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 at the Hazirat

17th 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
19 Salman ibn Zahir Siyyid Salman 1526 CE, Hazirat, Hindia Belanda 5 May 1602 76 5 May 1602 – 4 December 1611 (9 years, 7 months) 85 Happy reign

Sovereign Auxiliary Imam
Tomb of Siyyid Salman on Mount Ilias, Hindia Belanda
20 Jalalu'd-Din Hasan ibn Mustansir Siyyid Jalalu'd-Din Hasan 1543 CE, Jasil Salabalar, Maqtajer 4 December 1611 68 4 December 1611 – 7 February 1625 (13 years, 2 months, 4 days) 82 Credited with constructing the Grand House of Remembrance which stands on the summit of Mount Ilias.

Sovereign Auxiliary Imam
Tomb of Jalalu'd-Din Hasan on Mount Ilias, Hindia Belanda
21 Sadru'd-Din ibn Hasan al-Tanjudani Siyyid Sadr 1553 CE, Hazirat, Hindia Belanda 7 February 1625 72 7 February 1625 – 6 May 1637 (12 years, 3 months) 84 Member of the Batini Family

Sovereign Auxiliary Imam
Tomb of Siyyid Sadr on Mount Ilias, Hindia Belanda
22 Zaynu'l-Muqarabin ibn Samu'il Siyyid Irfan III 1588 CE, Hazirat, Hindia Belanda 6 May 1637 49 6 May 1637 – 5 July 1648 (11 years, 2 months) 60 Member of the Batini Family

Sovereign Auxiliary Imam
Tomb of Siyyid Irfan III on Mount Ilias, Hindia Belanda
23 Rahmat ibn Ishaq Siyyid Muta'ali bi idhn-Allah 1581 CE, Hazirat, Hindia Belanda 5 July 1648 67 5 July 1648 – 4 July 1667 (19 years) 86 Member of the Batini Family

Sovereign Auxiliary Imam
Tomb of Siyyid Muta'ali on Mount Ilias, Hindia Belanda
24 Husayn ibn Hasan Siyyid Husayn 1632 CE, Mount Ilias, Hindia Belanda 4 July 1667 35 4 July 1667 – 24 November 1678 (11 years, 4 months, 3 weeks) 46 Member of the Batini Family

Sovereign Auxiliary Imam
Initially buried in the Eastern Gardens of Mount Ilias but his remains were reinterred in the nearby Shrine of Zahrah at-Tahirah in 1701.
25 Jacob ibn Ishaq Siyyid Jacob II 1629 CE, Kekudusan, Hindia Belanda 24 November 1678 49 24 November 1678 – 23 January 1685 (6 years, 2 months) 56 Member of the Batini Family

Sovereign Auxiliary Imam
Initially buried in the Eastern Gardens of Mount Ilias but his remains were reinterred in the nearby Shrine of Zahrah at-Tahirah in 1701.
26 Isa ibn Siyyid Jacob II Siyyid Isa III 1649 CE, Kekudusan, Hindia Belanda 23 January 1685 36 23 January 1685 – 26 March 1692 (7 years, 2 months, 4 days) 43 Member of the Batini Family

Sovereign Auxiliary Imam
Initially buried in the Eastern Gardens of Mount Ilias but his remains were reinterred in the nearby Shrine of Zahrah at-Tahirah in 1701.
27 Mustafa ibn Siyyid Isa III Siyyid Mustafa II 1670 CE, Kekudusan, Hindia Belanda 26 March 1692 22 26 March 1692 – 14 June 1700 (8 years, 2 months, 2 weeks, 6 days) 30 Member of the Batini Family

Sovereign Auxiliary Imam
Initially buried in the Eastern Gardens of Mount Ilias but his remains were reinterred in the nearby Shrine of Zahrah at-Tahirah in 1701.
28 Mudaffi ibn Siyyid Isa III Siyyid Mudaffi 1673 CE, Kekudusan, Hindia Belanda 14 June 1700 27 14 June 1700 – 15 September 1709 (9 years, 3 months, 2 days) 36 Member of the Batini Family

Sovereign Auxiliary Imam
Shrine of Zahrah at-Tahirah on Mount Ilias, Hindia Belanda

18th 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
29 Aalim ibn Nazim Siyyid Aalim 1662 CE, Kekudusan, Hindia Belanda 15 September 1709 47 15 September 1709 – 17 April 1748 (38 years, 7 months, 3 days) 86 Member of the Batini Family

Sovereign Auxiliary Imam
Tomb of Siyyid Aalim on Mount Ilias, Hindia Belanda
30 Nuru'd-Din ibn Siyyid Aalim Siyyid Nuru'd-Din 1710 CE, Batavia, Hindia Belanda 17 April 1748 38 17 April 1748 – 19 January 1776 (27 years, 9 months, 3 days) 66 Member of the Batini Family

Sovereign Auxiliary Imam
Tomb of Siyyid Nuru'd-Din on Mount Ilias, Hindia Belanda
31 Hakim ibn Siyyid Nuru'd-Din Siyyid al-Hakim bi idhn-Allah 1735 CE, Kekudusan, Hindia Belanda 19 January 1776 41 19 January 1776 – 3 April 1814 (38 years, 2 months, 2 weeks, 2 days) 79 Member of the Batini Family

Sovereign Auxiliary Imam
Gardens of the Auxiliary Imams on Mount Ilias, Hindia Belanda

19th century – present

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
32 32nd Auxiliary Imam.png Budrus ibn Jamal Siyyid Budrus 1774 CE, Kekudusan, Hindia Belanda 3 April 1814 40 3 April 1814 – 5 December 1852 (38 years, 8 months, 3 days) 78 Siyyid Budrus' Auxiliary Imamate saw the signing of the Treaty of Bukit Ilias with the Colony of Hindia Belanda, which recognised the sovereignty of the Auxiliary Imamate and the extraterritoriality of its possessions throughout the archipelago. He also established the Shia Convocation as a corporation sole.

Member of the Batini Family

Sovereign Auxiliary Imam
Gardens of the Auxiliary Imams on Mount Ilias, Hindia Belanda
33 33rd Auxiliary Imam.png Samu'il ibn Siyyid Budrus Siyyid Samu'il 1798 CE, Kekudusan, Hindia Belanda 5 December 1852 54 5 December 1852 – 8 September 1883 (30 years, 9 months, 4 days) 85 Member of the Batini Family

Sovereign Auxiliary Imam
Gardens of the Auxiliary Imams on Mount Ilias, Hindia Belanda
34 34th Auxiliary Imam.png Irfan al-Karim ibn Amyn Siyyid Irfan IV 1844 CE, Kekudusan, Hindia Belanda 8 September 1883 39 8 September 1883 – 10 December 1933 (50 years, 3 months, 3 days) 89 Member of the Batini Family

Sovereign Auxiliary Imam until 12 August 1929.
Gardens of the Auxiliary Imams on Mount Ilias, Hindia Belanda
35 35th Auxiliary Imam.png Husayn al-Karim ibn Siyyid Irfan IV Siyyid Husayn al-Karim 1864 CE, Kekudusan, Hindia Belanda 10 December 1933 69 10 December 1933 – 22 November 1960 (26 years, 11 months, 1 week, 6 days) 96 Member of the Batini Family

Sovereign Auxiliary Imam until 12 August 1929.
Gardens of the Auxiliary Imams on Mount Ilias, Hindia Belanda
36 Siyyid Hussain al-Hakim Billah, the 33rd Auxiliary Imam.jpg Hakim al-Rahim ibn Amin al-Bahri Hikmat-i-llah Siyyid Hussain al-Hakim Billah 14 December 1937, Koninstad, Noordenstaat 22 November 1960 23 22 November 1960 – present Living Member of the Batini Family Living