List of Auxiliary Imams

This list of Auxiliary Imams of Esoteric Shi'ism corresponds to the chronological order as published by the Shia Convocation.

Chronological list

11th century to 12th century

Number	Portrait	Birth name	Regnal name	Date and place of birth	Date of accession to the Auxiliary Imamate	Age when assumed Auxiliary Imamate	Duration of Auxiliary Imamate	Age at death	Notes	Resting place
1		Karim ibn Barzali	Karim I	ca. 1065 CE, Eshek Qoriksı, Maqtajer	1093	28	1093–1136 (44 years)	71	Karim I was the first Auxiliary Imam, who took leadership of Esoteric Shi'ism after the passing of Al-Sayyid al-Mu'alim, the religion's founder. He was the son of Barzali, one of the Five Martyrs and Seven Figures of Esoteric Shi'ism.	Tomb of Karim I at the Hazirat
2		Hikmatullah	Kazim I	ca. 1088 CE, Tanjudan, Hindia Belanda	1136	48	1136–1172 (37 years)	84		Tomb of Kazim I at the Hazirat
3		Mubarak	Karim II	ca. 1135 CE, Bukit Tanjudan, Hindia Belanda	1172	37	3 January 1172 – 14 September 1204 (32 years, 8 months, 2 weeks)	69		Tomb of Karim II at the Hazirat

13th century

Number	Portrait	Birth name	Regnal name	Date and place of birth	Date of accession to the Auxiliary Imamate	Age when assumed Auxiliary Imamate	Duration of Auxiliary Imamate	Age at death	Notes	Resting place
4		Jafar al-Karim ibn Sayyid Rahim	Siyyid Mulla Jafar	ca. 1164 CE, Hazirat, Hindia Belanda	14 September 1204	40	14 September 1204 – 15 September 1241 (37 years, 2 days)	77		Shrine of Mulla Jafar (Batoe Lempar, Hindia Belanda)
5		Musa ibn Shaykh Nizar	Siyyid Musa	ca. 1197 CE, Jasil Salabalar, Maqtajer	15 September 1241	44	15 September 1241 – 28 November 1275 (34 years, 2 months, 2 weeks)	78		Tomb of Siyyid Musa at the Hazirat
6		Mahdi ibn Siyyid Musa	Siyyid Mahdi	ca. 1220 CE, Bukit Tanjudan, Hindia Belanda	28 November 1275	55	28 November 1275 – 15 April 1295 (19 years, 4 months, 2 weeks, 5 days)	75		Initially buried at the Hazirat but his remains were transferred to Mount Ilias in 1729, where they are now buried at the Tomb of Siyyid Mahdi
7		Kazim ibn Sayyid Jafar al-Tanjudani	Siyyid Kazim II	ca. 1251 CE, Tanjudan, Hindia Belanda	15 April 1295	44	15 April 1295 – 24 September 1323 (28 years, 5 months, 1 week, 3 days)	72		Tomb of Kazim II at the Hazirat

14th century

Number	Portrait	Birth name	Regnal name	Date and place of birth	Date of accession to the Auxiliary Imamate	Age when assumed Auxiliary Imamate	Duration of Auxiliary Imamate	Age at death	Notes	Resting place
8		Irfan ibn Siyyid Kazim II	Siyyid Irfan I	1283 CE, Hazirat, Hindia Belanda	24 September 1323	40	24 September 1323 – 14 May 1362 (38 years, 7 months, 3 weeks)	79		Tomb of Siyyid Irfan I at the Hazirat
9		Ishaq ibn Siyyid Irfan I	Siyyid Ishaq	1312 CE, Hazirat, Hindia Belanda	14 May 1362	44	14 May 1362 – 1 August 1379 (17 years, 2 months, 2 weeks, 5 days)	67		Tomb of Siyyid Ishaq at the Hazirat
10		Jacob ibn Shaykh Nurullah	Siyyid Jacob	1329 CE, Hazirat, Hindia Belanda	1 August 1379	50	1 August 1379 – 31 October 1399 (20 years, 3 months)	70	Siyyid Jacob's tenure saw the establishment of the Auxiliary Imamate as a sovereign state, when the newly-converted Duke of Srambi conferred upon him sovereign rights over what is now the Hazirat. Sovereign Auxiliary Imam.	Tomb of Siyyid Jacob
11		Hasan ibn Shaykh Isma'il	Siyyid Hasan	1360 CE, Srambi, Hindia Belanda	31 October 1399	39	31 October 1399 – 30 January 1433 (33 years, 5 months)	73	Sovereign Auxiliary Imam	Tomb of Siyyid Hasan at the Hazirat

15th century

Number	Portrait	Birth name	Regnal name	Date and place of birth	Date of accession to the Auxiliary Imamate	Age when assumed Auxiliary Imamate	Duration of Auxiliary Imamate	Age at death	Notes	Resting place
12		Mustafa ibn Shaykh Amrullah	Siyyid Mustafa	1386 CE, Tanjudan, Hindia Belanda	30 January 1433	47	30 January 1433 – 29 September 1462 (29 years, 8 months)	76	Sovereign Auxiliary Imam	Tomb of Siyyid Mustafa at the Hazirat
13		Muzaffar ibn Siyyid Mustafa	Siyyid Muzaffar	1407 CE, Hazirat, Hindia Belanda	29 September 1462	55	29 September 1462 – 28 September 1502 (40 years)	95	Sovereign Auxiliary Imam	Tomb of Siyyid Muzaffar at the Hazirat

16th century

Number	Portrait	Birth name	Regnal name	Date and place of birth	Date of accession to the Auxiliary Imamate	Age when assumed Auxiliary Imamate	Duration of Auxiliary Imamate	Age at death	Notes	Resting place
14		Hasan ibn Shaykh Amal	Siyyid Al-Haqq	1452 CE, Hazirat, Hindia Belanda	28 September 1502	50	28 September 1502 – 27 February 1528 (25 years, 5 months)	76	Assassinated by an adherent of Imperial Hyangism Sovereign Auxiliary Imam	Shrine of Siyyid Al-Haqq at the Hazirat
15		Isa ibn Shaykh Zulfiqar	Siyyid Isa I	1494 CE, Hazirat, Hindia Belanda	27 February 1528	55	27 February 1528 – 30 March 1543 (15 years, 1 month, 4 days)	49	Poisoned by some duder Sovereign Auxiliary Imam	Shrine of Siyyid Isa I at the Hazirat
16		Isa ibn Ismullah	Siyyid Isa II	1503 CE, Kota Hantu Putih, Hindia Belanda	30 March 1543	40	30 March 1543 – 1 June 1568 (25 years, 2 months, 3 days)	65	Happy and prosperous reign Sovereign Auxiliary Imam	Tomb of Siyyid Isa II at the Hazirat
17		Ishaq ibn Sayyid Irfan al-Tanjudani	Siyyid Ishaq II	1522 CE, Hazirat, Hindia Belanda	1 June 1568	46	1 June 1568 – 1 March 1592 (23 years, 9 months, 1 day)	70	His Auxiliary Imamate saw the weakening hold of the Exponential Empire on its colonial possessions in Hindia Belanda and the eventual arrival of the Noordenstaater Trading Company, who expelled the Exponents from the archipelago. As the various principalities on the island of Java began embracing Esoteric Shi’ism, Siyyid Ishaq II decided to send his emissaries there, establishing a nascent Esoteric Shia community on what is now Mount Ilias. Sovereign Auxiliary Imam	Tomb of Siyyid Ishaq II at the Hazirat
18		Irfan ibn Hakim	Siyyid Irfan II	1522 CE, Banda Nasir, Hindia Belanda	1 March 1592	70	1 March 1592 – 5 May 1602	80	Sovereign Auxiliary Imam	Tomb of Siyyid Irfan II at the Hazirat