Kulliye

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Kulliye [1] meaning charitable purposes Songhor سنقر & Koliai ( کلياي Kulliye ) is a Mountainous county of Kermansah Province located in Kurdistan region of Iran. According to 1996 census, Sonqor had a population of 112,214. It consists of two districts: Central (Sonqor) and Koliai, and nine townships. The town of Sonqor, the governmental seat of Sonqor Koliai (Kulliye), is 85km northeast of Kermanshah. It is 1,700 meters above sea level and has a rather cold climate.

Historically the people in the city of Sonqor were qizilbash they were the Safavi's Imperial Royal Guard [[2]] a highly elite guard unit, tasked with the protection of the house of the Kulliye's beghvand/Bigvand [[3]] speaking (Qizilbash Turkmen) the language of the Safavi's court [4], and the surrounding townships and villages of Koliai (kulliye) were speaking Kurdish dialect of Kermanji AKA Kermanjy mixed with Kalhore, however, in the recent years, Kurdish population in Sonqor has increased considerably.^[1]

The most prominent historical figures of this region are from Bigvand (Beghvand) dynasty of Koliai (Kulliye). Family members or Ashair of Bigvand Kulliye, such as Amiri-Bigvand , Amjadi-Bigvand, Farhang-Bigvand and Qubadi-Bigvand, played an important political and religious role from a time expanding from Safavid AKA Safavi[5] era to mid-20th century. The most famous among these are Hasan Pasah Khan aka; Amir Toman buried in Najaf's Imam Ali Mosque. He is the father of Sardar Asharf. Sardar Ashraf Amiri-Bigvand (Beghvand) Kulliye,Housain Quli Khan aka; Amir-Amjad Bigvand, Nadali Kahn aka; Salar Amjad who were the brave rulers (Amir/Hakem/Begh/beygs) of this region in early 20th century. They are direct dissented of the Safavi's dynasty [6][al-Din]. " Abbas II 1642–1666 From his descendants come the noble dynasty of Bigvand Kulyai( Beghvan Külliye) Kurdistan region of Iran Songhor-Koliai (kulliye).They Survived execution attempts during Shah Abbas, escaping from captivity to the region named after them Kulliye. Documented."[7]

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1. Sheikh/Shaikh Safi-ad-din Is'haq Ardabili (of Ardabil) (1252-1334 Persian: شیخ صفی‌الدین اردبیلی ) ^[1][8]
2. Unlike many other dynasties founded by warlords and military chiefs, one of the unique aspects of the Safavids in the post-Islamic Iran was their origin in the Islamic Sufi order called the Safaviyeh. [[9]]
3. It was Safavids who made Iran the spiritual bastion of Shi’ism against the onslaughts of orthodox Sunni Islam, and the repository of Persian cultural traditions and self-awareness of Iranianhood.[10]
4. Mohammad Ali Soltani"Historical Geography &Comprehensive History Of Kermanshahan", 1993-Tehran
5. Kuliai;[11]
6. Website of CHHTO of Kermanshah[12]