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
Coinage of Talha ibn Tahir, with Sasanian-type bust. Dated AH 209 (AD 824).
Persia with part of the Ottoman Empire, 1872
Sasanian art in Hermitage by Darafsh S 4
Sasanian art in Hermitage by Darafsh S 3
Iranian Intermezzo
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The Iranian Intermezzo, also called the Persian Renaissance, was a period in Iranian history marked by the rise to power of the first Iranian Muslim dynasties. Beginning 170 years after the Arab conqu
Tahirid dynasty
…through their association as clients of the Khuzaʿa tribe. However, according to the historian Shivan Mahendrarajah, in reference to the dynasties of the Iranian Intermezzo of which the Tahirids are considered part: Persian (the language) and Iranian (the identity) were reasserting themselves. Iranians were adapting…
Wall painting of a mounted falconer in decorated caftan from Nīshāpūr area, Sāmānid, 10th-century (Museum of Islamic Archaeology, Tehran, Iran)
Gold ewer of the Buyid Period, mentioning Buyid ruler Izz al-Dawla Bakhtiyar ibn Mu'izz al-Dawla, 966-977 CE, Iran
Coinage of Sallarid ruler Wahsudan ibn Muhammad, dated 954-5 CE
Coins issued by the Hasanwayhid dynasty