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From Darkness to Light .. Legend of Alamut Castle
Alamut Castle "Eagle's Nest".. A Great Legend
Part of the high fort of Alamut in the Alborz Mountains, Alamut region, Qazvin Province, Iran
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Alamut Castle ..Eagle's Nest :
Alamut was a mountain fortress located in Alamut region-Alborz mountains,Qazvin province in Iran,approximately 200 km from present-day Tehran.The name means "Eagle's Nest".
Under the leadership of Hasan-i Sabbah,Alamut became the site of intense activity for the Shi'a Nizari Ismai'li,along with a smaller subgroup known as the Assassins, between 1090 and 1256 AD.During the medieval period,the castle functioned as the major stronghold of the Nizari Ismaili state.In 1256,Ismaili control of the fortress was lost to the invading Mongols,and its famous library holdings were destroyed when the castle’s library was condemned to be burned by Ata-Malik Juvayni,a servant of the Mongol court.Sources on the history and thought of the Ismailis in this period are therefore lacking and the majority extant are written by their detractors.
After the Mongol destruction,the castle was of only regional significance,passing through the hands of various local powers.Today,it lies in ruins,but because of its historical significance,it is being developed by the Iranian government as a tourist destination.
Hassan-i Sabbah ..Lord of Alamut :
Hassan-i Sabbāh (1050–1124 AD) was a Nizārī Ismā‘īlī missionary who converted a community in the late 11th century in the heart of the Alborz Mountains of northern Persia.He later seized a mountain fortress called Alamut and used it as the headquarters for a decentralized Persian insurrection against the dominant Seljuk Turks.He founded a group of fedayeen whose members are sometimes referred to as the Hashshashin,or "Assassins".
Hassan is thought to have written an autobiography,which did not survive but seems to underlie the first part of an anonymous Isma'ili biography entitled Sargudhasht-i Sayyidnā.The latter is known only from quotations made by later Persian authors.Hassan also wrote a treatise,in Persian,on the doctrine of ta'līm, called,al-Fusul al-arba'a.The text is no longer extant,but fragments are cited or paraphrased by al-Shahrastānī and several Persian historians.He is the original Grand Master creating many of its main principles and foundations.
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From Darkness to Light .. Legend of Alamut Castle
Alamut Castle "Eagle's Nest".. A Great Legend
Part of the high fort of Alamut in the Alborz Mountains, Alamut region, Qazvin Province, Iran
© Vafa Nematzadeh. All rights reserved. Thank you very much for your visits, faves and comments here.
Alamut Castle ..Eagle's Nest :
Alamut was a mountain fortress located in Alamut region-Alborz mountains,Qazvin province in Iran,approximately 200 km from present-day Tehran.The name means "Eagle's Nest".
Under the leadership of Hasan-i Sabbah,Alamut became the site of intense activity for the Shi'a Nizari Ismai'li,along with a smaller subgroup known as the Assassins, between 1090 and 1256 AD.During the medieval period,the castle functioned as the major stronghold of the Nizari Ismaili state.In 1256,Ismaili control of the fortress was lost to the invading Mongols,and its famous library holdings were destroyed when the castle’s library was condemned to be burned by Ata-Malik Juvayni,a servant of the Mongol court.Sources on the history and thought of the Ismailis in this period are therefore lacking and the majority extant are written by their detractors.
After the Mongol destruction,the castle was of only regional significance,passing through the hands of various local powers.Today,it lies in ruins,but because of its historical significance,it is being developed by the Iranian government as a tourist destination.
Hassan-i Sabbah ..Lord of Alamut :
Hassan-i Sabbāh (1050–1124 AD) was a Nizārī Ismā‘īlī missionary who converted a community in the late 11th century in the heart of the Alborz Mountains of northern Persia.He later seized a mountain fortress called Alamut and used it as the headquarters for a decentralized Persian insurrection against the dominant Seljuk Turks.He founded a group of fedayeen whose members are sometimes referred to as the Hashshashin,or "Assassins".
Hassan is thought to have written an autobiography,which did not survive but seems to underlie the first part of an anonymous Isma'ili biography entitled Sargudhasht-i Sayyidnā.The latter is known only from quotations made by later Persian authors.Hassan also wrote a treatise,in Persian,on the doctrine of ta'līm, called,al-Fusul al-arba'a.The text is no longer extant,but fragments are cited or paraphrased by al-Shahrastānī and several Persian historians.He is the original Grand Master creating many of its main principles and foundations.
*For more details Please refer to:
More : 500px.com/photo/76993723