Saffarid dynasty
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The Saffarid dynasty was a culturally Persianate dynasty of eastern Iranian origin that ruled over parts of Persia, Khorasan, and eastern Makran from 861 to 1002. One of the first indigenous Persian d
Atigh Jameh Mosque of Shiraz, established in 894.
Coinage of Abu Ja'far Ahmad ibn Muhammad.
Coinage of the Saffarid Governor of Kabul, issued circa 870 CE on the Hindu Shahi model. Abassid dirhman weight standard, and Arabic mention adl on the obverse. Nagari "Sri Kudarayaka" on the reverse Circa 895 921 CE
Persia with part of the Ottoman Empire, 1872
Tahirid dynasty
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The Tahirid dynasty was a culturally Arabized, Sunni Muslim dynasty of Persian dehqan origin. They ruled as governors of Khorasan from 821 to 873 as well as serving as military and security commanders
Saffarid dynasty
…capital Zaranj as a base for an aggressive expansion eastward and westward. They first invaded the areas south of the Hindu Kush, and then overthrew the Tahirid dynasty, annexing Khorasan in 873. By the time of Ya'qub's death, he had conquered the Kabul Valley, Tocharistan, Makran (Balochistan), Kerman, Fars, Khorasan…
Coinage of Talha ibn Tahir, with Sasanian-type bust. Dated AH 209 (AD 824).
Sasanian art in Hermitage by Darafsh S 4
Sasanian art in Hermitage by Darafsh S 3