Medieval history of Iran

third Islamic caliphate (750–1258)

second Islamic caliphate (661–750 CE)

Persianate Muslim Turkoman monarchy (1374–1468)

thumb|upright=1.2|Map of medieval Europe in 1190 showing the territory of Eldiguzids in the lower right corner

kingdom in Persian Gulf, established by Arab princes in 10th c., later under suzerainty of Persia and a client state of the Portuguese Empire

Iranian dynasty

a Turkic people of Oghuz origin

Nizari Ismaili government with the center of Alamut Castle (1090–1273)

historical highway in Iran

distinctive culture in Central Asia

Alid leader of a rebellion against the Umayyads (died c.747)

thumb|16th-century Indian painting depicting members of the 'Ayyarun slitting the throats of prison guards from the Hamzanama. Ayyār (, pl. ʿayyārūn; , pl. Ayyârân) refers to a person associated with a class of warriors in Iraq and Persia from the 9th to the 12th centuries. The word literally means vagabond. The 'Ayyarun were associated with futuwwa, or medieval Islamic organizations located in cities. They were notable for being youth groups, typically from lower classes, that engaged in violent acts, thievery, assassinations, and violent rebellions against established systems in many Islamic

Abaskun was a port that existed in the Middle Ages on the southeastern shore of the Caspian Sea in the area of Gorgan.

castle in Kashan, Iranian national heritage site

study and practice of medicine in ancient Iran/Persia

Zoroastrian rebellion