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History of Iran also referred to as Persia
Median Empire
Achaemenid dynasty
Seleucid dynasty
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Buwayhid empire
Islamic Republic of Iran


The Buwayhids were a Shi'ite Muslim tribal confederation from the southern shore of the Caspian Sea. The Buwayhids conquered Persia in the early 900s, and were themselves conquered by the Seljuk Turks after 1037.




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Buwayhid - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (352 words)
The Buwayhids or Buyyids or Āl-i Buyeh, were a Yazdani tribal confederation from Daylam, a region on the southern shore of the Caspian Sea.
Buwayhid leaders were known as Shâhanshâh (شاهنشاه), literally king of kings.
During the mid 1000s the Buwayhid dynasties all fell to the Seljuks or their allies.
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