stanza of Qazvin, about 100 kilometers from Tehran. In 1090 AD, the Alamut Castle, a mountain fortress in present-day Iran, came into the possession of...

Nizari state (the Alamut state) was a Nizari Isma'ili Shia state founded by Hassan-i Sabbah after he took control of the Alamut Castle in 1090 AD, which...

of the Alamut Castle) Alamut River List of Ismaili castles Alamut-e Gharbi District Alamut-e Sharqi District Alamut-e Bala Rural District Alamut-e Pain...

capture of Alamut Castle in the Alborz mountain range of Persia, which served as the Assassins' headquarters. The Alamut and Lambsar castles became the...

Programme began in 2000. List of castles in Syria Alamut Castle Atashgah Castle Lambsar Castle "Castle of Masyaf". The Institute of Ismaili Studies. 10...

referenced the sect's possession of the commanding mountain fortress of Alamut Castle. Hasan is thought to have written an autobiography, which did not survive...

hereditary Imam of the Nizari Isma'ilis of the Alamut Period from 1162 until 1166. From his capital of Alamut he ruled parts of Persia and Syria. His chief...

Lords of Alamut Castle", as he chose this secluded fortress as his base. Under the leadership of Hassan-i Sabbah and the succeeding lords of Alamut, the strategy...

negotiations with the invading Mongols, and under whose leadership Alamut Castle was surrendered to the Mongol Empire marking the end of the Nizari state...

dāʿī and the second ruler (da'i) of the Nizari Isma'ili State, ruling Alamut Castle from 1124 to 1138 CE (or 518—532 AH). He was of Daylami origin from...