The Nizari Ismaili state managed to survive for 166 years. But it could not withstand the Mongols , who began their conquest of the Islamic world in 1219 and pushed the Nizaris out of fortress ...

History | October 10, 2023. The Medieval Sect That Inspired the Video Game ‘Assassin’s Creed’ The Order of Assassins is loosely based on the Nizari Ismailis, who formed a Shiite Muslim state ...

Ismaili sources claimed the Nizari had infiltrated Saladin’s most trusted guards, and that he was forced to strike a deal or die. The Nizari survived that attack, but their undoing would not ...

The Nizari Ismaili sect’s roots go back to another succession dispute within the Fatimid empire. Their connection with India may go back to trade along India’s western coast.

Karim Al-Hussaini, also known as the Aga Khan, died on Tuesday, February 4, aged 88. A colossally wealthy philanthropist, he was also the imam of the Nizari Ismaili faith, an esoteric branch of ...

Next, we turn to medieval history, as both the Crusades and the so-called cult of Assassins have been linked to Islamic State. Farhad Daftary discusses the Nizari Ismailis – romanticised as ...

The Nizari Ismaili sect of Shia Islam is little known in Australia but, in other parts of the globe as well as in East Africa, it is known for its top-quality schools and hospitals and clean water ...

The team founded vestiges of interior spaces which date back to the times of Qajar dynasty (1789–1925), Safavids (1501–1736) and Nizari Ismaili state (1090–1256), CHTN reported on Sunday. It is the ...

The Order of Assassins is loosely based on the Nizari Ismailis, who formed a Shiite Muslim state that relied on political assassination to achieve its goal Based on a True Story Nicholas Liu A ...