{"slug": "order-of-assassins", "label": "Order of Assassins", "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Order_of_Assassins", "wikidata": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q187715", "qid": "Q187715", "description": "Nizari Isma'ili sect", "entries": 8, "years": 8, "span": [1090, 1273], "span_label": ["1090 CE", "1273 CE"], "topics": [{"title": "Conflict & Security", "count": 6}, {"title": "Religion & Belief", "count": 2}], "related": [{"slug": "aleppo", "label": "Aleppo", "shared": 3}, {"slug": "principality-of-antioch", "label": "Principality of Antioch", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "nur-al-din-zengi", "label": "Nur al-Din Zengi", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "orontes-river", "label": "Orontes River", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "raymond-of-poitiers", "label": "Raymond of Poitiers", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "baghdad", "label": "Baghdad", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "shia", "label": "Shia", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "july", "label": "July", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "baibars", "label": "Baibars", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "knights-hospitaller", "label": "Knights Hospitaller", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "middle-east", "label": "Middle East", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "pope-gregory-ix", "label": "Pope Gregory IX", "shared": 1}], "items": [{"year": 1090, "year_label": "1090 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "Hassan-i Sabbah founds the Nizari Ismaili state after taking control of the Alamut Castle and organising the military group called the Order of Assassins.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1362154341#Middle_East", "title": "1090", "revid": 1362154341, "section": "Events › By place › Middle East"}}, {"year": 1138, "year_label": "1138 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": "June 6", "text": "June 6 – Al-Rashid Billah (deposed caliph of Baghdad), having fled to Isfahan, is killed there by a team of four Nizari Ismailis (Assassins). This is celebrated in Alamut for a week by Shias.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1366421724#Middle_East", "title": "1138", "revid": 1366421724, "section": "Events › By place › Middle East"}}, {"year": 1149, "year_label": "1149 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "Spring – Nur al-Din, Seljuk ruler (atabeg) of Aleppo, invades the Principality of Antioch and defeats the Crusaders under Raymond of Poitiers at Baghras. He moves southward to besiege the fortress of Inab, one of the few strongholds of the Crusaders east of the Orontes River. Raymond with a small army (supported by the Assassin allies under Ali ibn Wafa) hurries to its rescue. Nur al-Din, misinformed of the strength of the Crusader forces, retreats. In fact the Zangid forces (some 6,000 men) outnumber the Crusaders by over four to one. Against Ali's advice Raymond decides to reinforce the garrison of Inab.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1369184526#Levant", "title": "1149", "revid": 1369184526, "section": "Events › By place › Levant"}}, {"year": 1175, "year_label": "1175 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "May 22", "text": "May 22 – A group of Isma'ili Assassins gains access into Saladin's camp and attempts to kill him during the siege of Aleppo. But his bodyguard saves his life, the others are slain while trying to escape.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1362172106#Levant", "title": "1175", "revid": 1362172106, "section": "Events › By place › Levant"}}, {"year": 1176, "year_label": "1176 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "Summer – Saladin ends his siege of the Ismaili (\"Assassins\") fortress of Masyaf, which is commanded by Rashid al-Din Sinan.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1366532887#Levant", "title": "1176", "revid": 1366532887, "section": "Events › By place › Levant"}}, {"year": 1236, "year_label": "1236 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": null, "text": "Pope Gregory IX condemns the links that both the Knights Templer and Knights Hospitaller have with the Assassin fighters in the Middle East. He issues a bull (a formal papal proclamation) preventing further contact with the Assassins.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1361428601#Religion", "title": "1236", "revid": 1361428601, "section": "Events › By topic › Religion"}}, {"year": 1272, "year_label": "1272 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "June 16", "text": "June 16 – The Lord Edward, heir to the English throne, prevents an assassination attempt on himself at Acre. A Syrian Nizari (or Assassin) supposedly sent by Baibars penetrates into the prince's chamber and stabs him with a poisoned dagger. The wound is not fatal, but Edward is seriously ill for some months. Baibars hastens to dissociate himself from the deed by sending his congratulations on the prince's escape.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1362176275#Levant", "title": "1272", "revid": 1362176275, "section": "Events › By place › Levant"}}, {"year": 1273, "year_label": "1273 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "July", "text": "July – Mamluk forces under Baibars capture the last remaining stronghold of the Order of Assassins (Hashashin) sect, Al-Kahf Castle.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1364847849#Middle_East", "title": "1273", "revid": 1364847849, "section": "Events › By place › Middle East"}}]}