| Conventional Long Name: | Kar-Kiya dynasty |
| Common Name: | Kar-Kiya dynasty |
| Era: | Post-classical history |
| Government Type: | Monarchy |
| Year Start: | 1370s |
| Year End: | 1592 |
| Event End: | Safavid conquest |
| S1: | Safavid Iran |
| Image Map Caption: | Map of the political situation in northern Iran in 1425 |
| Capital: | Lahijan |
| Common Languages: | Gilaki |
| Religion: | Zaydi Shia Islam |
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.
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.
Below is a complete list of the rulers of the Kar-Kiya dynasty:[1] [2] [3] [4]
See main article: Chahar Padshahan. Sayyed Ali Kiya, Sayyed Hady Kiya and Sayyed Razi Kiya are buried in the historic Chahar Padshahan mausoleum located in Lahijan. The site also entombs one of their ancestors, Sayyed Kar-Kiya, who was killed in 1243 or 1244.