Alamut

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'''Alamut Castle''' was a [[Levantine Assassins|Levantine Assassin]] fortress located in [[Iran|Persia]], modern day Iran, during the 12th and 13th centuries. The fortress was destroyed in 1256 by the [[Mongol Empire]], in retaliation for the assassination of [[Genghis Khan]] by [[Darim Ibn-La'Ahad]] and [[Qulan Gal]], after which the region was abandoned.

==History==
The fortress of Alamut was, unbeknownst to the [[Assassins]] at the time, built atop the site of a small [[Isu]] [[Alamut Temple|temple]], which contained dozens of [[Memory Seals]].<ref name="ACRVOGG">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]] Official Game Guide''</ref> Under the leadership of [[Hassan-i Sabbāh]], Alamut became the site of intense activity for the Assassins. During the medieval period, the castle functioned as a major stronghold for the Order, alongside the fortress at [[Masyaf]].

By 1227, [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]], his son Darim, the wife of his late son [[Sef Ibn-La'Ahad|Sef]], and his grandchildren sought refuge in Alamut, after [[Abbas Sofian]] staged a coup to take over the Assassin Order. Altaïr remained in exile in the fortress for almost two decades, during which time he made several discoveries, in addition to creating a number of inventions through the knowledge he gained from the [[Apple of Eden 2|Apple of Eden]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: The Secret Crusade]]''</ref>

Altaïr also discovered the remains of the First Civilization [[Temples|temple]],<ref name="ACRVOGG"/> and took six Memory Seals with him, later using five of them as [[Masyaf Keys|keys]] necessary to open his [[library of Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad|library]] underneath the fortress of [[Masyaf]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]''</ref>

In 1256, Assassin control of the fortress was lost to the invading Mongol Empire, and its famous library was destroyed by fire, on the order of Ata-Malik Juwayni, a servant of the Mongol court.

In the 18th century, the fortress' ruins were visited by [[Edward Kenway]], a [[British Assassins|British Assassin]], in his search for Isu sites.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]''</ref>

==Trivia==
*"Alamut" is a [[Persia]]n word meaning "Eagle's Nest".
*It is also the name of the novel that partly inspired the Assassins Creed franchise.

==References==
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[[Category:Iran]]
[[Category:Assassin headquarters]]

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