The Assassins' Seizure of Alamut Castle

1090 CE · Alamut, İran · political

The Isma'ili Shi'i leader Hasan-i Sabbah seized the castle of Alamut in the Elburz mountains and founded the Nizari Isma'ili state.

The Seljuk vizier Nizam al-Mulk was killed by an Assassin in 1092. The Assassins became a small but strategically significant force that continually threatened Seljuk rule.

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What was The Assassins' Seizure of Alamut Castle?
The Isma'ili Shi'i leader Hasan-i Sabbah seized the castle of Alamut in the Elburz mountains and founded the Nizari Isma'ili state.
When did The Assassins' Seizure of Alamut Castle happen?
1090 CE
Where did The Assassins' Seizure of Alamut Castle take place?
Alamut, İran