Status of Shiite Islam in the realm of Mamalik

Background of Shi’ism in Sirya and Egypt can be traced to the earliest Islam. Egyptian historians such as Maghrizi and Ibn Taghriberdi believed Siite Islam was present and active in the early centuries in the mentioned areas. The severe and harsh policies of Sunni rules such as Ummayads, Abbasids and, in particular, Ayyubids couldn’t reduce their great role. But because of the Mamalik activities against the Shiites; their number decreased extremely at the end of Mamalik era, according to Egyptian contemporary historian. This article studies the question “why Shiism could not progress after the downfall of Abbasids Caliphate”.It seems that influence of some Hanabalite scholars in Mamalik court, the long hostility between Mamalik and Iran Ilkhanids in Iran and finally Caliphate revival in Cairo by Baybars had important role in this regard.