The Fall of Alamut: How the Mongols destroyed the Assassins
By Piri ·
In 1256, Hulagu Khan's Mongol army destroyed Alamut, the mountain fortress headquarters of the Nizari Ismaili state, ending a 166-year movement founded by Hasan-i Sabbah in 1090. The Nizaris had survived a century and a half of Seljuk and Crusader attacks through impregnable castles and targeted assassination of enemy leaders.
Chapters
- The Eagle's Nest
- Hasan-i Sabbah's Mountain State
- Assassination as a Substitute for Armies
- The Legend and the Grand Masters
- Equilibrium with Crusaders and Caliphs
- Mongke Orders Annihilation
- The Fortress Network Crumbles
- Alamut Falls
- Aftermath and the Ruin
Adapted from World Politics & History.