Kayumarth I

Kayumarth I
ملک کیومرث یکم
Malik
The burial place of Kayumarth I in the Hezar Khal village in Mazandaran, Iran
Ruler of the Baduspanids
Reign1394–1453
PredecessorSa'd al-Dawla Tus
SuccessorIskandar IV
(Kojur)
Ka'us II
(Nur)
Died1453
IssueIskandar IV
Ka'us II
FatherBisutun, son of Iskandar ibn Gustahm ibn Ziyar
ReligionSunni Islam (before 1402–1405)
Twelver Shia Islam (after 1402–1405)

Kayumarth I (also spelled Gayumarth I or Kayumars I; Persian: ملک کیومرث یکم) was the ruler (ustandar) of the Baduspanids from 1394 to 1453, with a three-year interruption. An active expansionist ruler, his kingdom experienced a resurgence during his long reign, which included the reconquest of Rustamdar. He was often at odds with his suzerain, the Timurid ruler Shah Rukh (r.1405–1447). After his death, a dynastic struggle followed, which resulted in his kingdom being split up by his sons Iskandar IV and Ka'us II, in Kojur and Nur respectively.