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Fall of Masyaf

2013-06-27T10:14:12Z

92.84.59.168: /* Cause */

{{Era|ACR|TSC}}
{{Battle
|prev=[[Decline of the Assassin Order]]
|next=The dispersal of Levantine Assassins
|image=[[File:The torch 5.png|300px]]
|conflict= [[Mongols|Mongol]]-[[Assassins|Assassin]] conflict
|name=Fall of Masyaf
|date= 1257
|place= [[Masyaf]], [[Syria]]
|result=*The fall of the Assassins in Masyaf
*Dispersal of Assassins
*Death of [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]]
|side1= [[Assassins]]
|side2= [[Mongols]]
|commanders1= *Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad
|commanders2= *[[Hülegü Khan]]
|forces1=*Unknown numbers of Assassins
|forces2=*Unknown numbers of Mongolian soldiers
|casual1=*Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad (outside of battle)
*Unknown number of Assassins
|casual2=*Unknown number of Mongolians.
|civilian=*Unknown numbers}}

The '''fall of Masyaf''' was an event during the mid 13th century in which the grandson of [[Genghis Khan]], [[Hülegü Khan]], led an assault on the [[Assassins|Assassin]] fortress of [[Masyaf]] in an attempt to annihilate the Order for their part in his grandfather's death, in 1227.

The attack caused the ultimate disbandment of the Assassins residing in Masyaf, which was completely deserted before the Mongols could claim their victory. Alongside Masyaf, the majority of Assassin fortresses in the Levant were already destroyed by the Mongols in 1256.

==Cause==
To stop the major of the [[Mongols]], who were making an unstoppable march from the East, [[Altaïr|Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]], his wife [[Maria Ibn-La'Ahad|Maria]], son [[Darim Ibn-La'Ahad|Darim]] and [[Qulan Gal]] traveled to the Xia province in Mongolia, in order to infiltrate a Mongolian camp where Genghis Khan was supposedly located. There, Altaïr, Darim, and Qulan snuck into the camp with the aim of assassinating Khan, however accidentally raised the alarm, resulting in Khan fleeing the camp on [[horse]]back. Khan was then hit by an arrow from Qulan's crossbow, causing him to fall from his horse. Moments later, Darim finished Khan with an arrow from his own crossbow.

==Disbandment==
===Attack===
{{Quote|The main force is not far away. In the meantime the skirmishing party seems to want to make a name for itself and has been launching small but fierce attacks.|Niccolò Polo on the Mongol attack in his journal, [[The Secret Crusade]].|Assassin's Creed: The Secret Crusade}}
During 1257, the Mongol army marched across the Levant, destroying all Assassin fortresses situated there. As the army progressed towards Masyaf, the [[Mentor]] of the [[Levantine Assassins]], 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, in August of 1257, the Mongols neared Masyaf and sent a small skirmishing party to attack the Assassins, with the main force not far away.

Though most of the Assassins left the fortress to increase their numbers throughout the world, enough remained to hold off the Mongolians temporarily. During the assault, the Mongols attacked the walls of the village and fought on the ramparts, before being forced to retreat. During the battle, Altaïr had the two Polo brothers meet him in the main courtyard of the fortress. Once there, Altaïr passed on his life's work to the Polos; his [[Codex]].

Altaïr then escorted the two brothers out of Masyaf, using the[[Second Apple| Apple of Eden]] to fend off the Mongols before giving the Polos his [[Memory Seals]], which also acted as the [[Masyaf Keys|Keys]] to his underground [[Altaïr's library|library]], instructing them to hide each of them if necessary. As the Polo brothers left Masyaf, Altaïr led the remaining Assassins to fight the Mongolians.

===The library===
[[File:Lost legacy 3.png|thumb|left|250px|Altaïr seals away the Apple]]
With the Polo brothers able to escape successfully, Altaïr had the remaining Assassins and villagers of Masyaf evacuated, before the main Mongol army arrived to destroy the citadel. However, Altaïr stayed behind in Masyaf, intending to seal himself inside the library. Before entering the library, Altaïr told Darim that the library must stay hidden at all costs, and that he should leave before the Mongols returned. After embracing his son and bidding him farewell, Altaïr then entered his library and sealed away the Apple.

Altaïr subsequently imprinted this final memory on his sixth and last seal, before finally passing away at the age of 92.

==Aftermath==
===Masyaf===
After the Mongolian attack, Masyaf was completely abandoned by the Assassins. Instead, the Assassins began to operate universally, from a series of [[Assassin Guilds|Guilds]] based across the known world.

===Polo brothers===
Having fled from Masyaf, the Polos made their way back to [[Italy]], first stopping in [[Constantinople]] to accomplish their task in concealing the Memory Seals. Two days into their journey, a Mongol attacking party had stolen the Codex from the Polo brothers, leaving them with only the Seals.

Guided by their knowledge and the importance of their task, Maffeo and Niccolò Polo finally arrived in Constantinople, hiding the Seals throughout the city to guarantee their secrecy. The two brothers had also set up a trading post, somewhere northwest of [[Hagia Sophia]], and an [[Assassins Guild (Constantinople)|Assassin Guild]], writing the end of their journal on the day they hid away the final Seal.

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

{{Timeline}}
[[Category:Timeline]]
[[Category:Battles]]
[[Category:Assassin's Creed: The Secret Crusade]]

Fall of Masyaf

2013-06-27T10:13:55Z

92.84.59.168: /* Cause */

{{Era|ACR|TSC}}
{{Battle
|prev=[[Decline of the Assassin Order]]
|next=The dispersal of Levantine Assassins
|image=[[File:The torch 5.png|300px]]
|conflict= [[Mongols|Mongol]]-[[Assassins|Assassin]] conflict
|name=Fall of Masyaf
|date= 1257
|place= [[Masyaf]], [[Syria]]
|result=*The fall of the Assassins in Masyaf
*Dispersal of Assassins
*Death of [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]]
|side1= [[Assassins]]
|side2= [[Mongols]]
|commanders1= *Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad
|commanders2= *[[Hülegü Khan]]
|forces1=*Unknown numbers of Assassins
|forces2=*Unknown numbers of Mongolian soldiers
|casual1=*Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad (outside of battle)
*Unknown number of Assassins
|casual2=*Unknown number of Mongolians.
|civilian=*Unknown numbers}}

The '''fall of Masyaf''' was an event during the mid 13th century in which the grandson of [[Genghis Khan]], [[Hülegü Khan]], led an assault on the [[Assassins|Assassin]] fortress of [[Masyaf]] in an attempt to annihilate the Order for their part in his grandfather's death, in 1227.

The attack caused the ultimate disbandment of the Assassins residing in Masyaf, which was completely deserted before the Mongols could claim their victory. Alongside Masyaf, the majority of Assassin fortresses in the Levant were already destroyed by the Mongols in 1256.

==Cause==
To stop the major sexof the [[Mongols]], who were making an unstoppable march from the East, [[Altaïr|Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]], his wife [[Maria Ibn-La'Ahad|Maria]], son [[Darim Ibn-La'Ahad|Darim]] and [[Qulan Gal]] traveled to the Xia province in Mongolia, in order to infiltrate a Mongolian camp where Genghis Khan was supposedly located. There, Altaïr, Darim, and Qulan snuck into the camp with the aim of assassinating Khan, however accidentally raised the alarm, resulting in Khan fleeing the camp on [[horse]]back. Khan was then hit by an arrow from Qulan's crossbow, causing him to fall from his horse. Moments later, Darim finished Khan with an arrow from his own crossbow.

==Disbandment==
===Attack===
{{Quote|The main force is not far away. In the meantime the skirmishing party seems to want to make a name for itself and has been launching small but fierce attacks.|Niccolò Polo on the Mongol attack in his journal, [[The Secret Crusade]].|Assassin's Creed: The Secret Crusade}}
During 1257, the Mongol army marched across the Levant, destroying all Assassin fortresses situated there. As the army progressed towards Masyaf, the [[Mentor]] of the [[Levantine Assassins]], 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, in August of 1257, the Mongols neared Masyaf and sent a small skirmishing party to attack the Assassins, with the main force not far away.

Though most of the Assassins left the fortress to increase their numbers throughout the world, enough remained to hold off the Mongolians temporarily. During the assault, the Mongols attacked the walls of the village and fought on the ramparts, before being forced to retreat. During the battle, Altaïr had the two Polo brothers meet him in the main courtyard of the fortress. Once there, Altaïr passed on his life's work to the Polos; his [[Codex]].

Altaïr then escorted the two brothers out of Masyaf, using the[[Second Apple| Apple of Eden]] to fend off the Mongols before giving the Polos his [[Memory Seals]], which also acted as the [[Masyaf Keys|Keys]] to his underground [[Altaïr's library|library]], instructing them to hide each of them if necessary. As the Polo brothers left Masyaf, Altaïr led the remaining Assassins to fight the Mongolians.

===The library===
[[File:Lost legacy 3.png|thumb|left|250px|Altaïr seals away the Apple]]
With the Polo brothers able to escape successfully, Altaïr had the remaining Assassins and villagers of Masyaf evacuated, before the main Mongol army arrived to destroy the citadel. However, Altaïr stayed behind in Masyaf, intending to seal himself inside the library. Before entering the library, Altaïr told Darim that the library must stay hidden at all costs, and that he should leave before the Mongols returned. After embracing his son and bidding him farewell, Altaïr then entered his library and sealed away the Apple.

Altaïr subsequently imprinted this final memory on his sixth and last seal, before finally passing away at the age of 92.

==Aftermath==
===Masyaf===
After the Mongolian attack, Masyaf was completely abandoned by the Assassins. Instead, the Assassins began to operate universally, from a series of [[Assassin Guilds|Guilds]] based across the known world.

===Polo brothers===
Having fled from Masyaf, the Polos made their way back to [[Italy]], first stopping in [[Constantinople]] to accomplish their task in concealing the Memory Seals. Two days into their journey, a Mongol attacking party had stolen the Codex from the Polo brothers, leaving them with only the Seals.

Guided by their knowledge and the importance of their task, Maffeo and Niccolò Polo finally arrived in Constantinople, hiding the Seals throughout the city to guarantee their secrecy. The two brothers had also set up a trading post, somewhere northwest of [[Hagia Sophia]], and an [[Assassins Guild (Constantinople)|Assassin Guild]], writing the end of their journal on the day they hid away the final Seal.

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

{{Timeline}}
[[Category:Timeline]]
[[Category:Battles]]
[[Category:Assassin's Creed: The Secret Crusade]]