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The Nizari State: Assassins, Alamut, and Mongol Destruction
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In the wake of the Seljuk Empire's fragmentation, the Nizari Ismailis—known to the West as the Assassins—established a network of mountain fortresses across Persia and Syria. Their founder, Hasan-i Sabbah, seized the impregnable castle of Alamut in 1090...
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