Order of Assassins
Order of Assassins 1090–1275 Nizari Shia sect of Persia and Syria The Order of Assassins or simply the Assassins, romanized: Ḥaššāšīn, were a Nizari Isma'ili order and sect of Shia Islam that existed between 1090 and 1275 CE, founded by Hasan-i Sabbah. Recommended reading: amazon: link About The Book An examination of the interactions of the Christian Knights Templar and their Muslim counterparts, the Assassins, and of the profound changes in Western society that resulted. • Restores the reputation of the secret Muslim order Assassins, disparaged as the world's first terrorist group. • Dispels many myths about the Knights Templar and provides the most incisive portrait of them to date. A thousand years ago Christian battled Muslim for possession of a strip of land upon which both their religions were founded. These Crusades changed the course of Western history, but less known is the fact that they also were the meeting ground for two legendary secret societies: The Knigh
