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Abbasid Caliphate
third Islamic caliphate (750–1258)
Marinid dynasty
Muslim Berber dynasty (1244–1465)
Ghurid dynasty
late 8th-century–1215 Iranian dynasty from Ghor, modern Afghanistan
Ghaznavids
a Medieval Muslim Turkic dynasty ruling at eastern Iran and northern India (977–1196)
Anushtegin dynasty
dynasty
Hotak dynasty
Afghan monarchy of the Ghilji Pashtuns (1709–1738)
Wattasid dynasty
Ruling dynasty of Morocco (1472-1554)
Sur Empire
empire of Pashtun origin who ruled a large territory in Northern part of South Asia between 1540 and 1556
Barakzai dynasty
ruling dynasty of Afghanistan from 1823 until 1973
Samanid Empire
former state in Central Asia
Zayyanid Dynasty
Amazigh (Berber) dynasty that ruled Kingdom of Tlemcen
Sajids
Iranian Muslim dynasty ruling of Azerbaijan and Aran (889–929)
Al Rashid
dynasty
Burid dynasty
Medieval Turkish principality in Syria
Bidar Sultanate
former country
Husainid dynasty
dynasty ruling in Tunisia (1705-1957)
Banu Qasi
Muslim noble family of Roman Hispanic origin
Bavand dynasty
Iranian dynasty ruling North and Central Iran (655–1349)
Marwanids
Kurdish dynasty ruling the regions of Armenia and North Mesopotamia (983–1085)
Saltukids
The Saltukids or Saltuqids (Modern Turkish: Saltuklu Beyliği) were a dynasty of the Seljuk Empire, founded after the Battle of Manzikert (1071) centred on Erzurum. The Saltukids ruled between 1071 and 1202. The beylik was founded by Emir Saltuk, one of the Turkmen commanders of the Great Seljuk Alp Arslan. The beylik fought frequently against the Georgian Kingdom for hegemony of the Kars region. The center of the beylik, Erzurum, was briefly re-occupied by the Byzantine Empire between 1077 and 1079, and was besieged by the Georgian King Giorgi III in 1184. It comprised the entirety of present-
Ahlatshahs
The Shah-Armens (lit. 'Kings of Armenia', ), also known as Ahlatshahs (lit. 'Rulers of Ahlat', ) or Begtimurids, was a Turkoman Sunni Muslim dynasty founded after the Battle of Manzikert (1071) and centred in Ahlat on the northwestern shore of the Lake Van. This region comprised most of modern-day Bitlis and Van, and parts of Muş provinces.
Rawadid dynasty
Arab dynasty ruling the regions of Azerbaijan and Armenia (955–1071)
Kingdom of Tlemcen
Zayyanid kingdom
Karamanli dynasty
ruling dynasty of Ottoman Tripolitania from 1711 to 1832
Adina Mosque
Mosque in West Bengal, India
Beylik of Hamid
The Hamidids (Modern Turkish: Hamidoğulları or Hamidoğulları Beyliği) was one of the Turkish beyliks in Anatolia during the 14th century. It emerged as a consequence of the decline of the Sultanate of Rum and ruled in the regions around Eğirdir and Isparta in southwestern Anatolia.
Chobanids
beylik
Candar dynasty
Anatolian princely dynasty
Beylik of Karasi
The Karasids (; ) were a Turkoman dynasty that ruled the region of Mysia in northwestern Anatolia during the first half of the 14th century. While legendary lineages link the family to the Danishmendids, an 11–12th-century dynasty in central Anatolia, the earliest Karasid rulers the eponymous Karasi Bey and his father Kalam Shah are thought to have taken over the region around Balıkesir during the reign of Mesud II () of the Sultanate of Rum claiming independence. Following the death of Karasi Bey, the dynasty ended up ruling two separate emirates, headed by Demir Khan and Yakhshi Khan. Demir
Mengujekids
Anatolian Turkoman Dynasty
Shah Mir dynasty
Kashmiri dynasty
Arghun Dynasty
medieval Turco-Mongol dynasty
Samma dynasty
former 15th century dynasty of Sindh in Pakistan
Durrani dynasty
dynasty of the Afghan Empire
Ziyadid dynasty
dynasty
Dulafid dynasty
Hussain Shahi dynasty
Muslim Sultanate of Bengal (16th century)
Muzaffarid dynasty of Gujarat
dynasty
Faruqi Dynasty
ruling dynasty of the Khandesh sultanate
Tahirid Sultanate
former Arab Muslim dynasty
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Ilyas Shahi dynasty
Bengali dynasty (1342–1415; 1437-1487)
Sultanate of Tuggurt
former North African sultanate (1414-1881)
Yufirids
The Yuʿfirids () were an Islamic Himyarite 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 suzerainty of the Abbasid caliphs. Their centres were Sanaa and Shibam Kawkaban. The Yuʿfirids followed Sunni Islam.
Wings of the Golden Horde
Wings of the Golden Horde
Najahids
Historical East African line of succession
Ridwan dynasty
prominent pasha family in Palestine in the 1560s
Babi Dynasty
Afghan dynasty
Mahdids
thumb|260px|right|Yemeni States around 1160 AD
Khurasanid dynasty
dynasty
Khalji dynasty of Bengal
Muslim rulers in Asia, 1204–1231