The Assassins: A Radical Sect in Islam is a book, first published in 1967, written by Middle-East historian Bernard Lewis, and published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson. An updated edition was published by O
2002 edition
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Assassination is murder by a sudden or secret attack, often for political reasons, particularly when the victim is a prominent political figure. A person who commits an assassination is called an assa
The Assassins: A Radical Sect in Islam
…of history at Princeton University, traces the history of the secret Islamic sect known as the Assassins, an order of the Nizari Ismailis that used assassinations throughout the Middle Ages to achieve political, military, and religious goals. The book has been noted for its arguments linking the early assassins…
Depiction of the assassination of Abraham Lincoln shown in the presidential booth of Ford's Theatre. From left to right: assassin John Wilkes Booth, Abraham Lincoln, Mary Todd Lincoln, Clara Harris, and Henry Rathbone.
Masyaf Castle in Syria, an important Nizari Ismaili fortress.
18th-century depiction of the assassination of William the Silent by Balthasar Gérard on July 10, 1584
Indira Gandhi's blood-stained sari and belongings at the time of her assassination