Kiyā Buzurg-Ummīd[note 1] (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.
Kiya Buzurg-Ummid | |
|---|---|
| Title | Dāʿī |
| Personal | |
| Born | Unknown |
| Died | 9 February 1138 |
| Religion | Nizari Ismaili |
| Children | Muhammad ibn Kiya Buzurg Ummid Kiya Ali[1] |
| Region | Iran |
| Jurisprudence | Nizari Ismaili Shi'ism |
| Main interest(s) | Islamic theology, Islamic jurisprudence |
| Notable idea(s) | Evolution, Oneness of God |
| Senior posting | |
| Predecessor | Hassan-i Sabbah |
| Successor | Muhammad ibn Buzurg-Ummid |
Influenced by | |
Influenced | |
Career
editPrior to ruling the Nizari Isma'ilis, Buzurg Ummid captured Lambsar Castle for the Assassins and ruled it as commander for over twenty years.
As the ruler of Alamut
editOn 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]
As opposed to Hassan Sabbah, who is depicted as a revolutionary leader, the Ismaili sources depict Buzurg-Ummid as an administrator and a chivalrous lord (e.g. the story of him protecting his old enemy, emir Yaran-Qush Bazdar of Qazvin and his followers, who had fled to Alamut).[4]
Another change in the Nizari government during his rule was the decrease in the number of assassinations; the list include the Abbasid caliph Al-Mustarshid, a prefect of Isfahan, a governor of Maragha, a prefect of Tabriz, and a mufti of Qazvin.[4]
Kiya Buzurg Ummid died on 9 February 1138 and was succeeded by his son, Muhammad Buzurg Ummid, who was nominated as heir three days earlier.[4]
Works
editThe 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.[5]
References
edit- ^ Daftary, Farhad (1992). The Isma'ilis: Their History and Doctrines. Cambridge University Press. p. 383. ISBN 978-0-521-42974-0.
- ^ a b BOZORG-OMĪD, KĪĀ
- ^ "Castle of Lamasar". Institute of Ismaili Studies. Retrieved 11 February 2014.
- ^ a b c Lewis, Bernard (2011). The Assassins: A Radical Sect in Islam. Orion. ISBN 978-0-297-86333-5.
- ^ "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.
Notes
edit- ^ Transliteration based on Classical Persian, as the subject of the article lived in the 1100's. In modern Iranian Persian, this would be transliterated as some variation of Kiyâ Bozorg-Omid.
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