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<p>131.94.186.40: /* Background */</p> <hr /> <div>{{Era|TSC}}<br /> {{WPtimeline}}<br /> {{Youmay|the siege of 1176|the [[Defense of Masyaf|attack of 1191]] or [[Fall of Masyaf|siege of 1257]]}}<br /> {{Battle<br /> |prev=<br /> |next=*[[Assault on Masyaf]]<br /> |name=Siege of Masyaf<br /> |image=<br /> |conflict= [[Saracens|Saracen]]-[[Assassins|Assassin]] conflict<br /> |date= 1176<br /> |place= [[Masyaf]], [[Syria]]<br /> |result=*Withdrawal of [[Saladin]]'s army<br /> * Death of [[Umar Ibn-La'Ahad]]<br /> |side1= [[Assassins]]<br /> |side2= [[Saracens]]<br /> |commanders1= *[[Al Mualim]]<br /> * [[Faheem al-Sayf]]<br /> |commanders2= *Saladin<br /> * [[Shihab Al'din]]<br /> |forces1=Unspecified numbers of:<br /> * Masyaf Guards<br /> * Masyaf Archers<br /> * Masyaf Assassins<br /> |forces2=*10,000 Saracen soldiers<br /> |casual1=*Umar Ibn-La'Ahad<br /> * Unknown number of soldiers<br /> |casual2=*At least one nobleman<br /> * Unknown number of soldiers<br /> |civilian=Unknown numbers<br /> }}<br /> The '''siege of Masyaf''' was an engagement between the [[Saracen]] armies of [[Saladin]] and the [[Assassin Order]], under the command of [[Rashid ad-Din Sinan|Al Mualim]].<br /> <br /> ==Background==<br /> In the 1170s the Assassins were at odds with the Saracens. Following two failed attempts on Saladin's life, the Saracen warlord was unwilling to allow another, and so brought together a force of 10,000 Saracen warriors to descend upon the fortress of [[Masyaf]]. Ignoring the other nine Assassin strongholds, the Saracens made their way through the village and up the gates of the fortress. The siege began the next day.<br /> <br /> ==Sacrifice==<br /> The following night, Al Mualim ordered the [[Master Assassin]], [[Umar Ibn-La'Ahad]] to infiltrate the Saracen camp and provide a warning to Saladin, utilizing information gathered by an Assassin spy already in the camp. Umar was successful, leaving a feather and dagger in the warlord's tent, though he was forced to kill a nobleman during his escape.<br /> <br /> The following day, Saladin left, although his uncle and second-in-command, [[Shihab Al'din]], remained to negotiate the terms of peace. Shihab informed the Assassin that they would leave once they had the head of the nobleman's killer, Umar; his name had been learned from the captured spy, [[Ahmad Sofian]]. Although Al Mualim was reluctant to allow Umar to take Ahmad's place on the executioners' block, Umar's insistence and the threat of a prolonged siege, he eventually relented. Following Umar's execution, the Saracens left Masyaf.<br /> <br /> ==Aftermath==<br /> The siege ended, resulting in the deaths of several Assassins, as well as at least one Master Assassin: Umar Ibn-La'Ahad. Following the siege, the Assassin spy, Ahmad, was overcome with guilt. He came to Altaïr, Umar's son, in his room and apologised, before committing suicide before his eyes. A shocked Ataïr brought the news to Al Mualim, who told him to keep it a secret, even from Ahmad's son, [[Abbas Sofian|Abbas]].<br /> <br /> ==Source==<br /> * ''[[Assassin's Creed: The Secret Crusade]]''<br /> {{Timeline}}<br /> [[Category:Battles]]<br /> [[Category:Timeline]]</div>

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