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In the [[Safavid]] period, Shah Tahmasp defeated Khan Ahmad Gilani, the last ruler of the Al Kiya dynasty. According to some historians Khan Ahmad left Zaydism in 960 AH, and as a result the people of Northern Iran converted to [[Twelver Shiism]]. | In the [[Safavid]] period, Shah Tahmasp defeated Khan Ahmad Gilani, the last ruler of the Al Kiya dynasty. According to some historians Khan Ahmad left Zaydism in 960 AH, and as a result the people of Northern Iran converted to [[Twelver Shiism]]. | ||
=Zaydiyya in the 15th century AH= | ==Zaydiyya in the 15th century AH== | ||
Since the third century AH, Yemen has been the main place of Zaydi settlement. Since the second half of the twentieth century the one-thousand-year long rule of Zaydi Imams was dissolved, which led to persecution and discrimination against Zaydis by the Republican government ever since. However, the decision of Zaydi leaders and scholars to revive Zaydi political and cultural role and heritage through establishing political parties and religious and scholarly centers has led to an increase of Zaydi influence among Yemeni people and tribes. As a result, the Houthi revolution in 2014 was supported by many Yemeni people which marked the great movement of [[Ansar Allah]] in Yemen. | Since the third century AH, Yemen has been the main place of Zaydi settlement. Since the second half of the twentieth century the one-thousand-year long rule of Zaydi Imams was dissolved, which led to persecution and discrimination against Zaydis by the Republican government ever since. However, the decision of Zaydi leaders and scholars to revive Zaydi political and cultural role and heritage through establishing political parties and religious and scholarly centers has led to an increase of Zaydi influence among Yemeni people and tribes. As a result, the Houthi revolution in 2014 was supported by many Yemeni people which marked the great movement of [[Ansar Allah]] in Yemen. | ||