Seven Great Houses of Iran

The Seven Parthian clans or Seven Houses were seven feudal aristocracies of Parthian origin, who were allied with the Sasanian court.

Only two of the seven - the House of Suren and the House of Karen - are actually attested in sources date-able to the Parthian period.

During Sasanian times, the seven feudal houses played a significant role at the Sasanian court. Bahram Chobin, a famed military commander of Hormizd IV (r. 579–590), was from the House of Mihran.

The seven houses with their respective main fiefs and ruling-family seats were:

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