List of Auxiliary Imams

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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 In 1600, at the invitation of the Anjani Empire, Siyyid Irfan II moved the Seat of the Auxiliary Imamate to Mount Ilias, entrusting the governance of the Hazirat to the Qa'im Amrullah.

Sovereign Auxiliary Imam
Tomb of Siyyid Irfan II on Mount Ilias, Hindia Belanda