Sayyid Hasan Ali
Sayyid Hasan Ali or Sayyid Hasan Beg was the 42nd imam of the Qasim-Shahi branch of the Nizari Isma'ili community.[1]
Sayyid Hasan Ali succeeded his father Sayyid Ali when the latter died in September 1754.[1] While his predecessors resided at the obscure town of Kahak in central Persia,[2] Sayyid Hasan Ali moved to Shahr-e Babak, apparently to spare his Khoja followers from India the arduous journey road to Kahak, during which they were exposed to Bakhtiari tribal attacks and extortion by local officials.[3]
The money received from the tithes paid by the Khojas allowed Hasan Ali to acquire significant properties in Shahr-e Babak, as well as the provincial capital of Kerman, which became his winter residence.[3] He was also the first Nizari imam in many years to appear publicly, and played an important role in local affairs. He was particularly close to the regional governor , as indicated by the fact that his daughter with Shahrokh's son Lutf Ali Khan.[3]
Sayyid Hasan Ali was succeeded by his son, .[3]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Daftary 2007, pp. 459, 509.
- ^ Daftary 2007, pp. 457–459.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d Daftary 2007, p. 459.
Sources[]
- Daftary, Farhad (2007). The Ismāʿı̄lı̄s: Their History and Doctrines (Second ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-61636-2.
- 18th-century deaths
- Nizari imams
- 18th-century Iranian people
- Iranian Ismailis
- 18th-century Ismailis
- 18th-century Islamic religious leaders
- People from Markazi Province
- History of Kerman Province