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|name = Assassination of [[Genghis Khan]] | |name = Assassination of [[Genghis Khan]] | ||
|timeframe = High Middle Ages | |timeframe = High Middle Ages | ||
|conflict = [[Mongols]]<br />[[Assassins]] | |conflict = [[Mongol Empire|Mongols]]<br />[[Assassins]] | ||
|date = 1227 | |date = 1227 | ||
|place = Xia Province, nearby Xing-ging | |place = Xia Province, nearby Xing-ging | ||
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==Journey to Mongolia== | ==Journey to Mongolia== | ||
{{Quote|Altaïr suspected that Genghis Khan's progress might have been helped by another artifact, similar to the Apple. Perhaps the Sword. He needed to establish whether this was the case, as well as to stop Khan's inexorable march.|[[Niccolò Polo]] on Altaïr's motives.|Assassin's Creed: The Secret Crusade}} | {{Quote|Altaïr suspected that Genghis Khan's progress might have been helped by another artifact, similar to the Apple. Perhaps the Sword. He needed to establish whether this was the case, as well as to stop Khan's inexorable march.|[[Niccolò Polo]] on Altaïr's motives.|Assassin's Creed: The Secret Crusade}} | ||
Preparing for his trip to the East, [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]] left the leadership of the [[Assassin Order]] in the hands of [[Malik Al-Sayf]], supported by his son [[Sef Ibn-La'Ahad|Sef]], to fend off any affairs. | Preparing for his trip to the East, [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]] left the leadership of the [[Assassins|Assassin Order]] in the hands of [[Malik Al-Sayf]], supported by his son [[Sef Ibn-La'Ahad|Sef]], to fend off any affairs. | ||
From there, he journeyed with his wife [[Maria Thorpe|Maria]] and his son Darim from [[Masyaf]], traveling through Persia, India and [[ | From there, he journeyed with his wife [[Maria Thorpe|Maria]] and his son Darim from [[Masyaf]], traveling through Persia, India and [[Mongol Empire|Mongolia]], eventually arriving at the Mongolian camp in the Xia province. Throughout this journey, the Ibn-La'Ahad family had liaised with the Assassin Qulan Gal, with whom they eventually broke into the Mongolian camp where Khan was supposedly situated. | ||
During this time, Altaïr suspected that Genghis Khan possessed a [[Piece of Eden]], possibly a [[Swords of Eden|Sword]], which he used to power his unstoppable march of the Mongol army. | During this time, Altaïr suspected that Genghis Khan possessed a [[Pieces of Eden|Piece of Eden]], possibly a [[Swords of Eden|Sword]], which he used to power his unstoppable march of the Mongol army. | ||
==The assassination== | ==The assassination== | ||
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However, as Altaïr was already an aged man, he almost alerted the Mongols of their presence. It was Qulan Gal who saved him; Altaïr, becoming unwary and clumsy with age, had let an enemy soldier sneak up and wound him, before Qulan Gal killed the Mongol guard. Then, Qulan escorted Altaïr out of the camp, bringing the [[Levantine Assassins|Levantine]] [[Mentor]] to safety. | However, as Altaïr was already an aged man, he almost alerted the Mongols of their presence. It was Qulan Gal who saved him; Altaïr, becoming unwary and clumsy with age, had let an enemy soldier sneak up and wound him, before Qulan Gal killed the Mongol guard. Then, Qulan escorted Altaïr out of the camp, bringing the [[Levantine Assassins|Levantine]] [[Mentor]] to safety. | ||
Moments after, Qulan formulated a plan with Darim in order to flush Khan out of his tent and create an assassination opportunity. Khan, however, was already aware of the threat posed by the Assassins and tried to escape on [[ | Moments after, Qulan formulated a plan with Darim in order to flush Khan out of his tent and create an assassination opportunity. Khan, however, was already aware of the threat posed by the Assassins and tried to escape on [[horses|horseback]], where he was brought down first by Qulan, and then finished off by Darim. | ||
==Reference== | ==Reference== | ||
Revision as of 21:39, 19 October 2013
- "[Me] and Qulan Gal had planned to infiltrate the Mongolian camp. It was said that Khan was there, too."
- ―Altaïr, reporting on the assassination.[src]
The assassination of Genghis Khan was an event during the High Middle Ages in which Darim Ibn-La'Ahad, with the help of his family and the Assassin Qulan Gal, brought down and killed Genghis Khan.
Journey to Mongolia
- "Altaïr suspected that Genghis Khan's progress might have been helped by another artifact, similar to the Apple. Perhaps the Sword. He needed to establish whether this was the case, as well as to stop Khan's inexorable march."
- ―Niccolò Polo on Altaïr's motives.[src]
Preparing for his trip to the East, Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad left the leadership of the Assassin Order in the hands of Malik Al-Sayf, supported by his son Sef, to fend off any affairs.
From there, he journeyed with his wife Maria and his son Darim from Masyaf, traveling through Persia, India and Mongolia, eventually arriving at the Mongolian camp in the Xia province. Throughout this journey, the Ibn-La'Ahad family had liaised with the Assassin Qulan Gal, with whom they eventually broke into the Mongolian camp where Khan was supposedly situated.
During this time, Altaïr suspected that Genghis Khan possessed a Piece of Eden, possibly a Sword, which he used to power his unstoppable march of the Mongol army.
The assassination
While Altaïr and Qulan made their way through the Mongol tents, Darim located a vantage point not far from the camp, where he watched over the other Assassins. There, going through the heavily guarded area, the two relied on Darim to dispose of any guards that were about to raise the alarm, so that the they could safely reach Khan.
However, as Altaïr was already an aged man, he almost alerted the Mongols of their presence. It was Qulan Gal who saved him; Altaïr, becoming unwary and clumsy with age, had let an enemy soldier sneak up and wound him, before Qulan Gal killed the Mongol guard. Then, Qulan escorted Altaïr out of the camp, bringing the Levantine Mentor to safety.
Moments after, Qulan formulated a plan with Darim in order to flush Khan out of his tent and create an assassination opportunity. Khan, however, was already aware of the threat posed by the Assassins and tried to escape on horseback, where he was brought down first by Qulan, and then finished off by Darim.
Reference