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 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, 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 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 of

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) *

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 (1171–1341, based in Damascus and Aleppo) * Zengid dynasty (1127–1250, based in Aleppo) * Burid dynasty (1104–1154) * Hamdanid dynasty (890–1004, based in Aleppo) * Uqaylid dynasty (990–1096; Syria, Iraq) * Bani Assad (990–1081, Iraq) * Numayrid (990–1081; Syria, Turkey) * Marwanid (983–1085; Syria, Turkey, Armenia, Iraq) * Mirdasid dynasty (1024–1080, Syria) * Artuqids (1101–1409; Syria, Turkey, Iraq) * Baban (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 (1330–1855) * Principality of Bitlis (1182–1847) * Hadhabani (906–1070) * Mukriyan (1050–1500) * Qarghuyah, Emirate of Aleppo (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, Lulu' dynasty (1004–1016) * Assaf dynasty (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 (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 (1921–1958) * Kingdom of Jordan (1921–present)

Arabian Peninsula and Persian Gulf

Saudi Arabia * Rashidun Caliphate (632-661) * Emirate of Mecca (1916–1924) Saudi State * Emirate of Riyadh (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 (1744–1818) (First Saudi State) * Emirate of Nejd (1818–1891) (Second Saudi State) * Emirate of Nejd and Hasa (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 (1921–1926) * Idrisid Emirate of Asir (1909–1930) * Kingdom of Hejaz (1916–1925) * Kingdom of Hejaz and Nejd (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 (1744–present) Bahrain * Qarmatians (899–1077) * Uyunid Kingdom (1076–1253) * Usfurid (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 (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 (1876–present) * Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah (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 (1775–present) * Dibba (1871–1953) * Hamriyya (1875–1922) * Hira (1915–1942) * Kalba (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 (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 (1918-1970) * Zurayids (1083-1174) * Hamdanids (1099-1174) * Sulaymanids (1063-1174) * Mahdids (1159-1174) * Sulayhid dynasty (1047-1138) * Rassids of

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 of

(1229-1454) * Najahid dynasty (1022-1158) * Ziyadid dynasty (819-856) * Tahirid dynasty (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 (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 (1670-1967) * Sultanate of Haushabi (1730-1967) * Lahej Sultanate (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 (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 (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 (868–905; Egypt, Syria) * Rassids (897–1962) * Qarmatian Kingdom (899–976) *

(968–1925) * Ayyubid Dynasty (1171–1260) * Rasulids (1229–1454) * Mamluk Dynasty (1250–1517) * Omani Sultanate (1696–1856) * Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (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 (800–909; Ifriqiya, 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 (972–1148) * Almoravid dynasty (1040–1147; Maghreb, Spain) * Almohad dynasty (1121–1269) * Ayyubid dynasty (1171–1254) * Hafsid dynasty (1229–1574) * Nasrid dynasty (1232–1492; Granada,

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 ...

) * Marinid dynasty (1244–1465) * Abbasid Caliph (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 (1472–1554) * Saadi dynasty (1511–1628) * Alaouite dynasty (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) * Zirid dynasty (972–1148) * Confederation of Banu Mzab (1012–1882) * Hammadid dynasty (1014–1152) * Almohad dynasty (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 (1510–1872) * Kingdom of Kuku (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 * Tulunids (868–905) *

(909-1171) * Ikhshidids (935–969) * Banu Kanz (1004–1412) * Ayyubid dynasty (1171–1254) * Mamluk dynasty (1250–1517) * Abbasid Caliph (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 (1914–1922) * Kingdom of Egypt (1922–1953) Tunisia * Aghlabid dynasty (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, Ifriqiya) * Idrisid dynasty (788–974) * Almoravid dynasty (1040–1147) * Almohad dynasty (1121–1269 CE) * Marinid Sultanate (1244-1465, Maghreb) * Wattasid dynasty (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 (1591–1833; Western Sahara, Maghreb, Mali) * Naqsid principality of Tetouan (1597–1673) * Republic of Bou Regreg (1627–1668) * Alaouite dynasty (1666–present) * Republic of the Rif (1921–1926) *

Libya * Sultanate of Fezzan (918–1190) * Sultanate of Tripolitania (1327–1401) under Bani Ammar * Pasha of Tripoli (1551–1711) * Kingdom of Fezzan (1556–1856) under Awlad Muhammad dynasty * Karamanli dynasty (1711–1835) * Cyrenaica Emirate (1843–1951) * Kingdom of Libya (1951–1969)

Horn of Africa

Somalia * Hawiye Kingdom (500-1300) * Tunni Sultanate (900–1300) * Mogadishu Sultanate (900–1300) * Ajuran Sultanate (1300-1798) * Hiraab Imamate (1600–1860) * Majeerteen Sultanate (1600–1927) * Geledi Sultanate (1843–1908) * Hobyo Sultanate (1878–1925) * Sultanate of Showa (896-1285) * Sultanate of Ifat (1185–1415) * Adal Sultanate (1415–1555) * Isaaq Sultanate (1750–1884) * Habr Yunis Sultanate (1769-1907) * Zeila Emirate (1415–1420) * Harla Kingdom (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 * Harla Kingdom (501-1500) * Sultanate of Showa (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 (1200–1495) * Sultanate of Ifat (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) * Adal Sultanate (1415–1577) * Sultanate of Harar (1526–1577) * Imamate of Aussa (1557–1672) * Emirate of Harar (1647–1887) * Sultanate of Aussa (1734–present) * Isaaq Sultanate (1750–1884) * Habr Yunis Sultanate (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 (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 (1050–1557) * Beja Kingdom (930-1500) Djibouti * Tadjoura Sultanate (1450–present) * Rahayta Sultanate (1600–present)

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* 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'' (" ...

) * Justanids (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) * Tahirid dynasty (821–873) * Qarinvand dynasty (823–1110) * Saffarid dynasty (861–1003) * Shirvanshah (861–1538) * Alavid dynasty (864–928) * Sajid dynasty (889–929) * Ma'danids (890–1110, Makran) *

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 (919–1062) * Ziyarid dynasty (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 (955–1071, Tabriz) * Hasanwayhid (959–1015) * Annazids (990–1180; Iran, Iraq) * Ma'munid dynasty (995–1017) * Kakuyid (1008–1141) * Great Seljuq Empire (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 (1041-1187) * Hormuz Kingdom (1060–1622) * Khwarezmian Empire 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 The Khorshidi dynasty, Abbasi dynasty or Shahs of Little Lorestan (1184–1597) was a Lurs, Lur dynasty that ruled Little Lorestan in the later Middle Ages from their capital Khorramabad. They were neighbours of the Hazaraspids who ruled over Gre ...

(1155–1597, Lorestan) * Qutlugh-Khanids (1222–1306) * Mihrabanid dynasty (1236–1537, Baluchistan) * Kart dynasty (1244–1381) *

Ilkhanate The Ilkhanate, also spelled Il-khanate ( fa, ایل خانان, ''Ilxānān''), known to the Mongols as ''Hülegü Ulus'' (, ''Qulug-un Ulus''), was a khanate established from the southwestern sector of the Mongol Empire. The Ilkhanid realm ...

(Mongol) (1295–1357) * Muzaffarids (1314–1393) *

Sarbadars The Sarbadars (from fa, سربدار ''sarbadār'', "head on gallows"; also known as Sarbedaran ) were a mixture of religious dervishes and secular rulers that came to rule over part of western Khurasan in the midst of the disintegration of ...

(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 The Aq Qoyunlu ( az, Ağqoyunlular , ) was a culturally Persianate,Kaushik Roy, ''Military Transition in Early Modern Asia, 1400–1750'', (Bloomsbury, 2014), 38; "Post-Mongol Persia and Iraq were ruled by two tribal confederations: Akkoyunlu (Wh ...

(1378–1501) * Musha'sha'iyyah (1436–1729) * Talysh Khanate (1747–1832) *

Maku Khanate Khanate of Maku was an 18th-20th century khanate based in Maku of the Bayat dynasty. It came into existence after the death of Nader Shah which led to the breakup of the Safavid empire, and gain semi-independence. It rejoined the Persian Empir ...

(1747–1922) *

Ardabil Khanate Ardabil Khanate () was an 18th-19th century khanate based in Ardabil. It was established by Badr Khan in 1736, who attended the coronation of Nader Shah in January 1736. The khanate was ruled by Sarikhanbayli clan of Shahsevan tribal alliance. It w ...

(1747–1808) * Khalkhal Khanate (1747–1809) *

Khoy Khanate The Khoy Khanate, also known as the Principality of Donboli, was a hereditary Kurdish khanate around Khoy and Salmas in Iran ruled by the Donboli tribe from 1210 until 1799. The khanate has been described as the most powerful khanate in the regi ...

(1747–1813) * Maragheh Khanate (1610–1925) * Marand Khanate (1747–1828) *

Sarab Khanate The Sarab Khanate () was a Kurdish khanate centered around Sarab after 1747 and ruled by the Shaqaqi tribe. History Rise of the Khanate With the collapse of the Safavid Empire in 1722, the Caucasian provinces were thrown into chaos. The ...

(1747–1797) *

Tabriz Khanate The Tabriz Khanate ( fa, خانات تبریز, Azerbaijani: تبریز خانلیغی) was a Caucasian Khanate from 1757 to 1799, centered around Tabriz and led by members of the Turkified Kurdish Donboli tribe. History Founding Until the ...

(1747–1802) * Urmia Khanate (1747–1865) *

Emirate of Muhammara The Emirate of Muhammara or Sheikhdom of Muhammara, sometimes also called the Emirate of Arabistan or Sheikhhdom of Arabistan, was an autonomous emirate in modern-day Khuzestan province in Iran. during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, lasti ...

(1740-1925) * Safavid dynasty (1502–1736) * Afsharid dynasty (1736–1796) * Zand dynasty (1751–1794) * Qajar dynasty (1789–1925) * Pahlavi dynasty (1925–1979) Anatolia (Turkey) * Great Seljuk Empire (1029–1194) *

(1299–1923) * Seljuk Sultanate of Rûm (1077–1308) * Danishmends Dynasty (1071–1178) * Mengujekids Dynasty (1072–1277) * Saltukids Dynasty (1071–1202) * 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 (1480–1534) * Ahiler (1290–1362) * Alaiye (1293–1471) *

Aydinids The Aydinids or Aydinid dynasty (Modern Turkish: ''Aydınoğulları'', ''Aydınoğulları Beyliği'', ota, آیدین اوغوللاری بیلیغی), also known as the Principality of Aydin and Beylik of Aydin (), was one of the Anatolian ...

(1300–1425) *

Beyliks of Canik Beyliks of Canik ( tr, Canik beylikleri ) is a name given to a group of small Turkoman principalities in northern Anatolia during the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries. Anthony Bryer connects the toponyme Chanik with the name "Chani" which the ...

(1300–1460) * Jandarids (1291–1461) *

Chobanids The Chobanids or the Chupanids ( fa, سلسله امرای چوپانی) were descendants of a Mongol family of the Suldus clan that came to prominence in 14th century Persia. At first serving under the Ilkhans, they took ''de facto'' contr ...

(1211–1309) *

Dulkadirids The Anatolian beylik of Dulkadir (Modern Turkish: ''Dulkadiroğulları Beyliği''), was one of the frontier principalities established by the Turkoman clans Bayat, Afshar and Begdili after the decline of Seljuk Sultanate of Rûm. Capitals T ...

(1348–1522) * Eretnids (1335–1390) * Erzincan (1379–1410) *

Eshrefids The Eshrefids or Ashrafids (Modern Turkish: ''Eşrefoğulları'' or ''Eşrefoğulları Beyliği'' ) was one of the Anatolian beyliks. Capital Its capital was in Beyşehir. Foundation It was one of the frontier principalities established by Og ...

(1285–1326) * Germiyanids (1300–1429) * Hamidids (1300–1391) * Kadi Burhan al-Din (1381–1398) *

Karasids The Karasids or Karasid dynasty ( Ottoman قرا صي; Modern Turkish ''Karesioğulları'', ''Karesioğulları Beyliği''), also known as the Principality of Karasi and Beylik of Karasi (''Karasi Beyliği'' or ''Karesi Beyliği'' ), was an Anatolia ...

(1296–1357) * Ladik (1262–1391) * Mentese (1261–1424) * Pervaneoglu (1277–1322) * Ramadanids (1352–1608) *

Sahib Ataids Sahib Ataids (Modern Turkish: ''Sâhipataoğulları'' or ''Sâhipataoğulları Beyliği'') was an Anatolian beylik centered in Kara Hisar-i Sâhib (Afyonkarahisar) and founded by one of the last viziers of the Seljuk Sultanate of Rûm, Fakhr al- ...

(1275–1341) * Sarukhanids (1300–1410) * Teke (1321–1423) * Emirate of Melitene (850–934) * Amida (983–1085) * Ayyubid dynasty (1171-1341) * Zurarid Emirate of Arzen (850-930) * Emirate of Bingöl (1231-1864) *

Emirate of Bradost An emirate is a territory ruled by an emir, a title used by monarchs or high officeholders in the Muslim world. From a historical point of view, an emirate is a political-religious unit smaller than a caliphate. It can be considered equivalen ...

(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) * Shirvanshah (1207–1607) *

(1378-1501) * Kara Koyunlu (1374-1468) *

Shamakhy Khanate Shamakhy khanate was a feudal state on the modern territory of Azerbaijan in the 18th century. Diarchy existed in Shamakhy khanate. Part of the khanate was governed by Mahammad Hasan khan, other parts was governed by Mahammad Said and Agasi brothers ...

(1721–1749) *Salyan Khanate (1729–1782) *

Karabakh Khanate The Karabakh Khanate was a semi-independent Turkic Caucasian khanate on the territories of modern-day Armenia and Azerbaijan established in about 1748 under Iranian suzerainty in Karabakh and adjacent areas. The Karabakh Khanate came under ...

(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 Shamakhi District ( az, Şamaxı rayonu) is one of the 66 districts of Azerbaijan. It is located in the east of the country and belongs to the Mountainous Shirvan Economic Region. The district borders the districts of Quba, Khizi, Gobustan, ...

(1748–1786) *Yeni

(1748–1786) *

(1747-1808) * Urmia Khanate (1747-1865) *

Javad Khanate Javad Khanate ( fa, خانات جواد) was a khanate in the territory of modern Azerbaijan with its capital in the town of Javad. It extended from Javad on the Kura River southwest along the east side of the Aras River. It was bordered by S ...

(1747-1805) * Shirvan Khanate (1748-1820) * Talysh Khanate (1747-1828) *

Elisu Sultanate The Sultanate of Elisu, also known as Elisou or Ilisu, was a sultanate in the 18th and 19th centuries. Geography, population and government Located mostly on the southern slope of the Caucasus Mountains in what is now northwest Azerbaijan, it ex ...

(1604–1844) * Great Seljuk Empire (1037-1194) * Derbent Khanate (1747-1806) * Qajar dynasty (1789-1925) *

ll (1786–1844) Armenia * Emirate of Armenia (697–700, 711–885) * Erivan Khanate (1736–1827) *

(1606–1806) * Shaddadids (951–1199) * Sallarid dynasty (919–1062) * Sajid dynasty (889–929) * Marwanid dynasty (983–1085) * Eldiguzids (1135–1225) Georgia * Emirate of Tbilisi (736–1122) * Principality of Abkhazia (1463-1864) Caucasus * Emirate of

Derbent Derbent (russian: Дербе́нт; lez, Кьвевар, Цал; az, Дәрбәнд, italic=no, Dərbənd; av, Дербенд; fa, دربند), formerly romanized as Derbend, is a city in Dagestan, Russia, located on the Caspian Sea. It ...

(654-1747) * Caucasian Imamate (1828–1859) * Chechen Republic of Ichkeria (1991–2000) * Derbent Khanate (1747–1806) * Avar Khanate (1240–1864) *

Gazikumukh Shamkhalate "Gazikumukh Shamkhalate" is a term introduced in Russian-Dagestan historiography starting from the 1950s–60s to denote the Kumyk state that existed on the territory of present-day Dagestan in the period of the 8th to 17th centuries with the capi ...

(740–1640) * Shamkhalate of Tarki (1640–1867) * Gazikumukh Khanate (1642–1860) *

Abazinia Abazinia, Abazashta or Abaza is a historical country at the northern mountainside of the Caucasus Major, now the northern part of Karachay–Cherkess Republic, Russia. Abazinia is a home of the Abazins, a people related to the Abkhaz people t ...

(1400–1800) * North Caucasian Emirate (1919–1920) * Circassia (1427-1864) * Kabardia (1453-1825) Afghanistan * Farighunids (800–1010) * Kart dynasty (1244–1381, based in

Herat Herāt (; Persian: ) is an oasis city and the third-largest city of Afghanistan. In 2020, it had an estimated population of 574,276, and serves as the capital of Herat Province, situated south of the Paropamisus Mountains (''Selseleh-ye Safē ...

) * Afsharid Empire (1736–1796) * Emirate of Afghanistan (1823–1926) * Emirate of Afghanistan (1929) * Kingdom of Afghanistan (1926–1973) * Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (1996–2001) *

Barakzai dynasty The two branches of the Barakzai dynasty (, "sons of Barak") ruled modern day Afghanistan from 1823 to 1973 when the monarchy ended under Musahiban Mohammed Zahir Shah. The Barakzai dynasty was established by Dost Mohammad Khan after the Durr ...

(1826–1973) * Hotaki dynasty (1709–1738) * Durrani Empire (1747–1826) * Azad Khan (1750–1758) * Shiberghan Khanate (1757–1875) * Sar-e Pol Khanate (1510–1875) * Maymana Khanate (1506–1900) *

Khulm Kholm or Khulm (Dari/Pashto: خلم), formerly known as Tashqurghan (Dari/Uzbek: تاشقرغان), is a town in Balkh Province of northern Afghanistan, 60 km east of Mazar-i-Sharif one-third of the way to Kunduz. Kholm is an ancient town loc ...

Khanate (1800–1849) * Kunduz Khanate (1508–1888) * Ghuriyan Khanate (1803–1816) * Badakshan Khanate (1657–1773) * Andkhoy Khanate (1730–1880) *

Ghazni Ghazni ( prs, غزنی, ps, غزني), historically known as Ghaznain () or Ghazna (), also transliterated as Ghuznee, and anciently known as Alexandria in Opiana ( gr, Αλεξάνδρεια Ωπιανή), is a city in southeastern Afghanistan ...

(1879–1880) *

Peshawar Peshawar (; ps, پېښور ; hnd, ; ; ur, ) is the sixth most populous city in Pakistan, with a population of over 2.3 million. It is situated in the north-west of the country, close to the International border with Afghanistan. It is ...

(1747–1823) *

Qandahar Kandahar (; Kandahār, , Qandahār) is a city in Afghanistan, located in the south of the country on the Arghandab River, at an elevation of . It is Afghanistan's second largest city after Kabul, with a population of about 614,118. It is the ca ...

(1704–1881) *

(1695–1881) *

Kabul Kabul (; ps, , ; , ) is the capital and largest city of Afghanistan. Located in the eastern half of the country, it is also a municipality, forming part of the Kabul Province; it is administratively divided into #Districts, 22 municipal dist ...

Kingdom (1747–1901) *

Islamic Emirate of Kunar The Islamic Emirate of Kunar () was a short-lived unrecognized Salafi quasi-state in Kunar Province, which was led by Jamil al-Rahman and established by his group, Jamaat al-Dawah ila al-Quran wal-Sunnah. The Islamic Emirate of Kunar was the ...

(1991) * Islamic Emirate of Badakhshan (1996) *

Islamic Revolutionary State of Afghanistan The Islamic Revolutionary State of Afghanistan ( fa, دولت انقلابی اسلامی افغانستان) was a small Salafist Islamic state located in the north of Bashgal Valley, Nuristan Province. It was founded by Mawlawi Afzal during the ...

(1980)

Indian subcontinent

Bangladesh * Khalji dynasty (1204-1231) * Balban dynasty (1287-1324) * Bengal Sultanate (1352-1576) under: ** Ilyas Shahi dynasty (1342–1415, 1437-1487) **

Bani Ganesh The House of Ganesha ( bn, বনী গণেশ, Banī Gaṇesh, fa, ) was the second royal house of the late medieval Sultanate of Bengal. It is named after its founder Raja Ganesha, a wealthy Hindu nobleman, who succeeded the former Ilyas S ...

(1418–1437) ** Hussain Shahi dynasty (1493-1538) ** Muhammad Shahi dynasty (1554-1564) ** Karrani dynasty (1564-1576) * Nawabs of Bengal (1717-1880) * Prithimpassa Estate (1499-1950) * Pratapgarh Kingdom (1489-1700) *

Taraf Kingdom Taraf ( bn, তরফ/তরপ, Torof/Torop), previously known as Tungachal ( bn, তুঙ্গাচল, Tungachol), was a feudal territory of the Sylhet region in Bengal and was under many petty kingdoms in different periods of time. It was pa ...

(1200-1610) * Baro-Bhuiyan (1576-1611) Pakistan * Dynasties of Sindh (841–1843) ** Habbari dynasty (841–1024) ** Soomra dynasty (1026–1351) **

Samma dynasty The Samma dynasty ( sd, سمن جو راڄ, ) was a medieval Sindhi dynasty in the Indian subcontinent, that ruled Sindh, as well as parts of Kutch, Punjab and Balochistan from 1351 to 1524 CE, with their capital at Thatta known as Sa ...

(1351–1524) ** Arghun dynasty (1520–1591) ** Tarkhan dynasty (1554–1591) ** Kalhora dynasty (1701–1783) ** Talpur dynasty (1783–1843) *

Emirate of Multan Emirate of Multan (855 – 1010) was a medieval kingdom in Punjab that was centred around city of Multan, present-day Punjab, Pakistan. It was initially ruled by the tribe of ''Banu Munabbih''. In 959 CE, Ismaili Qarmatians under '' Banu Lawi'' ...

(855-1010) *

Langah Sultanate The Langah Sultanate, also known as the Sultanate of Multan, was a kingdom which emerged after the decline of Delhi Sultanate in the Punjab region. The capital of the Sultanate was the city of Multan in south Punjab. Origin There are conflicti ...

(1445-1540) * Sultanate of Kashmir (1339–1586) ** Shah Mir dynasty (1339–1561) ** Chak dynasty (1554-1586) * Northern Dynasties (780–1947) ** Trakhan dynasty (780–1821) ** Maqpon dynasty (1190–1840) * Dynasties of Chitral **

Raees Dynasty Chitral ( khw, , lit=field, translit=ćhitrār; ur, , translit=ćitrāl) is situated on the Chitral River in northern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. It serves as the capital of the Chitral District and before that as the capital of Chitral ...

(1320–1570) **

Katoor dynasty The Katoor dynasty (also spelled Katur and Kator) was a dynasty, which along with its collateral branches ruled the sovereign, later princely state of Chitral and its neighbours in the eastern Hindu Kush region for over 450 years, from around ...

(1570–1947) * Bawalpur state (1727–1947) *Gabare Jahangiri Dynasty (1190–1520) * Qarlughids (1238–1266) * Pakhal Sarkar (1472–1703) * Sadozai of

Multan Multan (; ) is a city in Punjab, Pakistan, on the bank of the Chenab River. Multan is Pakistan's seventh largest city as per the 2017 census, and the major cultural, religious and economic centre of southern Punjab. Multan is one of the ol ...

(1738–1818) * Kheshgi of Kasur (1525–1807) * Langah of

(1445–1526) * Mirani dynasty of

(1550–1787) * Lodi dynasty of

(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) Amb or Kingdom of Amb also Feudal Tanawal (Urdu/ Persian: ''ریاست امب,'' romanized: ''Riyasat-e-Amb'') was a princely state in the present day Khyber Pakhtunkhwa region of Pakistan. It was a monarchy ruled by the Tanolis, a tribe of ...

(1772–1971) *

Phulra (princely state) , subdivision = Princely state , nation = Pakistan , image_flag = , image_map = Phulra map.gif , image_map_caption = Map of Pakistan with Phulra highlighted , capital ...

(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 Nawab ( Balochi: نواب; ar, نواب; bn, নবাব/নওয়াব; hi, नवाब; Punjabi : ਨਵਾਬ; Persian, Punjabi , Sindhi, Urdu: ), also spelled Nawaab, Navaab, Navab, Nowab, Nabob, Nawaabshah, Nawabshah or Nobab, ...

of Jogezai (1897-present) * Dynasties and Empires of all of Pakistan ** Ghurids (879–1215) ** Ghaznavids (977–1186) **

(1526–1857) ** Durrani Empire (1747–1826) *

Delhi Sultanate The Delhi Sultanate was an Islamic empire based in Delhi that stretched over large parts of the Indian subcontinent for 320 years (1206–1526).

(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 The Delhi Sultanate was an Islamic empire based in Delhi that stretched over large parts of the Indian subcontinent for 320 years (1206–1526).

(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 The Farooqi dynasty (also spelt Farooqui, Faruqi) was the ruling dynasty of the Khandesh Sultanate (named after the Khandesh region) from its inception in 1382 till its annexation by the Mughal emperor Akbar in 1601. The founder of the dynasty, M ...

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Farooqi dynasty Farooqui ( ar, الفاروقي); also transliterated as Farooqi, Faruki or Al Farooqui), is a distinct name or surname or last name of Arabic origin. Notable Farooquis * Umar, second Caliph of Islam associate of Muhammad * Hafsa bint Umar, wi ...

(1382–1601) * Jaunpur Sultanate (1394–1479) * Gujarat Sultanate (1407–1573) *

Malwa Sultanate The Malwa Sultanate ( fa, ) (Pashto: ; ''lit: Mālwā Salṭanat'') was a late medieval Islamic sultanate in the Malwa region, covering the present day Indian states of Madhya Pradesh and south-eastern Rajasthan from 1392 to 1562. It was f ...

(1392–1562) * Sur Empire (1540–1556) *

(1526–1857) * Bahmani Sultanate (1347–1527) * Madurai Sultanate (1335–1378) *

Mysore Kingdom The Kingdom of Mysore was a realm in southern India, traditionally believed to have been founded in 1399 in the vicinity of the modern city of Mysore. From 1799 until 1950, it was a princely state, until 1947 in a subsidiary alliance with Brit ...

(1749–1799) under

Hyder Ali Hyder Ali ( حیدر علی, ''Haidarālī''; 1720 – 7 December 1782) was the Sultan and ''de facto'' ruler of the Kingdom of Mysore in southern India. Born as Hyder Ali, he distinguished himself as a soldier, eventually drawing the att ...

Tippu Sultan Tipu Sultan (born Sultan Fateh Ali Sahab Tipu, 1 December 1751 – 4 May 1799), also known as the Tiger of Mysore, was the ruler of the Kingdom of Mysore based in South India. He was a pioneer of rocket artillery.Dalrymple, p. 243 He i ...

* Deccan sultanates (1489–1687) ** Bidar Sultanate (1489–1619) **

Ahmadnagar Sultanate The Ahmadnagar Sultanate was a late medieval Indian Muslim kingdom located in the northwestern Deccan, between the sultanates of Gujarat and Bijapur. Malik Ahmed, the Bahmani governor of Junnar after defeating the Bahmani army led by general ...

(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 The Carnatic Sultanate was a kingdom in South India between about 1690 and 1855, and was under the legal purview of the Nizam of Hyderabad, until their demise. They initially had their capital at Arcot in the present-day Indian state of Tamil N ...

(1692–1855) *

Oudh State The Oudh State (, also Kingdom of Awadh, Kingdom of Oudh, or Awadh State) was a princely state in the Awadh region of North India until its annexation by the British in 1856. The name Oudh, now obsolete, was once the anglicized name o ...

(1732–1858) * Balasinor State (1758–1948) *

Banda (state) Banda was a princely state in Uttar Pradesh, India. It was disestablished due to its participation in the Indian Rebellion of 1857. The former region controlled by Banda state had a population of 698,608 people in 1881. History The founder of B ...

(1790–1858) * Nawab of Banganapalle (1665–1947) * Baoni State (1784–1947) * Basoda State (1753–1947) *

Bhopal State Bhopal State (pronounced ) was an Islamic principality founded in the beginning of 18th-century India by the Afghan Mughal noble Dost Muhammad Khan. It was a tributary state during 18th century, a princely salute state with 19-gun salute ...

(1723–1947) *

Dujana Dujana is a village, formerly a princely state, in Beri tehsil of Jhajjar district of Haryana State, India. The village is administered by a Sarpanch, an elected representative of the village. History Duna Princely State existed since the time ...

(1806–1947) * Nawab of Farrukhabad (1714–1802) * Hyderabad State (1724–1949) *

Jafarabad State Jafarabad, or Jafrabad State, was a tributary princely state in India during the British Raj. It was a dependency of the Nawab of Janjira State and located in the Kathiawar Peninsula on the Gujarat coast. The state had formerly been part of the ...

(1650–1948) *

Janjira State Janjira State was a princely state in India during the British Raj. Its rulers were a Siddi dynasty of Habesha descent and the state was under the suzerainty of the Bombay Presidency. Janjira State was located on the Konkan coast in the p ...

(1489–1948) * Jaora State (1808–1948) * Junagadh State (1730–1948) * Kamadhia (1817–1947) * Cambay State (1730–1948) *

Arakkal Kingdom Arakkal Kingdom was a Muslim kingdom in Kannur town in Kannur district, in the state of Kerala, South India. The king was called Ali Raja and the ruling queen was called Arakkal Beevi. Arakkal kingdom included little more than the Cannanor ...

(1545–1819) *

Nawab of Kurnool Kurnool is a city in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India. It formerly served as the capital of Andhra State (1953–1956). The city is often referred to as "The Gateway of Rayalaseema".Kurnool is also known as The City of Gem Stones. It also se ...

(1690–1839) * Kurwai State (1713–1923) * Loharu State (1806–1931) *

Malerkotla State The State of Malerkotla or Maler Kotla was a princely state in the Punjab region during the era of British India. The last Nawab of Maler Kotla signed the instrument of accession to join the Dominion of India on 20 August 1948. Its rulers belo ...

(1468–1947) *

Bantva Manavadar Bantva-Manavadar or Manavadar State was a princely state during the era of the British Raj in India. It was located on the Kathiawar peninsula in Gujarat. See also *Political integration of India *Bantva Memons *Bantva References External ...

(1733–1947) *

Mohammadgarh State Mohammadgarh State, also spelt as 'Muhammadgarh', was a former princely state in Central India, under the Bhopal Agency during the British Raj. It was situated in the Malwa Plateau. The state had an area of , and a population of 2,944 (as of 1901 ...

(1818–1947) * Palanpur State (1597–1947) * Pataudi State (1804–1931) *

Pathari State Pathari State was established by the Nawabzada Hayder Mohammad Khan of Orakzai Clan Mirazikhel tribe. The State of Bhopal and Rahatgarh later Rahatgarh state become Pathari after losing rule over Rahatgarh by East India Company was founded in 172 ...

(1794–1947) * Radhanpur State (1753–1948) * Nawab of Rajouri (1194–1846) * Rampur State (1719–1947) * Sachin State (1791–1947) * Sardargarh Bantva (1743–1948) *

Savanur State Savanur State, Nawab of Savanur was one of the princely states in British India. The last ruler of the state acceded to the Dominion of India on 8 March 1948, becoming part of the Mysore State in what is now Karnataka. History The name Savanu ...

(1680–1912) * Nawab of Surat (1733–1842) * Tonk State (1817–1947) * Zainabad (1903–1947) * Mewat (1372–1527) * Kharagpur Raj (1503–1840) *

Qaimkhani Kayamkhani or Kaimkhani (also spelled kayam Khani and Kaim Khani) is a Muslim community of India who were notable for ruling the Fatehpur- Jhunjhunu region in Rajasthan from the 1300s to the 1700s. History They are said to be descended from Chau ...

(1384–1731) * Lalkhani * Kingdom of Rohilkhand (1710–1857) *

Nanpara Nanpara is a town & municipal board in Bahraich district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is a region along the Nepal Border and includes tracts of dense forests. It is a city surrounded by many villages. Geography Nanpara is located a ...

(1632–1947) * Nawab of Mamdot (1800–1947) *

Bhikampur and Datawali (Aligarh) State The Bhikampur and Datawali principality is in Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh. For nearly four centuries, before the advent of British Raj in India, it was ruled by the descendants of a Sherwani Pathan from Jalalabad in Afghanistan. The Sherwani clan wer ...

(1750–1947) * Nawab of Farrukhnagar (1732–1947) *

Nawab of Chhatari Lieutenant Colonel Saeed ul-Mulk Nawab Sir Muhammad Ahmad Said Khan, Nawab of Chhatari also generally referred to as Nawab of Chhatari (12 December 1888 – 1982) was Governor of the United Provinces, Chief Minister of United Provinces, P ...

(1680–1981) * Nawab of Sardhana (1842–1947) * Faujdars of Purnea (1704-1947) * Nawab of Pahasu (1825-1969)

Southern Europe

Spain & Portugal * Emirate of Cordoba (756–929) * Caliph of Cordoba (929-1031) *

Taifa of Arjona The Taifa of Arjona () was a medieval Islamic taifa Moorish kingdom of Al-Andalus that ruled from 1232 to 1244. It followed Almohad Caliphate control of the area, and was superseded by the Christian Kingdom of Castile rule. The Taifa was ruled by ...

(1232-1244) * Taifa of Barcelona (716-801) * Taifa of Baeza (1224-1226) *

Taifa of Ceuta The Taifa of Ceuta () was one of the ''taifa'' states formed after the breakup of the Caliphate of Córdoba in the early 11th century. The cities of Ceuta ( ar, Sabta, script=Latn, italic=yes) and Tangiers were a part of the Ḥammūdid dynasty ' ...

(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 The Taifa of Orihuela () was a medieval taifa Moorish kingdom. It existed probably from around 1239 to 1249. List of Emirs Islamic dynasty * Abu Dja'far: fl. 13th century * Abu'l-Hasam: died 1249/50 1249 disestablishments in Europe States ...

(1239-1249) *

Taifa of Purchena The Taifa of Purchena () was a medieval Moorish taifa kingdom. Centered in Purchena, it existed from 1145 to 1150. List of Emirs Miqdamid dynasty * Ibn Miqdam: fl. mid-12th century (1145–1150) ** To Murcia Murcia (, , ) is a city in south ...

(1145-1150) * Taifa of Segura (1147-1150) *

Taifa of Tortosa The Taifa of Tortosa () was a medieval Islamic taifa kingdom. It existed for two separate periods, from 1010 to 1060 and 1081 to 1099. It was founded by the Slavic warlord Labib al-Fata al-Saqlabi. List of Emirs Saqlabi (Servile Rulers) dynasty * ...

(1010-1099) * Taifa of Tejada (1146-1150) * Taifa of Valencia (1010-1238) *

Taifa of Alpuente The Taifa of Alpuente () was a medieval taifa kingdom, of Berber origin, that existed from around 1009 to 1106 created following the end of the Caliphate of Córdoba in the Iberian Peninsula in 1010. It was centered at the city of Alpuente. I ...

(1009–1106) * Taifa of Badajoz (1009–1151) * Taifa of Morón (1010–1066) * Taifa of Toledo (1010–1085) *

(1010–1099) * Taifa of Arcos (1011–1145) *

Taifa of Almería The Taifa of Almería ( ar, طائفة المرية, rtl=yes, ) was a Muslim medieval Arab kingdom located in what is now the province of Almería in Spain. The taifa originated in 1012 and lasted until 1091. In this period the city of Almería r ...

(1010–1147) * Taifa of Denia (1010–1227) * Taifa of Valencia (1010–1238) *

Taifa of Murcia The Taifa of Murcia () was an Arab '' taifa'' of medieval Al-Andalus, in what is now southern Spain. It became independent as a ''taifa'' centered on the Moorish city of Murcia after the fall of the Umayyad Caliphate of Córdoba (11th centur ...

(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 The Taifa of Lisbon (from ar, طائفة الأشبونة ''Taa'ifatu al-Ushbunah'') was a medieval Islamic Arab Taifa kingdom of Gharb Al-Andalus. It was located in '' Ath-Thaghr Al-Adna'' region, the north-western section of the Moorish Al-A ...

(1022–1093) *

Taifa of Seville The Taifa of Seville ( ''Ta'ifat-u Ishbiliyyah'') was an Arab kingdom which was ruled by the Abbadid dynasty. It was established in 1023 and lasted until 1091, in what is today southern Spain and Portugal. It gained independence from the Cali ...

(1023–1091) *

Taifa of Niebla The Taifa of Niebla () was an Arab taifa kingdom that existed during three distinct time periods: from 1023 to 1053, from 1145 to 1150 and from 1234 to 1262. From 1053 until 1091 it was under the forcible control of Taifa of Seville, by Abbad I ...

(1023–1262) * Taifa of Córdoba (1031–1091) * Taifa of Mértola (1033–1151) *

Taifa of Algeciras The Taifa of Algeciras () was a medieval Muslim taifa kingdom in what is now southern Spain and Gibraltar, that existed from 1035 to 1058. History The ''taifa'' was created in 1013, in the wake of the disintegration of the caliphate of Córdoba ...

(1035–1058) *

Taifa of Ronda The Taifa of Ronda () was a medieval Berber taifa kingdom centered in Moorish al-Andalus in what is now southern Spain. It existed from 1039 to 1065. The taifa was ruled by a family from the Berber Banu Ifran tribe of North Africa. Its capital w ...

(1039–1065) * Taifa of Silves (1040–1151) *

Taifa of Málaga The Taifa of Málaga () was an Islamic Moorish taifa kingdom located in what is now southern Spain. It existed during four distinct time periods: from 1026 to 1057, 1073 to 1090, 1145 to 1153, and 1229 to 1239, when the polity was finally conquere ...

(1073–1239) * Taifa of Molina (c. 1080's–1100) * Taifa of Lorca (1228–1250) * Taifa of Menorca (1228–1287) *

Emirate of Granada ) , common_languages = Official language: Classical ArabicOther languages: Andalusi Arabic, Mozarabic, Berber, Ladino , capital = Granada , religion = Majority religion: Sunni IslamMinority religions:R ...

(1228–1492) France * Fraxinetum (887-972) * The Emirate of Septimania, ''Southern France'' (Gaul) (719-759) Rule by:

Umayyad Caliph 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 the ...

of Cordova Italy * The Emirate of Bari (847–871) * The Emirate of Taranto (831-880) * The Emirate of Sicily (802-1091) Rule by: ** Wali of Sicily (802-827) Euphemius & Asad ** Aghlabids of Sicily (827-909) ** Fatimids of Sicily (909-965) ** Emirate of Sicily (965-1091)

Kalbids The Kalbids () were a Muslim Arab dynasty in the Emirate of Sicily, which ruled from 948 to 1053. They were formally appointed by the Fatimids, but gained, progressively, ''de facto'' autonomous rule. History In 827, in the midst of internal B ...

Gibraltar *

Gibraltar Maghreb ) , anthem = "God Save the King" , song = "Gibraltar Anthem" , image_map = Gibraltar location in Europe.svg , map_alt = Location of Gibraltar in Europe , map_caption = United Kingdom shown in pale green , mapsize = , image_map2 = Gibra ...

(711-1462)

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

Sudan, South Sudan * Banu Kanz (1004–1412) Nubian *

Kingdom of al-Abwab The kingdom of al-Abwab was a medieval Nubian monarchy in present-day central Sudan. Initially the most northerly province of Alodia, it appeared as an independent kingdom from 1276. Henceforth it was repeatedly recorded by Arabic sources in rel ...

(1276–1560) *

Darfur Sultanate The Sultanate of Darfur was a pre-colonial state in present-day Sudan. It existed from 1603 to October 24, 1874, when it fell to the Sudanese warlord Rabih az-Zubayr and again from 1898 to 1916, when it was conquered by the British and integrat ...

(1445–1916) * Dar Fertit (1700-1873) * Dar al Masalit Sultanate (1884–1921) * Dar Qimr Sultanate (1850–1945) * Funj Sultanate (1503–1821) * Kingdom of Fazughli (1685–1821) Under Sennar * Kordofan Sultanate (1700–1821) *

(1867–1914) * Mahdiyya (1889–1898) * Sultanate of Egypt (1914–1z922) * Kingdom of Egypt (1922–1958) Mauritania *

Emirate of Brakna Brakna ( ar, ولاية البراكنة) is a region in south-west Mauritania. Its capital is Aleg. Other major cities/towns include Boghé. The region borders the Mauritanian regions of Tagant to the north-east, Assaba and Gorgol to the south ...

(1600–1934) *

Emirate of Trarza The Emirate of Trarza was a precolonial state in what is today southwest Mauritania. It has survived as a traditional confederation of semi-nomadic peoples to the present day. Its name is shared with the modern Region of Trarza. The population ...

(1640–present) * Emirate of Adrar (1740–1932) * Emirate of Tagant (1580–present) Niger * Dendi Kingdom (1591–1901) * Sultanate of Agadez (1449–1900) * Sultanate of Damagaram (1731–present) * Dosso kingdom (1750–present) * Sultanate Maradi (1807–present) * Tera Kingdom (1700–present) * Kokoro Kingdom (1700–1901) * Goure Kingdom (1700–1960) * Dargol Kingdom (1700–1901) * Emirate of Say (1825-1860) Nigeria *

Bornu Empire Bornu may refer to: * Bornu Empire, a historical state of West Africa * Borno State Borno State is a state in the North-East geopolitical zone of Nigeria, bordered by Yobe to the west, Gombe to the southwest, and Adamawa to the south while it ...

(1380–1893) * Sokoto Caliphate (1804–1903) * Hausa Kingdoms (1696–1831) * Nupe Kingdom (1531–1872) * Biu Kingdom (1535–1740) * Gadawur Kingdom (1421–1807) * Biram Kingdom (1110–1808) * Kingdom of Ila Orangun (1680–present) *

Iwo Kingdom The Iwo Kingdom is a traditional state based on the city of Iwo in Osun State, Nigeria. The Yoruba The Yoruba people (, , ) are a West African ethnic group that mainly inhabit parts of Nigeria, Benin, and Togo. The areas of these countries ...

(1415–present) *

Kingdom of Kano The Kingdom of Kano was a Hausa kingdom in the north of what is now Northern Nigeria that dates back before 1000 AD, and lasted until the proclamation of the Sultanate of Kano by King Ali Yaji Dan Tsamiya in 1349. The kingdom was then replaced by ...

(999–1349) * Sultanate of Kano (1350–1805) * Sultanate of Kebbi (1515–1831) * Yauri Kingdom (1400–1799) * Zamfara Kingdom (1200–1804) * Zaria Kingdom (1200–1896) * Osogbo Kingdom (1760–present) * Ede Kingdom (1858–present) * Suleja Emirate (1804–present) * Adamawa Emirate (1809–present) * Agaie Emirate (1832–present) * Bade Emirate (1818–present) * Bashar Emirate * Bauchi Emirate (1805–present) * Bida Emirate (1856–present) *

Biu Emirate The Biu Emirate is a traditional state based in Biu in Borno State, Nigeria. Prior to 1920 it was referred to as the Biu Kingdom. History The rulers of Biu are numbered from Abdullahi, later known as Yamta-ra-Wala or Yamta the Great, who estab ...

(1740–present) * Birnin Gwari * Borgu Emirate (1730–present) *

Borno Emirate The Borno Emirate or Borno Sultanate is a traditional Nigerian state formed at the start of the 20th century. It is headed by descendants of the rulers of the Bornu Empire, founded before 1000. The rulers have the title Shehu of Borno (var. Shehu ...

(1902–present) * Damaturu Emirate (2004–present) *

Daura Emirate The Daura Emirate is a religious and traditional state in Northern Nigeria, the Emir of Daura still rules as a ceremonial hereditary monarch, and maintains a palace. Muhammad Bashar became the emir in 1966, reigning for 41 years until his death ...

(1778–present) *

Dikwa Emirate The Dikwa Emirate is one of the successor states to the old Bornu Empire, a traditional state within Borno State, Nigeria. It was established in 1901 at the start of the colonial period after the Bornu empire had been partitioned between the Britis ...

(1901–present) * Fika Emirate (1806–present) *

Gobir Kingdom Gobir (Demonym: ''Gobirawa'') was a city-state in what is now Nigeria. Founded by the Hausa in the 11th century, Gobir was one of the seven original kingdoms of Hausaland, and continued under Hausa rule for nearly 700 years. Its capital was the c ...

(1694–1800) * Gobir Emirate (1800–present) *

Gombe Emirate The Gombe Emirate (Fula: Lamurde Gombe 𞤤𞤢𞤥𞤮𞤪𞤣𞤫 𞤺𞤮𞤥𞤥𞤦𞤫) is a traditional state in Nigeria that roughly corresponds in area to the modern Gombe State. Gombe state also contains the emirates of Dukku, Deba, ...

(1804–present) *

Gujba Emirate Gujba is a town and Local Government Area in Yobe State, Nigeria. Its headquarter is situated in Buni Yadi at towards the south of the area; the eponymous town of Gujba lies in the north of the area. It has an area of and a population of 130,08 ...

(2000–present) *

Gumel Emirate Gumel or Gumal (as the natives call it) is a city and traditional emirate in Jigawa State, Nigeria. Geography Gumel is located 120 km northeast of Kano, and lies about 20 km south of Nigeria's northern border with Niger. As of 2007 th ...

(1750–present) * Gusau Emirate (1997–present) *

Gwandu Emirate Gwandu, also called Gando, is a town and emirate in Kebbi State, Nigeria. The seat of government for the emirate and district of this name is in Birnin Kebbi, which is the capital of Kebbi State and was capital of the historical Kingdom of Kebbi. ...

(1849–present) * Hadejia Emirate (1808–present) *

Ohinoyi of Ebiraland The Ohinoyi of Ebiraland is the traditional ruler of the Ebira people. The title Atta of Ebiraland has also historically been used for this position but fell out of favour in the 20th Century. The position is elected by a group of elders and has ...

(1904–present) *

Ilorin Emirate The Ilorin Emirate is a traditional state based in the city of Ilorin in Kwara State, Nigeria. It is largely populated by the Yoruba-speaking people, though the kingdom is a hybrid state due to the influence of the many other tribes that make up ...

(1824–present) * Jajere Emirate (2000–present) * Jama'are Emirate (1811–present) * Jema'a Emirate (1810–present) *

Kano Emirate The Kano Emirate was a Muslim state in Northern Nigeria formed in 1349 during the reign of Sarkin Kano Ali Yaji when Wangarawa brought Islam into Kano and Sarki Ali made Islam as State religion (www.rumburilmi.com.ng). Sarki Muhammadu Rumfa (1 ...

(1805–present) * Katagum Emirate (1807–present) * Katsina Emirate (1903–present) * Kazaure Emirate (1819–present) *

Kebbi Emirate The Kebbi Emirate, also known as the Argungu Emirate is a traditional state based on the town of Argungu in Kebbi State, Nigeria. It is the successor to the ancient Hausa kingdom of Kebbi. The Emirate is one of four in Kebbi State, the others bei ...

(1849–present) * Keffi Emirate (1802–present) *

Kontagora Emirate The Kontagora Emirate is a traditional state with the capital city of Kontagora, Niger State, Nigeria. The Kontagora Emirate is among the major emirates in Niger state like Kagara Emirate, Suleja Emirate and others History Kontagora is made up o ...

(1858–present) *

Koton Karifi Kogi is a Local Government Area in Kogi State, Nigeria bounded by Niger State and the Niger River in the west, the Federal Capital Territory in the north, Nasarawa State in the east and the Benue River to its confluence with the Niger in the south ...

(1800–present) * Lafia Emirate (1650–present) * Lafiagi Emirate (1975–present) * Lapai Emirate (1825–present) * Lere Emirate (1808–present) * Machina Emirate * Misau Emirate (1850–present) * Mubi Emirate (1805–present) * Muri Emirate (1817–present) * Nasarawa Emirate (1835–present) * Ningi Emirate (1827–present) * Pategi Emirate (1897–present) *

Potiskum Emirate The Potiskum Emirate (or Pataskum Emirate) is a traditional state in Nigeria, with headquarters in Potiskum, Yobe State. The emir holds the title "Mai". The emirate was founded in 1809 by the Ngizim people. In 1913 the British colonial rulers mer ...

(1809–present) * Tula Chiefdom (2003–present) * Rano Emirate (1819–present) * Rano Kingdom (523–1819) * Yauri Emirate (1799–present) * Zamfara Emirate (1804–present) * Zazzau Emirate (1808–present) * Agbede (1880–present) *

Ajasse Ipo Ajasse Ipo is an ancient town in Igbomina-Yoruba land of Kwara State. Ajasse Ipo is sometimes spelt as Ajase-Ipo and is also known as Ajasse or Ajasepo. It is one of the prominent towns in Irepodun Local Government Area of Kwara State. Ajasse Ipo ...

(1749–present) * Ado-Odo Kingdom (1494–present) * Auchi (1819–present) * Kaiama Emirate (1770–present) * Dutse Emirate (1807–present) * Gwoza Emirate (1919–present) *

Ibadan Ibadan (, ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Oyo State, in Nigeria. It is the third-largest city by population in Nigeria after Lagos and Kano, with a total population of 3,649,000 as of 2021, and over 6 million people within its ...

(1820–present) *

Bichi Emirate Bichi Emirate is a Hausa traditional emirate in Kano State in Northern Nigeria. Its palace is located in the town of Bichi, Bichi Local Government Area. The Bichi Emirate was established in 2019, when the Kano State Government created four emirat ...

(2019–present) * Gaya Emirate (2019–present) * Karaye Emirate (2019–present) * Gwanara Emirate (1810–present) * Shanga Emirate (1859–present) * Wase Emirate (1820–present) * Yashikira Emirate (1769–present) * Bwari Emirate (1976–present) Mali *

Ghana Empire The Ghana Empire, also known as Wagadou ( ar, غانا) or Awkar, was a West African empire based in the modern-day southeast of Mauritania and western Mali that existed from c. 300 until 1100. The Empire was founded by the Soninke people, a ...

(500–1200) * Mali Empire (1230–1670) * Gao Empire (750–1430) * Songhai Empire (1340–1591) * Pashalik of Timbuktu (1591–1833) * Sosso Empire (1100–1235) * Bamana Empire (1712–1862) *

Kaarta Kaarta, or Ka'arta, was a short-lived Bambara kingdom in what is today the western half of Mali. As Bitòn Coulibaly tightened his control over Ségou, capital of his newly founded Bambara Empire, a faction of Ségou Bambara dissatisfied with ...

Empire An empire is a "political unit" made up of several territories and peoples, "usually created by conquest, and divided between a dominant center and subordinate peripheries". The center of the empire (sometimes referred to as the metropole) ex ...

(1753–1854) Regional *

Fulani Empire of Sokoto The Sokoto Caliphate (), also known as the Fulani Empire or the Sultanate of Sokoto, was a Sunni Muslim caliphate in West Africa. It was founded by Usman dan Fodio in 1804 during the Fulani jihads after defeating the Hausa Kingdoms in the Fula ...

(1804–1903) * Fulani or Fulbe Empire of Macina of Seku Amadu (1818–1862) * Fulani or Fulbe Empire of El Hajj Oumar Tall, Toucouleur Empire (1848–1898) * Fulani or Fulbe

of Bundu (state) of Malick Daouda Sy (1669–1954) *Kanem Empire (700–1380) *

(1380–1893) *Wadai Empire (1501–1912) *

(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) * Sultanate 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 Sultanate (1830–1912) *Rafai Sultanate (1800–1966) *Zemio Sultanate (1830–1923) *Bangassou Sultanate (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) * Sultanate 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)