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Masacre a Karbala

Founded by Hassan bin Sabbah in the year 1090, the fort of Alamut is situated in the north-west of Tehran, Iran. This glorious period in Ismaili history began with the arrival of Imam Hadi in 1097 and lasted for 170 years, until the death of Imam Rukniddin Khairshah. The latter had reigned for only one year before being murdered by the Mongols in the year 1256. The Alamut period in Ismaili history marks a time when the community made great strides in education, the sciences, economics, politics, as well as the religious sciences.