Kiya Buzurg Ummid

Kia Bozorg Omid
Personal Details
Title	Dāʿī
Born	Unknown
Died	1138
Ethnicity	Persian
Region	Iran
Religion	Islam
Jurisprudence	Nizari Ismaili Shi'ism
Main interest(s)	Islamic theology, Islamic jurisprudence
Notable idea(s)	Evolution, Oneness of God
Influenced by Hassan-i Sabbah
Influenced Muhammad ibn Kiya Buzurg Ummid

Dāʿī Kiyā Buzurg-Ummīd (Persian: کیا بزرگ امید‎‎) (died 1138) was the second Isma'ili ruler of Alamut from 1124 to 1138 CE (or 518—532 AH). He was of Deylami origin from the region of Rudbar.

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.

Ruler of Alamūt

On 25 Rabīʿ II 518 (11 June 1124), a day before death of Ḥasan-e Ṣabbaḥ, Ḥasan appointed him his successor. He generally followed the policies of Ḥasan-e Ṣabbaḥ and enforced the Sharia strictly. In his early reign the Isma'ili hold was expanded in particular in Eshkevar and Taleghan.

Works

The text of a bedtime prayer (دعا در هنگام خواب) in Persian attributed to Kiya Buzurg Ummid, is preserved in a manuscript of the Institute of Ismaili Studies in London.

See also

• Nizārī Ismā'īlī state
• Alamūt
• Alamut Castle

Succession - The commander of Alamūt Castle

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)