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List of Rulers: Islamic World

Caliphs and Wazirs Seljuqs and Atabegs
Egypt Asia Minor and Turkey
Arabian Peninsula Mongols
Iraq and Syria (before the Seljuqs) Iran (after the Mongols)
Caucasus (before the Seljuqs) Transoxiana and Afghanistan
Iran (before the Seljuqs)  
 
 


       
Dynasty Ruler Muslim dates A.H. Christian dates A.D.
Rashidun 11–40 632–61
  Abu Bakr 11–13 632–34
  cUmar ibn al-Khattab 13–23 634–44
  cUthman ibn cAffan 23–35 644–56
  cAli ibn Abi-Talib 35–40 656–61
Umayyad 41–132 661–750
  Mucawiya I 41–60 661–80
  Yazid I 60–64 680–83
  Mucawiya II 64 683–84
  Marwan I 64–65 684–85
  cAbd al-Malik 65–86 685–705
  al-Walid I 86–96 705–15
  Sulayman 96–99 715–17
  cUmar II 99–101 717–20
  Yazid II 101–5 720–24
  Hisham 105–25 724–43
  al-Walid II 125–26 743–44
  Yazid III 126 744
  Ibrahim 126 744
  Marwan II 127–32 744–50
cAbbasid—Iraq 132–656 750–1258
  al-Saffah 132–36 749–54
  al-Mansur 136–58 754–75
  al-Mahdi 158–69 775–85
  al-Hadi 169–70 785–86
  Harun al-Rashid 170–93 786–809
  al-Amin 193–98 809–13
  al-Ma'mun 198–218 813–33
  al-Muctasim 218–27 833–42
  al-Wathiq 227–32 842–47
  al-Mutawakkil 232–47 847–61
  al-Muntasir 247–48 861–62
  al-Mustacin 248–52 862–66
  al-Muctazz 252–55 866–69
  al-Muhtadi 255–56 869–70
  al-Muctamid 256–79 870–92
  al-Muctadid 279–89 892–902
  al-Muktafi 289–95 902–8
  al-Muqtadir 295–320 908–32
  al-Qahir 320–22 932–34
  al-Radi 322–29 934–40
  al-Muttaqi 329–333 940–44
  al-Mustakfi 333–34 944–46
  al-Mutic 334–63 946–74
  al-Ta'ic 363–81 974–91
  al-Qadir 381–422 991–1031
  al-Qa'im 422–67 1031–75
  al-Muqtadi 467–87 1075–94
  al-Mustazhir 487–512 1094–1118
  al-Mustarshid 512–29 1118–35
  al-Rashid 529–30 1135–36
  al-Muqtafi 530–55 1136–60
  al-Mustanjid 555–66 1160–70
  al-Mustadi' 566–75 1170–80
  al-Nasir 575–622 1180–1225
  al-Zahir 622–23 1225–26
  al-Mustansir 623–40 1226–42
  al-Mustacsim 640–56 1242–58
Barmakid ca. 165–221 ca. 781–835
  Barmak    
  Khalid d. 165 d. 781
  Yahya d. 190 d. 805
  Jacfar d. 187 d. 803
  al-Fadl d. 193 d. 808
  Musa d. 221 d. 835
  cImran ? ?
cAbbasid—Egypt 659–923 1261–1517
  al-Mustansir 659 1261
  al-Hakim I 660–701 1261–1302
  al-Mustakfi I 701–40 1302–40
  al-Wathiq I 740–41 1340–41
  al-Hakim II 741–53 1341–52
  al-Muctadid I 753–63 1352–62
  al-Mutawakkil I (1st reign) 763–79 1362–77
  al-Muctasim (1st reign) 779 1377
  al-Mutawakkil I (2nd reign) 779–85 1377–83
  al-Wathiq II 785–88 1383–85
  al-Muctasim (2nd reign) 788–91 1385–89
  al-Mutawakkil I (3rd reign) 791–808 1389–1406
  al-Mustacin 808–16 1406–14
  al-Muctadid II 816–45 1414–41
  al-Mustakfi II 845–55 1441–51
  al-Qa'im 855–59 1451–55
  al-Mustanjid 859–84 1455–79
  al-Mutawakkil II 884–903 1479–97
  al-Mustamsik (1st reign) 903–14 1497–1508
  al-Mutawakkil III (1st reign) 914–22 1508–16
  al-Mustamsik (2nd reign) 922–23 1516–17
  al-Mutawakkil III (3rd reign) 923 1517
Selected early Shici 35–ca. 264 656–ca. 878
  cAli d. 40 d. 661
  Hasan d. ca. 49 d. ca. 669
  Husayn d. 61 d. 680
  cAli Zayn al-cAbidin d. 94 d. 712
  Muhammad al-Baqir d. 113 d. 731
  Jacfar al-Sadiq d. 148 d. 765
  Musa al-Kazim d. 183 d. 799
  cAli al-Rida d. 203 d. 818
  Muhammad al-Jawad d. 220 d. 835
  cAli al-Hadi d. 254 d. 868
  Hasan al-cAskari d. 260 d. 874
  Muhammad al-Mantazar d. ca. 264 d. ca. 878
       
     
       
       
Dynasty Ruler Muslim dates A.H. Christian dates A.D.
Tulunid 254–92 868–905
  Ahmad ibn Tulun 254–70 868–84
  Khumarawayh 270–82 884–96
  Jaysh 282–83 896
  Harun 283–92 896–905
  Shayban 292 905
Ikhshidid 323–58 935–69
  Muhammad ibn Tughj 323–34 935–46
  Unujur 334–49 946–60
  cAli 349–55 960–66
  Kafur 355–57 966–68
  Ahmad 357–58 968–69
Fatimid 297–567 909–1171
  cUbaydullah al-Mahdi 297–322 909–34
  al-Qa'im 322–34 934–46
  al-Mansur 334–41 946–53
  al-Mucizz 341–65 953–75
  al-cAziz 365–86 975–96
  al-Hakim 386–411 996–1021
  al-Zahir 411–27 1021–36
  al-Mustansir 427–87 1036–94
  al-Mustacli 487–95 1094–1101
  al-Amir 495–524 1101–30
  Interregnum 524–25 1130–31
  al-Hafiz 525–44 1131–49
  al-Zafir 544–49 1149–54
  al-Fa'iz 549–55 1154–60
  al-cAdid 555–67 1160–71
Ayyubid—Egypt 564–650 1169–1252
  Salah al-Din (Saladin) 564–89 1169–93
  al-cAziz 589–95 1193–98
  al-Mansur 595–96 1198–1200
  al-cAdil I 596–615 1200–1218
  al-Kamil 615–35 1218–38
  al-cAdil II 635–37 1238–40
  al-Salih Ayyub 637–47 1240–49
  Turan Shah 647–48 1249–50
  al-Ashraf II 648–50 1250–52
Ayyubid—Damascus 582–658 1186–1260
  al-Afdal 582–92 1186–96
  al-cAdil I 592–615 1196–1218
  al-Mucazzam 615–24 1218–27
  al-Nasir Salah al-Din Da'ud 624–26 1227–29
  al-Ashraf 626–34 1229–37
  al-Salih Ismacil (1st reign) 634–35 1237–38
  al-Kamil 635 1238
  al-cAdil II 635–36 1238–39
  al-Salih Najm al-Din Ayyub (1st reign) 636–37 1239
  al-Salih Ismacil (2nd reign) 637–43 1239–45
  al-Salih Najm al-Din Ayyub (2nd reign) 643–47 1245–49
  al-Mucazzam Turan Shah 647–48 1249–50
  al-Nasir Salah al-Din II 648–58 1250–60
Ayyubid—Aleppo 579–658 1183–1260
  al-cAdil I 579–82 1183–86
  al-Zahir Ghiyath al-Din 582–613 1186–1216
  al-cAziz Ghiyath al-Din 613–34 1216–37
  al-Nasir Salah al-Din II 634–58 1237–60
Ayyubid—Mayyafariqin, Sinjar 581–658 1185–1260
Ayyubid—Baclbakk 568–658 1172–1260
Ayyubid—Hama 574–732 1178–1332
Ayyubid—Hims 574–661 1178–1272
Ayyubid—Yemen 569–626 1174–1229
  al-Mucazzam Shams al-Din Turan Shah 569–77 1174–1181
  al-cAziz Zahir al-Din Tughtigin 577–93 1181–97
  Mucizz al-Din Ismacil 593–98 1197–1202
  al-Nasir Ayyub 598–611 1202–14
  al-Muzaffar Sulayman 611–12 1214–15
  al-Mascud Salah al-Din 612–26 1215–29
Ayyubid—Hisn Kayfa and Amid 629–9th century 1232–15th century
Mamluk—Bahri 648–792 1250–1390
  Shajar al-Durr 648 1250
  Aybak 648–55 1250–57
  cAli 655–57 1257–59
  Qutuz 657–58 1259–60
  Baybars I 658–76 1260–77
  Baraka Khan 676–78 1277–80
  Salamish 678 1280
  Qala'un 678–89 1280–90
  Khalil 689–93 1290–94
  al-Nasir Muhammad (1st reign) 693–94 1294–95
  Kitbugha 694–96 1295–97
  Lajin 696–98 1297–99
  al-Nasir Muhammad (2nd reign) 698–708 1299–1309
  Baybars II 708–9 1309
  al-Nasir Muhammad (3rd reign) 709–41 1309–40
  Abu Bakr 741–42 1340–41
  Kujuk 742–43 1341–42
  Ahmad 743 1342
  Ismacil 743–46 1342–45
  Shacban I 746–47 1345–46
  Hajji I 747–48 1346–47
  al-Nasir al-Hasan (1st reign) 748–52 1347–51
  Salih 752–55 1351–54
  al-Nasir al-Hasan (2nd reign) 755–62 1354–61
  al-Mansur Muhammad 762–64 1361–63
  Shacban II 764–78 1363–76
  al-Mansur cAli 778–83 1376–82
  al-Salih Hajji II 783–84 1382
  [Barquq 784–91 1382–89]
  Hajji II (2nd reign) 791 1389
Mamluk—Circass