Kar-Kiya dynasty

The Kar-Kiya dynasty, also known as the Kiya'ids, was a local Zaydi dynasty which mainly ruled over Biya-pish (eastern Gilan) from the 1370s to 1592.^[1]

Kar-Kiya dynasty
1370s–1592
Map of the political situation in northern Iran in 1425
Capital	Lahijan
Common languages	Gilaki
Religion	Zaydi Shia Islam
Government	Monarchy
Historical era	Post-classical history
• Established	1370s
• Safavid conquest	1592
Succeeded by Safavid Iran

The Kar-Kiya dynasty helped Shah Ismail I to establish Safavid Iran and later became one of its vassal states. The Safavid shah, Abbas I put an end to the Kar-Kiya dynasty and the neighbouring Eshaqvand Dynasty by dispatching an army to Gilan in 1592.^[2]

List of Kar-Kiyid rulers

Below is a complete list of the rulers of the Kar-Kiya dynasty:^[3][4][5][6]

• Sayyed Ali Kiya (r. 1370s–1389)
• Hady Kiya (r. 1389–1394)
• Amir Sayyed Mohammad (r. 1394–1430)
• Sayyed Razi Kiya (r. 1396–1426)
• Sayyed Hosayn Kiya (r. 1426–1430)
• Sayyed Naser Kiya (r. 1430–1448)
• Soltan-Mohammad Kiya (r. 1448–1478)
• Soltan-Ali Mirza (r. 1478–1504/05)
• Soltan-Hasan (r. 1504/05–1506)
• Soltan-Ahmad Khan (r. 1506–1534)
• Soltan-Kiya Ali (r. 1534–1534/5)
• Soltan-Hasan Kiya (r. 1534/5–1538)
• Khan Ahmad Khan (r. 1538–1592)

Monuments

Main article: Chahar Padshahan

Sayyed Ali Kiya, Sayyed Hady Kiya and Sayyed Razi Kiya are buried in the historic Chahar Padshahan mausoleum located in Lahijan. The site also entombs one of their ancestors, Sayyed Kar-Kiya, who was killed in 1243 or 1244.

References

1. Goto 2020.
2. Kasheff 2001, pp. 635–642.
3. "The Kiya'ids". 2012-01-08. Archived from the original on 2012-01-08. Retrieved 2024-04-15.
4. "1 Dirham - Sayyid Razi Kiya, Husaynid dynasty". en.numista.com. Retrieved 2024-04-15.
5. "Dirham that was minted during the reign of Sayyed Razi Kiya". Stephen Album Rare Coins. Retrieved 2024-04-15.
6. Foundation, Encyclopaedia Iranica. "Welcome to Encyclopaedia Iranica". iranicaonline.org. Retrieved 2024-04-15.

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