The History Of The Assassins by Joseph von Hammer-Purgstall
The History Of The Assassins

Joseph von Hammer-Purgstall

The History Of The Assassins

Joseph von Hammer-Purgstall with Oswald C. Wood

248 pages first pub 1818 (editions)

nonfiction history informative medium-paced
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Assassins ( Hashashin; from Assassiyun: "those faithful to the foundation"), is the name used to refer to the medieval Nizari Ismailis. Often characterized as a secret order led by a mysterious "Old Man of the Mountain", the Nizari Ismailis were a...

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