Article: http://www.historynet.com/holy-terror-the-rise-of-the-order-of-assassins.htm
• Assassin order was small and generally dispesered.
• The most powerful leaders and sultans feared them. ( Because of public assassinations )
• Small amounts of assassins could take out an entire military section during an attack.
• Might be linked to modern day Al Qaeda
• Shiites are more descended from the Assassins the Sunnis
Terms:
• fida'i: A class of the assassins that did important assassinations and would follow there target from months to even years before getting the right moment to kill in public
• Vizier Nizam al-Mulk: An important sultan that was assassinated, which created a large change in the power relationship between the Ismailis (Assassins) and their enemies.
Questions:
What specific groups were the enemies of the Islamilis?
What are the enemis of the modern day groups that were descended from the assassin order?
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