emirate · Mesopotamia and Iran

Ilyasid dynasty

932 CE – 968 CE · capital Bardasir

A short-lived dynasty founded by a Samanid general that ruled the province of Kerman in south-eastern Iran for nearly forty years.

Origins

Abu Ali Muhammad ibn Ilyas, a commander of Sogdian origin in the service of the Samanid Empire, made himself master of Kerman around 932. He ruled from Bardasir, the forerunner of the modern city of Kerman, nominally recognising the Samanids.

Rule and society

Muhammad ibn Ilyas held the province against the Buyid dynasty and local tribes, including the Baluch and Qufs of the mountains. His rule was largely military, but Kerman's location between Fars, Sistan and Khurasan made it valuable for trade and tribute. Disputes between his sons, Alyasa and Ilyas, weakened the family after he retired.

Decline and legacy

In 968 Adud al-Dawla of the Buyids conquered Kerman, ending the dynasty. Alyasa fled to Samanid territory.

Few sources survive for this state; details are uncertain.

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APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). Ilyasid dynasty. In The Epoch Institute States Register. https://the-epoch-institute.org/state/ilyasid-dynasty
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“Ilyasid dynasty.” The Epoch Institute States Register, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/state/ilyasid-dynasty. Accessed .
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The Epoch Institute. “Ilyasid dynasty.” The Epoch Institute States Register. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/state/ilyasid-dynasty.
Harvard
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