Kar-Kiya dynasty | |||||||
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1370s–1592 | |||||||
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Capital | Lahijan | ||||||
Common languages | Gilaki | ||||||
Religion | Zaydi Shia Islam | ||||||
Government | Monarchy | ||||||
Historical era | Post-classical history | ||||||
• Established | 1370s | ||||||
• Safavid conquest | 1592 | ||||||
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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.[1]
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.[2]