Hasan-i Sabbah

The founder of the Ismaili state of Alamut and the Imam of the Nizari Ismailis (1081–1124)
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Hasan-i Sabbah

Summary

Hasan-i Sabbah is a human[1]. His place of birth was Qom[2]. He was born on 1037[3]. He passed away in Alamut Castle[4]. He died on June 12, 1124[5]. He worked as a religious leader[6], military leader[7], politician[8], governor[9], and herbalist[10]. He has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11]

Key Facts

  • Hasan-i Sabbah's place of birth was Qom[2].
  • Hasan-i Sabbah died in Alamut Castle[4].
  • Hasan-i Sabbah was born on 1037[3].
  • Hasan-i Sabbah died on June 12, 1124[5].
  • Burial took place at Hassan Sabbah Mausoleum[12].
  • Hasan-i Sabbah held citizenship in Seljuk Empire[13].
  • Hasan-i Sabbah held citizenship in Fatimid Caliphate[14].
  • Hasan-i Sabbah held citizenship in Nizari Ismaili state[15].
  • Arabic was Hasan-i Sabbah's native language[16].
  • Hasan-i Sabbah's professions included religious leader[6].
  • Hasan-i Sabbah worked as a military leader[7].
  • Hasan-i Sabbah worked as a politician[8].
  • Hasan-i Sabbah's professions included governor[9].
  • Hasan-i Sabbah's professions included herbalist[10].
  • Hasan-i Sabbah's professions included writer[17].
  • Hasan-i Sabbah's field of work was Ilm al-Kalam[18].
  • Hasan-i Sabbah's field of work was fiqh[19].
  • Hasan-i Sabbah's field of work was sharia[20].
  • Hasan-i Sabbah's field of work was herbalism[21].
  • Hasan-i Sabbah's field of work was astronomy[22].
  • Hasan-i Sabbah's field of work was philosophy[23].
  • Hasan-i Sabbah held the position of da'i[24].
  • Hasan-i Sabbah held the position of Lord of Alamut[25].
  • Among Hasan-i Sabbah's employers was Alamut Library[26].
  • Hasan-i Sabbah's education included a stint at Al-Azhar Mosque[27].

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Origins and Family

Hasan-i Sabbah was born in Qom[2]. He was born on 1037[3]. Arabic was his native language[16].

Education

Educated at Al-Azhar Mosque[27], a mosque[28], in Egypt[29], founded in 0971[30] and House of Knowledge[31], a university[32], in Egypt[33].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include religious leader[6], military leader[7], politician[8], governor[9], herbalist[10], and writer[17]. Fields of work include Ilm al-Kalam[18]; fiqh[19], a field of study[34]; sharia[20], a legal system[35]; herbalism[21]; astronomy[22], a branch of science[36]; and philosophy[23], an academic discipline[37]. Hasan-i Sabbah was employed by Alamut Library[26]. Positions held include da'i[24], a profession[38] and Lord of Alamut[25], a position[39], in Nizari Ismaili state[40], founded in 1090[41]. Notable students include Al-Hakim al-Munajjim[42], a da'i[43], 1050–1103[44], of Nizari Ismaili state[45]; Abu Tahir al-Sa'igh[46], a goldsmith[47], 1050–1113[48], of Seljuk Empire[49]; and Bahram al-Da'i[50], a da'i[51], 1050–1128[52], of Nizari Ismaili state[53].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include Fusul-i Arba'ah[54], a literary work[55]; Haft-Bab-i Baba Sayyidna[56], a volume[57], in Iran[58]; The Tale of the Three Schoolfellows[59], a literary work[60]; Sarguzasht-i Sayyidna[61], a lost literary work[62], in Nizari Ismaili state[63]; and Dastur al-Munajjimin[64].

Personal Life

Religious affiliations include Twelver Shiism[65], a religious denomination[66] and Nizari Isma'ilism[67], an Islamic denomination[68].

Death and Burial

Hasan-i Sabbah died on June 12, 1124[5]. He died in Alamut Castle[4]. The cause of death was infectious disease[69]. Burial took place at Hassan Sabbah Mausoleum[12].

Why It Matters

Hasan-i Sabbah has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11] He is known by 60 alternative names across languages and contexts.[70]

He has been cited as an influence by Rashid ad-Din Sinan[71], a religious leader[72], 1130–1193[73], of Nizari Ismaili state[74].

FAQs

Where was Hasan-i Sabbah born?

Hasan-i Sabbah was born in Qom[2].

Where did Hasan-i Sabbah die?

Hasan-i Sabbah passed away in Alamut Castle[4].

What did Hasan-i Sabbah do for work?

Hasan-i Sabbah worked as religious leader[6], military leader[7], politician[8], governor[9], and herbalist[10].

Where did Hasan-i Sabbah go to school?

Hasan-i Sabbah was educated at Al-Azhar Mosque[27] and House of Knowledge[31].

Who did Hasan-i Sabbah influence?

Hasan-i Sabbah has been cited as an influence by Rashid ad-Din Sinan[71].

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    Residence Qom, Ray, Isfahan +8
    Described by source al-Aʻlām (Dār al-ʻIlm, 2002), Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, The Nuttall Encyclopædia
    Student of Mu'ayyad fi'l-Din al-Shirazi
    Occupation religious leader, military leader, politician +12
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