Jerusalem

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Jerusalem was a city located between the Mediterranean and the Dead Sea, often visited by Assassins and Templars throughout history.

History

High Middle Ages

In the early 12^th century, the Templar Bernard de Clairvaux sent nine trusted men to find the Temple of Solomon beneath Jerusalem. When these men returned nine years later, he reinvented the Order into a knightly organization, the Knights Templar.

Jerusalem was the largest city in the Holy Land during the 12^th century and housed exquisite mosques and cathedrals, which denoted the contrast of cultures present. The city was under control of Sultan Saladin and his Saracen army during the Third Crusade, while the Crusaders under King Richard I were vying heavily to take control of the holy city.

By the time of the Third Crusade, the city secretly housed both Knights Templar and Assassins, two centuries-old factions fighting each other for world peace. In 1191, a group of Templars led by their Grand Master Robert de Sable and a team of Assassins composed of Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad and the brothers Malik and Kadar Al-Sayf infiltrated Solomon's Temple in Jerusalem to obtain an "Apple of Eden" hidden deep inside the temple, atop the Ark of the Covenant. When both factions met, it resulted in a conflict that led to the death of Kadar and the severe wounding of Malik's arm, though Malik was successfully able to bring the Apple of Eden back to the Levantine Assassins' headquarters in Masyaf.

Over the course of the year, Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad assassinated several clandestine Templars working inside Jerusalem with the help of Malik Al-Sayf, who had become the rafiq of the city's Assassins' bureau. Among these Templars were Talal, a slave trader, and Majd Addin, regent of Jerusalem in Saladin's absence. Ultimately, Altaïr also attempted to take the life of Robert de Sable during Majd Addin's funeral, but failed due to Robert having taken precautions and disguising Maria Thorpe as himself as a decoy.

When Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad, who by 1257 had become the Mentor of the Levantine Assassins, dispersed the Assassins from Masyaf, the Levantine Assassins shifted their primary presence in the Levant to Jerusalem, working in secret.

Renaissance

By the time the Renaissance had begun spreading through Europe, the Mamluks were ruling over Jerusalem. Unlike the Saracens, the Mamluks directly opposed the Assassins and attempted to erase their presence from the city. In 1511, the Mamluks arrested the Assassins' leader Mujir in order to intimidate them, but their attempt failed when he was rescued by a group of Ottoman Assassins sent from Constantinople by Ezio Auditore da Firenze. With help from the Ottoman Assassins, the city eventually came under strong Assassin control and flourished.

Gallery

• The Rich District of Jerusalem.
  The Rich District of Jerusalem.
• The Middle District of Jerusalem.
  The Middle District of Jerusalem.
• The Poor District of Jerusalem.
  The Poor District of Jerusalem.
• A painting of the city.
  A painting of the city.
• Concept art of the Assassins' Bureau in Jerusalem.
  Concept art of the Assassins' Bureau in Jerusalem.
• Altaïr looking out over the city from Solomon's Temple.
  Altaïr looking out over the city from Solomon's Temple.