Fedayeen [note A] is an Arabic term used to refer to various military groups willing to sacrifice themselves for a larger campaign.
A demolished Israeli farmhouse, after a fedayeen attack (1956).
Hasan-i Sabbah, also known as Hasan I of Alamut, was a religious and military leader, founder of the Nizari Ismai'li sect widely known as the Hashshashin or the Order of Assassins, as well as the Nizari Ismaili state, ruling from 1090 to 1124 AD.
Old Man of the Mountain, Hasan-i Sabbah's 19th century engraving
Engraving of Hasan-i Sabbah riding a horse
The Hashshashin's fortress of Alamut Castle
Hasan-i Sabbah as depicted in Livre des merveilles