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Tahirid Dynasty

Tâheriyân
821–873
Provinces governed by the Tahirids
Provinces governed by the Tahirids
Status Nominally part of the Abbasid Caliphate
Capital Merv, later Nishapur
Common languages Persian (court, informal)
Arabic (literature/poetry/science)
Religion
Sunni Islam
Government Emirate
Emir  
• 821
Tahir ibn Husayn
Historical era Medieval
• Established
821
• Disestablished
873
Area
800 est. 1,000,000 km2 (390,000 sq mi)
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Abbasid Caliphate
Saffarid Empire

The Tahirid dynasty (Persian: سلسله طاهریان) was a Persian 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.

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