 Prominent "ashair" of Koliai, such as the Amiri-Bigvand, Amjadi-Bigvand, Farhang-Bigvand and Qubadi-Bigvand, played an important political and religious role from Safavid times to the mid-20th century.The most famous among these are Hasan Pasha Khan, father of Housain Quli Khan Amir Amjad and Nadali Khan; Hasan Pasha Khan's brother Amir Toman, father of Sardar Ashraf Amiri-Bigvand; and Salar Mansour Amjadi-Bigvand; all of whom who were the brave rulers (Amir/Haakem/Begh/beygs) of this region in the early 20th century.They are direct descendants of the Safavid dynasty's Shah Abbas II (1642–1666).