<P> Grouped by capital or core region </P> <Ul> <Li> The Persian Empire, under the Safavid dynasty (1502--1736), Afsharid dynasty, and Qajar dynasty </Li> <Li> The Ilkhanate (Mongol) </Li> <Li> The Khwarezmian Empire - The Khwarezm - Shâh Dynasty </Li> <Li> The Buyid dynasty </Li> <Li> The Great Seljuq Empire </Li> <Li> The Saffarid dynasty </Li> <Li> The Ak Koyunlu </Li> <Li> The Kara Koyunlu </Li> <Li> The Muzaffarids </Li> <Li> The Tahirid dynasty </Li> <Li> The Ghurids </Li> <Li> The Ghaznavid Empire </Li> </Ul> <Li> The Persian Empire, under the Safavid dynasty (1502--1736), Afsharid dynasty, and Qajar dynasty </Li> <Li> The Ilkhanate (Mongol) </Li>

Dominion of the umayyad dynasty in the islamic world