List of royal consorts of Iran
The royal consorts of Iran were the consorts of the rulers of the various states and civilizations in Iran from antiquity until the abolition of the Iranian monarchy in the Iranian Revolution. Certain titles were used for the female ruler or royal consort in certain dynasties, including Banbishn for the Sassanids and Shahbanu for the Pahlavis.
Ancient Iran ( 727 BC–AD 651)
Medes ( 727–550 BC)
| Portrait | Name | Monarch | Notes |
| Aryenis | Astyages |
Achaemenid Empire (550–330 BC)
| Portrait | Name | Monarch | Notes |
| Cassandane | Cyrus II | ||
| Phaedymia | Cambyses II | ||
| Atossa | Cambyses II Darius I | also a sister of Cambyses II. | |
| Artystone | Darius I | ||
| Parmys | Darius I | ||
| Amestris | Xerxes I | ||
| Damaspia | Artaxerxes I | ||
| Parysatis | Darius II | ||
| Stateira | Artaxerxes II | ||
| Amestris | Artaxerxes II | also a daughter of Artaxerxes II. | |
| Atossa | Artaxerxes III | ||
| Stateira | Darius III |
Hellenistic rule (331–129 BC)
Alexander's empire (331–305 BC)
| Portrait | Name | Monarch | Notes |
| Roxana | Alexander III | ||
| Stateira | Alexander III | ||
| Parysatis | Alexander III | ||
| Eurydice | Philip III |
Seleucid Empire (305–129 BC)
| Portrait | Name | Monarch | Notes |
| Apama | Seleucus I Nicator | ||
| Stratonice | Seleucus I Nicator Antiochus I Soter | ||
| Laodice I | Antiochus II Theos | ||
| Berenice Syra | Antiochus II Theos | ||
| Laodice II | Seleucus II Callinicus | ||
| Laodice III | Antiochus III the Great | ||
| Laodice IV | Seleucus IV Philopator Antiochus IV Epiphanes | ||
| Laodice V | Demetrius I Soter | ||
| Cleopatra Thea | Alexander Balas Demetrius II Nicator Antiochus VII Sidetes | ||
| Rhodogune | Demetrius II Nicator |
Parthian Empire ( 250/247 BC–224 AD)
| Portrait | Name | Monarch | Notes |
| Rinnu | Mithridates I | ||
| Ariazate | Gotarzes I | ||
| Laodice | Orodes II | ||
| Musa | Phraates IV | later a queen regnant in her own right. |
Sasanian Empire (224 AD–651 AD)
| Portrait | Name | Monarch | Notes |
| Denag | Ardashir I | also a sister of Ardashir I. | |
| Murrod | Ardashir I | ||
| Khwarranzem | Ardashir I or Shapur I | ||
| Shapurdukhtak I | Bahram II | ||
| Shapurdukhtak II | Narseh | ||
| Ifra Hormizd | Hormizd II | ||
| Yazdan-Friy Shapur | Shapur III | ||
| Shushandukht | Yazdegerd I | ||
| Denag | Yazdegerd II | ||
| Sambice | Kavad I | also a sister of Kavad I. | |
| Maria | Khosrow II | ||
| Shirin | Khosrow II | ||
| Gordiya | Khosrow II | ||
| Borandokht | Kavad II | also a sister of Kavad II; later a queen regnant in her own right. |
Medieval Iran (651–1501)
Arab (caliphal) rule (638–861)
Rashidun Caliphate (638–661)
| Portrait | Name | Monarch | Notes |
| Zaynab bint Maz'un | Umar | ||
| Atika bint Zayd | Umar | ||
| Umm Hakim bint al-Harith ibn Hisham | Umar | ||
| Umm Kulthum bint Ali | Umar | ||
| Na'ila bint al-Furafisa | Uthman | ||
| Umama bint Abi al-As | Ali | ||
| Umm al-Banin | Ali | ||
| Asma bint Umais | Ali |
Umayyad Caliphate (661–750)
| Portrait | Name | Monarch | Notes |
| Maysun | Mu'awiya I | ||
| Umm Khalid Fakhita | Yazid I | ||
| Fakhitah | Marwan I | ||
| Atikah | Abd al-Malik | ||
| Umm al-Banin | al-Walid I | ||
| Fatima | Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz | ||
| Umm Hakim | Hisham |
Abbasid Caliphate (749–861)
| Portrait | Name | Monarch | Notes |
| Umm Salama | Al-Saffah | ||
| Arwa | Al-Mansur | ||
| Fatimah | Al-Mansur | ||
| Rayta | Al-Mahdi | ||
| Al-Khayzuran | Al-Mahdi | ||
| Lubabah | Al-Hadi | ||
| Zubaidah | Harun al-Rashid | ||
| Umm Muhammad | Harun al-Rashid | ||
| Abbasa | Harun al-Rashid | ||
| Lubana | Al-Amin | ||
| Umm Isa | Al-Ma'mun | ||
| Buran | Al-Ma'mun | ||
| Faridah | Al-Mutawakkil |
Iranian Intermezzo (821–1090)
Buyids (934–1062)
| Portrait | Name | Monarch | Notes |
| Sayyida Shirin | Fakhr al-Dawla |
Turco-Mongol rule (1038–1508)
Seljuk Empire (1038–1194)
| Portrait | Name | Monarch | Notes |
| Altun Jan Khatun | Tughril | ||
| Terken Khatun | Malik-Shah I | ||
| Zubayda Khatun | Malik-Shah I |
Khwarazmian Empire (1097–1220/1221)
| Portrait | Name | Monarch | Notes |
| Terken Khatun | Il-Arslan | ||
| Terken Khatun | Ala al-Din Tekish |
Mongol Empire (1220–1259)
| Portrait | Name | Monarch | Notes |
| Börte | Genghis Khan | ||
| Khulan Khatun | Genghis Khan | ||
| Yesugen | Genghis Khan | ||
| Yesui | Genghis Khan | ||
| Ibaqa Beki | Genghis Khan | ||
| Sorghaghtani Beki | Tolui | ||
| Möge Khatun | Ögedei Khan | ||
| Töregene Khatun | Ögedei Khan | ||
| Oghul Qaimish | Güyük Khan |
Ilkhanate (1256–1388)
| Portrait | Name | Monarch | Notes |
| Doquz Khatun | Hulagu Khan | ||
| Buluqhan Khatun | Abaqa Khan Arghun Khan | ||
| Kököchin | Ghazan | ||
| Uljay Qutlugh Khatun | Abu Sa'id Bahadur Khan | ||
| Baghdad Khatun | Abu Sa'id Bahadur Khan | ||
| Dilshad Khatun | Abu Sa'id Bahadur Khan |
Timurid Empire (1370–1458)
| Portrait | Name | Monarch | Notes |
| Saray Mulk Khanum | Timur | ||
| Gawhar Shad | Shah Rukh |
Aq Qoyunlu (1465–1508)
| Portrait | Name | Monarch | Notes |
| Despina Khatun | Uzun Hasan | ||
| Aynışah Sultan | Ahmad Beg |
Modern Iran (1501–1979)
Safavid Iran (1501–1722)
| Portrait | Name | Monarch | Notes |
| Tajlu Khanum | Ismail I | ||
| Behruzeh Khanum | Ismail I | ||
| Sultanum Begum | Tahmasp I | ||
| Sultan-Agha Khanum | Tahmasp I | ||
| Khayr al-Nisa Begum | Mohammad Khodabanda | ||
| Yakhan Begum | Abbas I | ||
| Marta | Abbas I | ||
| Tamar Amilakhori | Abbas I | ||
| Anna Khanum | Safi | ||
| Nakihat Khanum | Abbas II |