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The Old Man of the Mountain and the Assassin Sect
A historical profile of Hassan Ben Sabah the founder of the Order of the Assassins. It covers his rise from Persian scholar to ruler of Alamut, the cult’s three-tier leadership, the Fedais who carried out killings, and the mythic, religiously framed terror that shaped medieval power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vetus de Monte
Islar
Christendom
Worth
Commonwealth
Order of the Assassins
Hassan Ben Sabah
Hassan
Movaffik
Omer Khayyam
Nizam Ul Mulk
Alp Arslan
Melik Shah
Omar
Cairo
Nizam-ul Mulk
Sultan Melik Shah
Egypt
Syria
Persia
Mohammed
Ess
Alamut
Dais
Nizam al’ Mulk
Melik
Shah
Islain
Jenah’ ed-Devlet
Emesa
Mevderd
Mosul
Fedais
Allah
Kuhistan
San Wad
Kia Busurgomid
Surgomid
Ciyilfza