Islamic Dynasties
This section contains dynastic charts of some of the main dynasties of the early and medieval Islamic world. The ones that are genealogically connected with the Prophet are also linked from his genealogical table directly (Shi'i imams, Umayyads, Abassids) or indirectly (Fatimids via Shi'i imams). Other dynasties (eg Hafsids) stand alone.
The links on this web page will take you to genealogical tables of the various early Islamic dynasties.
Because they would be very hard to manage otherwise, the tables have been split up. There is a base table of the Prophet Muhammad and the Quraysh, from branches of which all the early dynasties claimed descent. The branch off-point of each of these dynasties and their first caliph is shown in a different colour and a link is made at these branch off-points to the table for that specific dynasty. Thus clicking on the Umayyad link will take you to the table for that dynasty. Please use your browser's back key to return to the base page and to this page.
The tables are: