The Ways and Means of Shiism Spread in India from 13-16th Century

Although it is not possible correctly to determine the date of the initial entry of Shiites into India, but the historical roots of the expansion of Shiism in India should be considered as the migration of some Iranians. Although these migrations existed before the Mongol invasion of Iran, they increased further after the Mongol invasion due to problems in Iran. After the Mongol invasion, different Shiite governments, such as dynasties of qutbShahis, the NizamShahis, Bahmanis and adilShahis, were formed in India. Iranian emigrant scholars played an important role in forming these governments and in the economic, cultural and international military arena. Also, along with political and governmental activities, they played a role in socio-economic and cultural activities of the community as well as the guidance of the people. The main issue of this study is to examine the performance of Iranian immigrants in the economic and social administrative, political, and social scale of the Shiite regimes in India. Also, we have tried to study spread of Shiism in India and the causes of turning Indian governments into Shiism.