Fall of Masyaf

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{{Battle
|prev=[[Decline of the Assassin Order]]
|next=The dispersal of Assassins to different regions
|image=[[File:Masyaf_by_raphael_lacoste-1-.jpg|300px]]
|conflict= [[Mongols|Mongol]]-[[Assassins|Assassin]] conflict
|date= 1257
|place= [[Masyaf]], [[Syria]]
|result=*The fall of the Assassin Order in Masyaf
*Dispersal of Assassins
|side1= [[Assassins]]
|side2= [[Mongols]]
|commanders1= *[[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]]
|commanders2= *[[wikipedia:Hulagu Khan|Hulagu Khan]]
|forces1=Unspecified numbers of:
*Assassins.
*Masyaf Guards.
*Masyaf Archers.
|forces2=*Unknown numbers of Mongolian soldiers.
|casual1=*Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad
Unknown number of Assassins
|casual2=*Unknown number of Mongolians.
|civilian=Unknown numbers}}
The''' Fall of Masyaf '''was an event during the 13th century where the grandson of [[Genghis Khan]],[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hulagu_Khan Hulagu Khan], led an assault on the fortress of [[Masyaf]] in an attempt to annihilate the [[Assassins|Assassin Order]] for their part in his grandfather's death in 1227.
==The cause==
To stop the major threat of the [[Mongols]], who were unstoppably moving from East towards West, [[Altaïr]], [[Maria Ibn-La'Ahad|Maria]], [[Darim Ibn-La'Ahad|Darim]] and [[Qulan Gal]] headed to the Xia province in Mongolia, visiting a camp set up by Mongolians, in which Genghis Khan supposedly was. There, Altaïr and his son, together with Qulan, sneaked into the camp and accidentally raised the alarm for Genghis Khan, who then fled on [[Horse|horseback]]. A few moments later, Khan was hit by an arrow from Qulan's crossbow, and was then finished by Darim.
==Mongolian revenge==
During 1257, the [[Grand Master of the Assassin Order]], a 92-year old Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad, was interviewed by [[Niccolò Polo]] and his brother [[Maffeo Polo]] in order to document the stories of his life and the Order. Eventually the brothers needed to make their departure, as the Mongolians attacked unexpectedly and besieged the village.

Though most of the Assassins left the fortress to increase their numbers throughout the world, enough remained to hold off the Mongolians temporarily. Passing on his life's work: the [[Codex]] and [[Seals of Altaïr|Seals]], Altaïr instructed the brothers to hide the seals throughout the city of [[Constantinople]].

Before escaping, Niccolò told the Grand Master to "''take care of [him]self''", to which he replied he would ''"consider it''."

==Aftermath==
Having fled from Masyaf, the Polos were on their way back to [[Italy]], stopping by Constantinople to first complete their task. Two days on their way to the city, a Mongol attacking party had stolen the Codex from the Polo brothers, leaving them only with the Seals. Guided by their knowledge and the importance of their task, Maffeo and Niccolò Polo arrived in Constantinople, hiding the Seals throughout the city as to make sure of their secrecy. The two brothers had also set up a trading post, somewhere northwest of [[Hagia Sophia]], and an [[Assassins Guild (Constantinople)|Assassins Guild]], writing the end of their journal on the day they locked away the last Seal.

==Source==
*''[[Secret_Crusade|Assassin's Creed: The Secret Crusade]]''

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