Kiya Buzurg Ummid

Kiya Buzurg-Ummid
Kiya Buzurg-Ummid
Title	Dāʿī
Personal
Born	Unknown
Died	1138
Religion	Islam
Children	Muhammad ibn Kiya Buzurg Ummid; Kiya Ali[1]
Ethnicity	Dailamite
Region	Iran
Jurisprudence	Nizari Ismaili Shi'ism
Main interest(s)	Islamic theology, Islamic jurisprudence
Notable idea(s)	Evolution, Oneness of God
Muslim leader
	Influenced by Hassan-i Sabbah;
	Influenced Muhammad ibn Kiya Buzurg Ummid;

Kiyā Buzurg Ummīd (Persian: کیا بزرگ امید‎) (died 1138) was a dāʿī and the second ruler (da'i) of the Nizari Isma'ili State, ruling Alamut Castle from 1124 to 1138 CE (or 518—532 AH). He was of Daylami origin[2] from the region of Rudbar. Prior to ruling the Nizari Isma'ilis, Buzurg Ummid captured Lambsar Castle for the Assassins and ruled it as commander for over twenty years.

Kiya Buzurg captured the Lambsar Castle from Rasamuj and rebuilt it into a major stronghold using local labour. He was appointed by Hasan Sabbah (d. 1124) as its governor.[3]

Ruler of Alamūt

On 25 Rabīʿ II 518 (11 June 1124), a day before death of Ḥassan-i Ṣabbaḥ, Ḥassan appointed him his successor. He generally followed the policies of Ḥassan-i Ṣabbaḥ and enforced the Sharia strictly. In his early reign the Isma'ili hold was expanded in particular in Eshkevar and Taleghan.[2] He was father to his successor Muhammad Buzurg Ummid.

Works

The text of a bedtime prayer, titled "Prayer in Bedtime" (دعا در هنگام خواب du'ā dar hingām-i khwāb) in Persian attributed to Kiya Buzurg Ummid, is preserved in a manuscript of the Institute of Ismaili Studies in London.[4]

References

Daftary, Farhad (1992). The Isma'ilis: Their History and Doctrines. Cambridge University Press. p. 383. ISBN 978-0-521-42974-0.
BOZORG-OMĪD, KĪĀ
"Castle of Lamasar". Institute of Ismaili Studies. Retrieved 11 February 2014.
"نسخ خطی عربی اسماعيلی و غيره: فهرستی توصيفی از نسخ خطی مؤسسه‌ی مطالعات اسماعيلی". Archived from the original on 2013-06-13. Retrieved 2013-07-19.

Regnal titles
Preceded by Hassan-i Sabbah 1st Commander of Alamut Castle (1st Nizārī Ismā'īlī Da'i at Alamūt)	Kiyā Buzurg-Ummīd 2nd Commander of Alamut Castle (2nd Nizārī Ismā'īlī Da'i at Alamūt) 1124–1138	Succeeded by Muḥammad ibn Kiyā Buzurg-Ummīd 3rd Commander of Alamut Castle (3rd Nizārī Ismā'īlī Da'i at Alamūt)

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[1] Daftary, Farhad (1992). The Isma'ilis: Their History and Doctrines. Cambridge University Press. p. 383. ISBN 978-0-521-42974-0.

[iranicaonline.org-2] BOZORG-OMĪD, KĪĀ

[3] "Castle of Lamasar". Institute of Ismaili Studies. Retrieved 11 February 2014.

[4] "نسخ خطی عربی اسماعيلی و غيره: فهرستی توصيفی از نسخ خطی مؤسسه‌ی مطالعات اسماعيلی". Archived from the original on 2013-06-13. Retrieved 2013-07-19.