The Nizari Imamate was now transferred, after almost seven centuries, from Persia to India, and henceforth Bombay became the seat of the Qasim-Shahi Nizari Imams.

The Nizari leader, Rukn al-Din Khurshah, attempted to negotiate, but Hülegü had the fortress of Alamut destroyed in 1256, diminishing the strength of the Nizari as a military force.

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 ...

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 ...

The ruins of the Nizari fortress of Masayf in Syria. The Nizari Ismailis, often referred by the pejorative term Assassins, operated out of fortified castles during the medieval period.

Iran’s Alborz Mountains, where an ancient cult of “Assassins” once held sway, make for a great day trip or weekend excursion from Tehran.

Assassination teams are nothing new to Iran; their roots go back as far as the 11th century, to a sect of Ismaili Shiite Muslims known as the Nizari.

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 ...