Assassins (medieval Nizari group)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Assassins_(medieval_Nizari_group)

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:religious_organization secret society Nizari Ismaili group
gptkbp:activePeriod	late 11th century to mid-13th century
gptkbp:alternativeName	gptkb:Hashshashin gptkb:Nizari_Ismailis
gptkbp:dissolved	gptkb:Mongol_Empire 1256
gptkbp:founder	gptkb:Hassan-i_Sabbah
gptkbp:headquarters	gptkb:Alamut_Castle gptkb:Masyaf_Castle
gptkbp:historicalSource	gptkb:Marco_Polo Arab chroniclers Persian chroniclers
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Assassins (medieval Nizari group)
gptkbp:inPopularCulture	gptkb:Assassin's_Creed_(video_game_series) numerous historical novels
gptkbp:knownFor	political influence targeted assassinations
gptkbp:language	gptkb:Arabic gptkb:Persian
gptkbp:legacy	origin of the word 'assassin' inspiration for later secret societies
gptkbp:method	disguises stealth attacks close-range killings
gptkbp:motto	Nothing is true, everything is permitted (attributed, not historical)
gptkbp:notableEvent	murder of Nizam al-Mulk siege of Alamut
gptkbp:notableLeader	gptkb:Hassan-i_Sabbah gptkb:Rashid_ad-Din_Sinan
gptkbp:notableVictim	gptkb:Nizam_al-Mulk gptkb:Conrad_of_Montferrat gptkb:Raynald_of_Châtillon Janah ad-Dawla
gptkbp:opposedBy	gptkb:Abbasid_Caliphate gptkb:Seljuk_Empire gptkb:Crusaders
gptkbp:parentOrganization	gptkb:Nizari_Ismaili_state
gptkbp:region	gptkb:Syria gptkb:Persia
gptkbp:relatedTo	gptkb:Mongol_invasions gptkb:Crusades gptkb:Ismailism Fatimid Caliphate
gptkbp:religion	gptkb:Nizari_Ismailism
gptkbp:religiousAffiliation	Shia Islam
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Nizari_Ismaili_community
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7