Kar-Kiya dynasty
Kar-Kiya dynasty | |||||||
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| 1370s–1592 | |||||||
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| Capital | Lahijan | ||||||
| Common languages | Gilaki | ||||||
| Religion | Zaydi Shia Islam (pre-Safavid) Twelver Shia Islam (post-Safavid) | ||||||
| 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 Iranian Gilaki dynasty who were originally Zaydi, it mainly ruled over Biya-pish (eastern Gilan) from the 1370s to 1592.
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 and the neighbouring Eshaqvand dynasty by dispatching an army to Gilan in 1592.