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Order of Assassins
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The Order of Assassins was a Nizari Isma'ili Shia Islamic military order founded by Hasan-i Sabbah in 1090. Based in the Nizari Isma'ili state, which comprised a network of mountain castles in Persia
14th-century depiction of the assassination of Nizam al-Mulk, a Seljuk vizier, by a fida’i in 1092.
14th-century depiction of the assassination of Nizam al-Mulk, a Seljuk vizier, by a fida’i in 1092.
Remains of the Alamut Castle in Qazvin, Iran
Remains of the Alamut Castle in Qazvin, Iran
Masyaf Castle in Hama. It was the headquarters of the Assassins in the Levant. Picture taken in 2017
Masyaf Castle in Hama. It was the headquarters of the Assassins in the Levant. Picture taken in 2017
Hassan al-Sabbah (right) depicted with his followers, in the first edition of The Travels of Marco Polo, c. 1310
Hassan al-Sabbah (right) depicted with his followers, in the first edition of The Travels of Marco Polo, c. 1310
Saladin
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Salah ad-Din Yusuf ibn Ayyub, commonly known as Saladin, was a Kurdish commander and political leader. He was the founder of the Ayyubid dynasty and the first sultan of both Egypt and Syria. An import
Order of Assassins
…caliph al-Amir bi-Ahkami'l-Lah (1130), Taj al-Mulk Buri, atabeg of Damascus (1132), and Abbasid caliphs al-Mustarshid (1135) and ar-Rashid (1138). Saladin, a major foe of the Assassins, twice escaped attempts on his life by the Assassins (1175–1176). The first Frank known to have been killed by the Assassins…
Saladin in the sharbush hat of Seljuk rulers, his rallying sign, on a coin: "The Victorious King, Righteousness of the World and the Faith, Yusuf ibn
Saladin in the sharbush hat of Seljuk rulers, his rallying sign, on a coin: "The Victorious King, Righteousness of the World and the Faith, Yusuf ibn Ayyub". 587 AH (1190–1191 CE).
Coin of Saladin, wearing Sasanian-style merlon crown, dated AH 578 (AD 1182/3).
Coin of Saladin, wearing Sasanian-style merlon crown, dated AH 578 (AD 1182/3).
Ayyubid or Zengid soldiers in Seljuk-type clothes and sharbush hats on the Palmer Cup (1200–1215)
Ayyubid or Zengid soldiers in Seljuk-type clothes and sharbush hats on the Palmer Cup (1200–1215)
Experimental crossbow mounted inside a shield, in the Tabṣira by Murḍi Ibn cālī Ibn Murḍi al-Ṭarsūsī written for Saladin, late Fāṭimid or early Ayyūbi
Experimental crossbow mounted inside a shield, in the Tabṣira by Murḍi Ibn cālī Ibn Murḍi al-Ṭarsūsī written for Saladin, late Fāṭimid or early Ayyūbid Egypt, c. 1170 CE (Ms. Hunt.264, f.117, Bodleian Library, Oxford, UK).