Ismailis once dominated Shia Islam before declining to a minor sect.

Evidence

The Isma ilis, of whom there are several subsects, are a branch of the Shi a. For some centuries in the Middle Ages, they were its most active and important branch, inspiring on the one hand the Fatimid caliphate which ruled in Egypt, on the other the dreaded Assassins of Iran and Syria, as well as a series of Muslim philosophers, theologians, and poets. But with the loss of their bases of power, they rapidly declined into one of the minor sects within the Shi ite fold. — Bernard Lewis, From Babel to Dragomans, 1442

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: The Ismailis were the leading Shia branch for centuries
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Broader Connections

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