Order of Assassins

Summary

Order of Assassins is a secret society^[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of secret_society entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,370 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Order of Assassins authored Geraint Vaughan Jones^[3].
• Order of Assassins's religion is recorded as Islam^[4].
• Order of Assassins's religion is recorded as Shia Islam^[5].
• Order of Assassins is in the country of Nizari Ismaili state^[6].
• Order of Assassins's instance of is recorded as secret society^[7].
• Order of Assassins's instance of is recorded as written work^[8].
• Order of Assassins's official language is recorded as Arabic^[9].
• Order of Assassins's official language is recorded as Persian^[10].
• Order of Assassins's founder is recorded as Hasan-i Sabbah^[11].
• Order of Assassins was published by Gwasg Carreg Gwalch^[12].
• Order of Assassins is owned by Hasan-i Sabbah^[13].
• Order of Assassins is owned by Kiya Buzrug-Ummid^[14].
• Order of Assassins is owned by Muhammad ibn Buzurg-Ummid^[15].
• Order of Assassins is owned by Hassan II^[16].
• Order of Assassins is owned by Nur al-Din Muhammad II^[17].
• Order of Assassins is owned by Jalal al-Din Hassan III^[18].
• Order of Assassins is owned by Ala al-Din Muhammad III^[19].
• Order of Assassins is owned by Rukn al-Din Khurshah^[20].
• hashish is named after Order of Assassins^[21].
• Order of Assassins's headquarters location is recorded as Alamut Castle^[22].
• Order of Assassins's headquarters location is recorded as Masyaf Castle^[23].
• Order of Assassins took place at Masyaf^[24].
• The location of Order of Assassins was Alamut Castle^[25].
• Order of Assassins's Commons category is recorded as Nizari Ismaili state^[26].
• Order of Assassins's language of work or name is recorded as Welsh^[27].

Body

Founding

Order of Assassins's founder is recorded as Hasan-i Sabbah^[11]. 1090 marks the founding of it^[28].

Operations

Headquarters locations include Alamut Castle^[22], a castle^[29], in Iran^[30] and Masyaf Castle^[23], a castle^[31], in Syria^[32].

Ownership

Owners include Hasan-i Sabbah^[13], a religious leader^[33], 1037–1124^[34], of Seljuk Empire^[35], specialised in Ilm al-Kalam^[36]; Kiya Buzrug-Ummid^[14], a da'i^[37], 1062–1138^[38], of Nizari Ismaili state^[39]; Muhammad ibn Buzurg-Ummid^[15], a missionary^[40], 1097–1162^[41], of Nizari Ismaili state^[42]; Hassan II^[16], an imam^[43], 1126–1166^[44], of Nizari Ismaili state^[45]; Nur al-Din Muhammad II^[17], a religious leader^[46], 1148–1210^[47], of Nizari Ismaili state^[48]; and Jalal al-Din Hassan III^[18], a ruler^[49], 1187–1221^[50], of Nizari Ismaili state^[51].

Dissolution

Order of Assassins was dissolved in 1275^[52].

Why It Matters

Order of Assassins ranks in the top 3% of secret_society entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,370 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[53] It is known by 116 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[54]