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{{WP-REAL}}{{Location_Infobox|name = Iran|image = Flag of Iran svg.png|rulers = Presidency|factions = [[Persian Brotherhood of Assassins|Persian Assassins]] [[Levantine Brotherhood of Assassins|Levantine Assassins]] 
[[Templars|Templars]]|date = 550 BC (Achaemenid Empire)
1 April 1979 (Islamic Republic)|landmark = [[Alamut|Alamut]]}}'''Iran''', officially the '''Islamic Republic of Iran''', and previously known as '''Persia''', is a country in the [[Middle East]].

==History==
The [[Templars]] were active in the {{Wiki|Achaemenid Empire}}, helping King [[Darius I of Persia|Darius I]] overthrow the imposter {{Wiki|Gaumata}},<ref name="Encyclopedia">''[[Assassin's Creed Encyclopedia]]''</ref> and then aided his son [[Xerxes I of Persia|Xerxes I]] in his invasion of [[Greece]] in 480 BCE.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' - [[Abstergo Files]]</ref> A [[Persian Assassins|Persian Assassin]] named [[Darius]] killed Xerxes in 465 BCE, which also marked the first recorded use of the [[Hidden Blade]].<ref name="AC2">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref>

The Templars bequeathed a [[Staves of Eden|Staff of Eden]] to the Greek King [[Alexander the Great|Alexander of Macedon]] around 335 BCE, enabling him to seize the Persian Empire.<ref name="Encyclopedia"/>

During the 8th century, a Persian scholar by the name of [[Hammad Ar-Rawiya]] wrote the ''[[Mu'allaqat]], ''a collection of Pre-Islamic Arabic poems that he had memorized by heart.<ref name=":0">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]''</ref>

In the 10th century, a Persian poet named [[Ferdowsi]] wrote the "Shahnameh" ("''[[The Book of Kings]]''"), a monumental epic relating the history of Persia from the creation of the world until the Islamic conquest.<ref name=":0">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]''</ref>

By 1090, [[Hassan-i Sabbāh]] established the [[Levantine Brotherhood of Assassins|Levantine Assassin]] Brotherhood in the fortress of [[Alamut]].<ref name="Encyclopedia"/> In 1162, [[Hassan the Younger]], the leader of the Levantine Assassins at the time, sent one of his subordinates, a man who would later be popularly known by his title of [[Al Mualim]], from Alamut to establish the fortress of [[Masyaf]] in the [[An-Nusayriyah Mountains]] of [[Syria]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Official Game Guide]]''</ref> [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]] fled to Alamut with his family following his exile from Masyaf in 1227. During his time at Alamut, Altaïr discovered six [[Memory Seals]] beneath the fortress.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: The Secret Crusade]]''</ref>

During the 12th century, [[Attar of Nishapur|Attar]] of Nishapur, a traveling scholar and poet, returned to his native Persia to spread the knowledge he had obtained in his travels. Later, Attar fell victim to the seemingly unstoppable spread of the [[Mongol Empire]]. In April of 1221, the Mongols entered the Persian city of Nishapur and slaughtered everyone they came across.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Memories]]''</ref>

In 1739, the [[Iran]]ian Shah, [[Nāder Shāh]], acquired a [[Pieces of Eden|Piece of Eden]] in the shape of a diamond when he sacked the Taj Mahal. In awe of its splendor, he named it the [[Koh-i-Noor]] (''Mountain of Light'').<ref name="ACBM">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brahman]]''</ref> In 1747, he was killed by the [[Persian Brotherhood of Assassins|Persian Assassin]] [[Salah Bey]], but not before the Koh-i-Noor fell into the hands of [[Ahmad Shāh Durrānī]], an Afghan chief. Salah planned to pursue Ahmad in order to claim the Koh-i-Noor for the Brotherhood. However, the diamond remained in Ahmad's possession.<ref name="ACRG">''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]''</ref>

[[Mohammad Reza Pahlavi]] was Shah of Iran from 1941 to 1979. In 1953, he allowed [[Abstergo Industries]] and the [[Central Intelligence Agency]] to overthrow Prime Minister [[Mohammad Mosaddegh]] to protect their oil interests. Four years later, they helped Pahlavi establish the [[SAVAK]], in order to goad his people into submission.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'' - [[Rifts]]</ref> In 1979, the Pahlavi Monarchy was overthrown during the [[Iranian Revolution]].

==References==
{{Reflist}}
[[Category:Iran| ]]

2017-05-17T20:05:32Z

47.138.249.189: /* History */ Added information about the Persian Assassin Salah Bey and Nader Shah

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{{WP-REAL}}
'''Iran''', officially the '''Islamic Republic of Iran''', and previously known as '''Persia''', is a country in the [[Middle East]].

==History==
The [[Templars]] were active in the {{Wiki|Achaemenid Empire}}, helping King [[Darius I of Persia|Darius I]] overthrow the imposter {{Wiki|Gaumata}},<ref name="Encyclopedia">''[[Assassin's Creed Encyclopedia]]''</ref> and then aided his son [[Xerxes I of Persia|Xerxes I]] in his invasion of [[Greece]] in 480 BCE.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' - [[Abstergo Files]]</ref> A [[Persian Assassins|Persian Assassin]] named [[Darius]] killed Xerxes in 465 BCE, which also marked the first recorded use of the [[Hidden Blade]].<ref name="AC2">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref>

The Templars bequeathed a [[Staves of Eden|Staff of Eden]] to the Greek King [[Alexander the Great|Alexander of Macedon]] around 335 BCE, enabling him to seize the Persian Empire.<ref name="Encyclopedia"/>

By 1090, [[Hassan-i Sabbāh]] established the [[Levantine Assassins|Levantine]] [[Assassins|Assassin]] Brotherhood in the fortress of [[Alamut]].<ref name="Encyclopedia"/> [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]] fled to the fortress with his family, following his exile from [[Masyaf]] in 1227. During his time in Alamut, Altaïr discovered six [[Memory Seals]] beneath the fortress.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: The Secret Crusade]]''</ref>

In 1747, the [[Iran]]ian Shah, [[Nāder Shāh]], was killed by the [[Assassins|Assassin]] [[Salah Bey]]. The Shah's [[Koh-i-Noor]] diamond, a [[Pieces of Eden|Piece of Eden]], ended up in the hands of Ahmad. Salah planned to pursue Ahmad in order to claim the Koh-i-Noor for the Brotherhood. However, the diamond remained in Ahmad's possession.

[[Mohammad Reza Pahlavi]] was Shah of Iran from 1941 to 1979. In 1953, he allowed [[Abstergo Industries]] and the [[Central Intelligence Agency]] to overthrow Prime Minister [[Mohammad Mosaddegh]] to protect their oil interests. Four years later, they helped Pahlavi establish the [[SAVAK]], in order to goad his people into submission.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'' - [[Rifts]]</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}
[[Category:Iran| ]]