Ismaili.NET - Heritage F.I.E.L.D.THE NETWORK OF ISMAʿILI CASTLES IN THE ALAMUT REGION: POWER AND GOVERNANCE
| Publication Type | Article | |
| Year of Publication | 2017 | |
| Date Published | 2017 | |
| Authors | Yeganehfarzand, Seyedhamed | |
| Original Publication | ARTiculate Vol.2, Spring 2017, University of Victoria | |
| Key Words | Alamut Castles; Hasan-i Sabbah; Nizari Ismaʿilis; | |
| Full Text | In 1090, Hasan-i Sabbah (1050s –1124), the mysterious leader of the Nizari Ismaʿilis in Persia, obtained control of Alamut Castle, one of the major existing castles in the northern part of Iran, and reinforced it as the headquarters of his activities against the Seljuq government. The Nizari Ismaʿilis gradually became a very influential community within the political and intellectual history of the Islamic world until the fall of Alamut in 1256. The principal strategy that helped them to resist their enemies and to survive in a hostile milieu was the establishment of networks of castles within inaccessible regions. |
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THE NETWORK OF ISMAʿILI CASTLES IN THE ALAMUT REGION: POWER AND GOVERNANCE
In 1090, Hasan-i Sabbah (1050s –1124), the mysterious leader of the Nizari Ismaʿilis in Persia, obtained control of Alamut Castle, one of the major existing castles in the northern part of Iran, and reinforced it as the headquarters of his activities against the Seljuq government. The Nizari Ismaʿilis gradually became a very influential community within the political and intellectual history of the Islamic world until the fall of Alamut in 1256. The principal strategy that helped them to resist their enemies and to survive in a hostile milieu was the establishment of networks of castles within inaccessible regions.
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