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.

Kar-Kiya dynasty
1370s–1592
Map of the political situation in northern Iran in 1425
CapitalLahijan
Common languagesGilaki
Religion
Zaydi Shia Islam
GovernmentMonarchy
Historical eraPost-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 by dispatching an army to Gilan in 1592.

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