Silves (1040–1151) *Taifa of Málaga (1073–1239) *Taifa of Molina (c. 1080's–1100) *Taifa of Lorca (1228–1250) *Taifa of Menorca (1228–1287) *Emirate of Granada (1228–1492) France * Fraxinetum (887-972) * The Septimania, Emirate of Septimania, ''Southern France'' (Gaul) (719-759) Rule by: Umayyad Caliph of Córdoba, Spain, Cordova Italy * The Emirate of Bari (847–871) * The Taranto, Emirate of Taranto (831-880) * The Emirate of Sicily (802-1091) Rule by: **Sicily, Wali of Sicily (802-827) Euphemius & Asad ** Aghlabids, Aghlabids of Sicily (827-909) ** Fatimids, Fatimids of Sicily (909-965) ** Emirate of Sicily (965-1091) Kalbids Gibraltar *Gibraltar Maghreb (711-1462)

West and East Africa (West and East Africa, Sahel)

Sudan, South Sudan * Banu Kanz (1004–1412) Nubian *Kingdom of al-Abwab (1276–1560) *Darfur Sultanate (1445–1916) *Dar Fertit (1700-1873) *Masalit people, Dar al Masalit Sultanate (1884–1921) *Dar Qimr Sultanate (1850–1945) *Funj Sultanate (1503–1821) *Kingdom of Fazughli (1685–1821) Under Sennar *Kordofan, Kordofan Sultanate (1700–1821) *

(1867–1914) *Mahdist State, Mahdiyya (1889–1898) *

(1914–1z922) *

(1922–1958) Mauritania *Emirate of Brakna (1600–1934) *Emirate of Trarza (1640–present) *Emirate of Adrar Region, Adrar (1740–1932) *Emirate of Tagant Region, Tagant (1580–present) Niger *Dendi Kingdom (1591–1901) *Sultanate of Agadez (1449–1900) *Sultanate of Damagaram (1731–present) *Dosso kingdom (1750–present) *

Maradi, Niger, Maradi (1807–present) *Téra, Tera Kingdom (1700–present) *Kokorou, Kokoro Kingdom (1700–1901) *Goure, Goure Kingdom (1700–1960) *Dargol, Dargol Kingdom (1700–1901) *Emirate of Say (1825-1860) Nigeria *Bornu Empire (1380–1893) *Sokoto Caliphate (1804–1903) *Hausa Kingdoms (1696–1831) *Nupe Kingdom (1531–1872) *Biu Emirate, Biu Kingdom (1535–1740) *Dutse, Gadawur Kingdom (1421–1807) *Hadejia, Biram Kingdom (1110–1808) *Ila Orangun, Kingdom of Ila Orangun (1680–present) *Iwo, Osun, Iwo Kingdom (1415–present) *Kingdom of Kano (999–1349) *Sultanate of Kano (1350–1805) *Kebbi, Sultanate of Kebbi (1515–1831) *Yauri, Nigeria, Yauri Kingdom (1400–1799) *Zamfara State, Zamfara Kingdom (1200–1804) *Zaria, Zaria Kingdom (1200–1896) *Osogbo, Osogbo Kingdom (1760–present) *Ede, Osun, Ede Kingdom (1858–present) *Suleja Emirate (1804–present) *Adamawa Emirate (1809–present) *Agaie Emirate (1832–present) *Bade Emirate (1818–present) *Bashar, Plateau, Nigeria, Bashar Emirate *Bauchi Emirate (1805–present) *Bida Emirate (1856–present) *Biu Emirate (1740–present) *Birnin Gwari *Borgu Emirate (1730–present) *Borno Emirate (1902–present) *Damaturu Emirate (2004–present) *Daura Emirate (1778–present) *Dikwa Emirate (1901–present) *Fika Emirate (1806–present) *Gobir Kingdom (1694–1800) *Gobir, Gobir Emirate (1800–present) *Gombe Emirate (1804–present) *Gujba, Gujba Emirate (2000–present) *Gumel Emirate (1750–present) *Gusau, Gusau Emirate (1997–present) *Gwandu Emirate (1849–present) *Hadejia Emirate (1808–present) *Ohinoyi of Ebiraland (1904–present) *Ilorin Emirate (1824–present) *Tarmuwa, Jajere Emirate (2000–present) *Jama'are, Jama'are Emirate (1811–present) *Jema'a, Jema'a Emirate (1810–present) *Kano Emirate (1805–present) *Katagum Emirate (1807–present) *Katsina Emirate (1903–present) *Kazaure Emirate (1819–present) *Kebbi Emirate (1849–present) *Keffi, Keffi Emirate (1802–present) *Kontagora Emirate (1858–present) *Koton Karifi (1800–present) *Lafia Emirate (1650–present) *Lafiagi, Lafiagi Emirate (1975–present) *Lapai Emirate (1825–present) *Lere, Nigeria, Lere Emirate (1808–present) *Machina, Nigeria, Machina Emirate *Misau, Misau Emirate (1850–present) *Mubi (town), Mubi Emirate (1805–present) *Muri, Nigeria, Muri Emirate (1817–present) *Nasarawa, Nasarawa Emirate (1835–present) *Ningi, Nigeria, Ningi Emirate (1827–present) *Pategi Emirate (1897–present) *Potiskum Emirate (1809–present) *Tula Chiefdom (2003–present) *Rano, Rano Emirate (1819–present) *Rano, Rano Kingdom (523–1819) *Yauri Emirate (1799–present) *Zamfara State, Zamfara Emirate (1804–present) *Zazzau, Zazzau Emirate (1808–present) *Etsako West, Agbede (1880–present) *Ajasse Ipo (1749–present) *Ado-Odo, Ado-Odo Kingdom (1494–present) *Auchi (1819–present) *Kaiama, Kaiama Emirate (1770–present) *Dutse, Dutse Emirate (1807–present) *Gwoza, Gwoza Emirate (1919–present) *Ibadan (1820–present) *Bichi, Bichi Emirate (2019–present) *Gaya, Nigeria, Gaya Emirate (2019–present) *Karaye, Karaye Emirate (2019–present) *Kwara State, Gwanara Emirate (1810–present) *Shanga, Nigeria, Shanga Emirate (1859–present) *Wase, Nigeria, Wase Emirate (1820–present) *Kwara State, Yashikira Emirate (1769–present) *Bwari, Bwari Emirate (1976–present) Mali *Ghana Empire (500–1200) *Mali Empire (1230–1670) *Gao Empire (750–1430) *Songhai Empire (1340–1591) *

(1591–1833) *Sosso Empire (1100–1235) *Bamana Empire (1712–1862) *Kaarta Empire (1753–1854) Regional *Fulani Empire of Sokoto (1804–1903) *Fulani or Fulbe Empire of Massina Empire, Macina of Seku Amadu (1818–1862) *Fulani or Fulbe Empire of El Hajj Oumar Tall, Toucouleur Empire (1848–1898) *Fulani or Fulbe Empire of Bundu (state) of Malick Daouda Sy (1669–1954) *Kanem Empire (700–1380) *Bornu Empire (1380–1893) *Wadai Empire (1501–1912) *Ghana Empire (500–1200) *Mali Empire (1230–1670) Cameroon *Fon of Bafut, Bafut Kingdom (1750–present) *Kotoko kingdom (1450–present) *Bamum Kingdom (1394–present) *Banyo, Cameroon, Banyo Kingdom (1830–present) *Bibemi, Bibemi Sultanate (1770–present) *Garoua, Garoua Sultanate (1810–present) *Kontcha, Kontcha Kingdom (1902–present) *Kungi Kingdom (1990–present) *Logone-Birni, Logone-Birni Kingdom (1805–present) *Mandara Kingdom (1500–present) *Maroua, Maroua Sultanate (1792–present) *N'Gaoundere, N'Gaoundere Sultanate (1836–present) *Rey Bouba, Rey Bouba Sultanate (1804–present) *Tibati, Tibati Lamidate (1810–present) *Bankim, Bankim Kingdom (1760–present) *Mbum language, Mboum Kingdom (1800–present) Benin *Kandi, Benin, Kandi Kingdom (1700–present) *Parakou, Parakou Kingdom (1700–present) *Kwande (1709–1961) *Nikki, Benin, Nikki Kingdom (1700–present) *Djougou (1750–present) Burkina Faso *Mossi Kingdom (1095–1898) *Ouagadougou, Wogodogo Kingdom (1182–present) *Yatenga, Yatenga Kingdom (1333–present) *Tenkodogo, Tenkodogo Kingdom (1120–present) *Bilanga, Bilanga Kingdom (1700–present) *List of rulers of Liptako, Koala Kingdom (1810–present) *Royal family of Nungu, Nungu Kingdom (1204–present) *Pama, Burkina Faso, Pama Kingdom (1600–present) *Gurunsi, Gurunsi Kingdom (1870–1897) *Liptako, Liptako Kingdom (1810–present) *Gwiriko, Gwiriko Kingdom (1714–1915) Chad *Kanem Empire (700–1380) *Wadai Empire (1501–1912) *

of Yao, Chad, Yao (1400-1890) *Tunjur kingdom (1400–1650) *Kingdom of Baguirmi (1485–1898) *Dar Sila (1213–1643) *Dar Runga (1700–1898) *Rabih az Zubaiyr (1860-1900) *Kabka Sultanate (1990-Present) Central African Republic *Dar al Kuti

(1830–1912) *Rafai

(1800–1966) *Zemio

(1830–1923) *Bangassou

(1780–1966) Côte d'Ivoire *Kong Empire (1690–1913) *Kabasarana (1846–1880) *Bouna, Ivory Coast, Bouna Kingdom (1600–present) Ghana *Dagbon Kingdom (1409–present) *Kingdom of Wala (1317–present) *Mamprusi (1450–present) *Nanumba people, Nanumba (1850–present) *Gonja kingdom (1564–present) *Zabarima (emirate), Zabarima Emirate (1860–1897) Senegambia *Imamate of Futa Toro (1776–1821) *Imamate of Futa Jallon (1725–1911) *Empire of Great Fulo (1490–1776) *Jolof Empire (1350–1549) *Kingdom of Jolof (1549–1875) *Cayor (1549–1879) *Kingdom of Sine (1449–1969) *Kingdom of Khasso, Xaaso (1600–1880) *Takrur Kingdom (800–1285) *Baol (1555–1894) *Waalo (1287–1855) *Kingdom of Saloum (1494–1969) Gambia *Baro , Gambia, Baro Kingdom (1600–1892) *Fuladugu, Fuladugu Kingdom (1867–present) *Marabout, Marabout Kingdom (1851–1887) Guinea *Benna (Guinea), Benna Kingdom (1858–1904) *Bramaya, Bramaya Kingdom (1800–1883) *Dubreka, Dubreka Kingdom (1800–1888) *Fuuta Jalon (1726–1912) *Kanea, Kanea Kingdom (1800–1880) *Kinsam, Kinsam Kingdom (1850–1894) *Koba (Guinea), Koba Kingdom (1700–1898) *Landuma people, Landuma Kingdom (1700–1892) *Nalu people, Nalu Kingdom (1845–1884) *Samburu people, Samburu Kingdom (1700–1892) *Solima, Solima Kingdom (1850–1894) *Timbi-Touny, Timbi Tunni Kingdom (1800–1890) Guinea Bissau *Kaabu, N'Gabu Kingdom (1850–1903) Togo *Kotokolia (1785–present) *Tchamba (1750–present) *Bafilo (1700–present) *Bassar (1800–present) *Cokossi (1750–present) Sierra Leone *Alikalia, Alikalia Kingdom (1817–1898) *Biriwa Chiefdom (1800–present) *Dembelia Sikunia (1850–present) *Imperri Chiefdom (1850–present) *Kaiyamba Chiefdom (1884–present) *Mandé peoples, Mande (1800–1919) *Nongowa Chiefdom (1820–present) *Safroko Limba Chiefdom (1907–present) *Susu people, Susu Kingdom (1806–1892) *Kingdom of Koya (1505–1908) *Ko Fransa Kingdom (1700–1859) *Tonko Limba Chiefdom (1836–present) *Wonkafong (1794–1890)

East Africa

Tanzania *Pemba Island, Pemba Sultanate (1550–1829) *Hadimu, Hadimu Sultanate (1650–1873) *Unyanyembe, Unyanyembe Kingdom (1727–present) *Kilindi dynasty (1750-Present) *Tumbatu, Tumbatu Sultanate (1800–1865) *Ujiji, Ujiji Sultanate (1800–present) *Sultanate of Zanzibar (1856–1964) *Uhehu Sultanate (1860–1962) Kenya *Malindi Kingdom (850-1861) *Kilwa Sultanate (957–1517) *Pate Sultanate (1203–1870) *Mombasa, Mombasa Sultanate (1502–1895) *Wituland (1858–1929) Democratic Republic of the Congo *Tippu Tip's State (1860–1887) *

Kasongo (1860-1895) Malawi *Yao people (East Africa), Yao Chieftain (*1500–present) *Jumbes of Nkhotakota (1840-1894) Mozambique *Angoche Sultanate (1485–1910) *Kitangonya Sheikhdom (1750–1906) *Sankul Sheikhdom (1753–1910)

Indian Ocean Region

Maldives *Sultanate of Maldives (1153–1968) **Sultanate of Mogadishu, Sultanate of Mogadishu (1150-1300) **Theemuge dynasty (1161–1338) **Hilaalee dynasty (1388–1558) **Utheemu dynasty (1632–1692) **Hamavi dynasty (1692) **Devadhu dynasty (1692–1701) **Isdhoo dynasty (1701–1704) **Dhiyamigili dynasty (1704–1759, 1766–1773) **Huraa dynasty (1759–1766, 1774–1968) Mayotte * The Mayotte, Sultanate of Mwati (1500-1841) Comoros * The Anjoun, Sultanate of Ndzuwani (1711-1912) * The Grand Comore, Sultanate of Ngazidjia (1400-1912) Sultanate of Bambao * The Moheli, Sultanate of Mwali (1830-1909) * The Bajini, Sultanate of Bajini (1500-1889) * The Itsandra, Sultanate of Itsandra (1400-1886) * The Mitsamihuli, Sultanate of Mitsamihuli * The Washili, Sultanate of Washili * The Hambuu, Sultanate of Hambuu * The Hamahame, Sultanate of Hamahame * The Mbwankuu, Sultanate of Mbwankuu * The Mbude, Sultanate of Mbude * The Domba, Sultanate of Domba Madagascar * The Sakalava people, Sakalava Kingdom (1500-1898) * The Antemoro people, Antemoro Kingdom (1495-1888)

Eastern Europe (Balkan Region)

Ukraine, Moldova *Crimean Khanate (1441–1783) *Budjak Horde (1603–1799) Romania, Bulgaria *Tamrash Republic (1878–1886) *Provisional Government of Western Thrace (1913) Greece *Pashalik of Yanina (1788–1822) *Emirate of Crete (820–961) Albania *Pashalik of Scutari (1757–1831) *Pashalik of Berat (1774–1809)

Ural Region, Siberia (Russia)

*Volga Bulgaria (922–1236) *Golden Horde (1251–1502) *Khanate of Kazan, Kazan Khanate (1438–1552) *Astrakhan Khanate (1466–1556) *Qasim Khanate (1452–1681) *Bashkirs (800–1557) *Sibir Khanate (1468–1598) *Great Horde (1466–1502) *Nogai Horde (1440–1634) *Nogai Horde, Lesser Nogai Horde (1449–1783) *Crimean Khanate (1441–1783) *Mishar Yurt (1298–1393) *Mukhsha Ulus (1300-1500) *Idel-Ural State (1918)

Central Asia, East Asia

Transoxania (Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan) *Afrighid dynasty (305–995) *Principality of Ushrusana (822–892) *Kara-Khanid Khanate, Karakhanid Empire (840–1212, Transoxiana) *Seljuk Empire (1029–1194, based in Merv, Eastern Division *Khwarazmian dynasty, Khwarazmian Empire (1077–1231) *Timurid dynasty (1370–1507) *Chagatai Khanate (Mongol) (1226–1347) *Muhtajids (950–1030) *Yarkent Khanate (1487–1705) *Shaybanid (1428–1599) *Samanid dynasty (819–999) *Ghaznavids (977–1186) *Khanate of Bukhara (1500–1785) *Kazakh Khanate (1456–1847) *Khanate of Khiva (1511–1920) *Khanate of Kokand (1709–1876) *Uzbek Khanate (1428–1471) *White Horde (Mongol) (1360–1428) *Emirate of Bukhara (1785–1920) *Golden Horde (Mongol) (1313–1502) *Bukey Horde (1801–1845) *Sufids (1361–1379) China *Kara-Khanid Khanate (840–1212, based in Kashgar) *Moghulistan (Mongol) (1347–1462) **Western Moghulistan (1462–1690) **Eastern Moghulistan / Moghulistan, Uyghurstan (1462–1680) *Yarkent Khanate (1514–1705) *Turpan Khanate (1487–1570) *Kashgaria Khanate (1865–1877) *Kumul Khanate (1696–1930) *Khoja, Khoja Kingdom (1693–1857) *Dughlats (1466–1514) *Kingdom of Mangalai (1220–1877) *Pingnan Guo (1856–1873) *First East Turkestan Republic (1933–1934) *Second East Turkestan Republic (1944–1949) *Ma Clique (1919-1928) under General Ma Bufang *Dunganistan (1934-1937)

Southeast Asia

Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia *Samudera Pasai Sultanate (1267–1521) *Malacca Sultanate (1400–1511) *List of sultans of Brunei, Bruneian Sultanate (1363–present) *Aceh Sultanate (1496–1904) *Sultanate of Siak (1723–1949) *Aru Kingdom (1225–1613) *Sultanate of Langkat (1568–1946) *Sultanate of Asahan (1630–1946) *Sultanate of Serdang (1723–1946) *Sultanate of Deli (1632–1946) *Pagaruyung Kingdom (1347–1833) *Sultan of Johor, Sultanate of Johor (1528–present) *Kedah Sultanate, Sultanate of Kedah (1136–present) *Kelantan Sultanate, Sultanate of Kelantan (1267–present) *Perak Sultanate, Sultanate of Perak (1528–present) *Sultan of Pahang, Sultanate of Pahang (1470–present) *Selangor Sultanate, Sultanate of Selangor (1743–present) *Sultanate of Terengganu (1725–present) *House of Jamalullail (Perlis), Perlis Kingdom (1843–present) *Yamtuan Besar, Negeri Sembilan Kingdom (1773–present) *Sultanate of Sarawak (1599–1641) *Bima Sultanate (1620–1958) *Mataram Sultanate (1586–1755) *Demak Sultanate (1475–1554) *Cirebon Sultanate (1430–1666) *Banten Sultanate (1527–1813) *Kingdom of Pajang (1568–1618) *Yogyakarta Sultanate (1755–present) *Surakarta Sunanate (1755–1945) *Kingdom of Sumedang Larang (1527–1620) *Kalinyamat Sultanate (1527–1599) *Sultanate of Ternate (1257–1914) *Sultanate of Tidore (1450–1967) *Sultanate of Jailolo (1200s–1832) *Sultanate of Bacan (1322–1965) *Sultanate of Banjar (1526–1860) *Sultanate of Pontianak (1771–1950) *Kutai, Kutai Kartanegara Sultanate (1600s–1945) *Sultanate of Sambas (1609–1956) *Sultanate of Sintang (1365–1950) *Sultanate of Bulungan (1731–1964) *Kingdom of Bolaang Mongondow (1670–1950) *Sultanate of Gowa (1300s–1945) *Kingdom of Tallo (1400–1856) *Palembang Sultanate (1659–1823) *Kingdom of Kaimana (1309–1923) *Jambi Sultanate (1550–1905) *Riau-Lingga Sultanate (1824–1911) Philippines Moro Sultanates (Philippines)

*Kingdom of Manila (1258–1571) *Namayan, Kingdom of Namayan (1175–1571) *Tondo (historical polity), Kingdom of Tondo (1450–1589) *Dapitan Kingdom (1200–1595) *Mactan, Datu of Mactan (1500–1540) *Sultanate of Maguindanao (1515–1905) *Sultanate of Sulu (1405–1915, 1962–1986) *Balayan, Bon-bon sultanate Thailand *Pattani Kingdom (1457–1902) *Sultanate of Singora (1605–1680) *Kingdom of Setul Mambang Segara (1808–1916) *Kingdom of Reman (1810–1902)

Middle East and North Africa

Mesopotamia and Levant (Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, Syria)

Arabian Peninsula and Persian Gulf

North Africa (Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia)

Horn of Africa

Persian Plateau

Indian subcontinent

Southern Europe

West and East Africa (West and East Africa, Sahel)

East Africa

Indian Ocean Region

Eastern Europe (Balkan Region)

Ural Region, Siberia (Russia)

Central Asia, East Asia

Southeast Asia

See also