Kiya Buzurg-Ummid

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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
TitleDāʿī
Personal
BornUnknown
Died9 February 1138
ReligionNizari Ismaili
ChildrenMuhammad ibn Kiya Buzurg Ummid
Kiya Ali[1]
RegionIran
JurisprudenceNizari Ismaili Shi'ism
Main interest(s)Islamic theology, Islamic jurisprudence
Notable idea(s)Evolution, Oneness of God
Senior posting
PredecessorHassan-i Sabbah
SuccessorMuhammad ibn Buzurg-Ummid
Influenced by

Career

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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]

As the ruler of Alamut

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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]

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

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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.[5]

References

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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.
  2. ^ a b BOZORG-OMĪD, KĪĀ
  3. ^ "Castle of Lamasar". Institute of Ismaili Studies. Retrieved 11 February 2014.
  4. ^ a b c Lewis, Bernard (2011). The Assassins: A Radical Sect in Islam. Orion. ISBN 978-0-297-86333-5.
  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

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  1. ^ 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.
Regnal titles
Preceded by Kiyā Buzurg-Ummīd
2nd Commander of Alamut Castle
(2nd Nizārī Ismā'īlī Da'i at Alamūt)

1124–1138
Succeeded by