Tahirid dynasty

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The Tahirid dynasty (Persian: سلسله طاهریان) was a Arabian[6] Sunni Islamic dynasty that ruled the Abbasid province of Khorasan from 821 to 873. It also ruled the city of Baghdad from 820 until 891. The capital in Khorasan was first located at Merv. Later it moved to Nishapur.

Tahirid Dynasty
Tâheriyân
821–873
Provinces governed by the Tahirids
Provinces governed by the Tahirids
StatusNominally part of the Abbasid Caliphate[1]
CapitalMerv, later Nishapur
Common languagesPersian (court, informal)[2][3]
Arabic (literature/poetry/science)[4]
Religion
Sunni Islam
GovernmentEmirate
Emir 
• 821
Tahir ibn Husayn
Historical eraMedieval
• 
821
• 
873
Area
800 est.[5]Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1850: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value).
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Abbasid Caliphate
Saffarid Empire

Tahirid Dynasty Media

References

  1. Hovannisian & Sabagh 1998, p. 96.
  2. Canfield 1991, p. 6.
  3. Peacock 2007, p. 35.
  4. Blair 2003, p. 340.
  5. Taagepera 1997, p. 475-504.
  6. Bosworth, "The Tahirids and Saffarids," p. 91.