James Waseserman. The Templars and the Assassins, Chapter Seven "An Overveiw of Hasan's Assassins"
Key Points:
• Assassin struggled agaisnt the Sunni and the Seljuk Empire -1107
• Anti-Nizari preachers were assassinated. -1108
• First use of the word Assasssin, as Hashishiyya, meaning Nizari follower. -1123
• Qiyama (A new idea for Nizari Ismailis) was proclaimed and made the official idea for the Nizaris. -1164
• Word assassin was proven derived from hashish(shiyya) - 1809
Vocab:
-Hasan: Leader of the Assassin Order in Alamut, succeeded by Muhummad, Hasan II, Muhummad II ,Hasan III, and Muhummad III.
-Malahida a group whose religion is a cover up for the crimes that they do. (Assassins were accused of being this)
Extra:
• Fidai (Assassins) never captured people, only killed, and only weapon used was a golden dagger awarded from Alamut before the mission.
Very interesting information...would like to learn more with a chapter summary.
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ReplyDeletegentlemen, fine job but I was just wondering what who the Nizari were?
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