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As a young adult, Basim's mother was captured from her homeland in Northern [[Europe]] and taken to the Abbasid Caliphate's capital city of [[Samarra]] to be sold as a slave. While at Samarra's bazaar, the [[architect]] Ishaq, struck by her beauty, bought and freed her.{{fact}} The two eventually fell in love and married, with their son Basim being born not long after.<ref name="Vulture's Nest">''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]] – [[Valley of Memory]]'' – [[In the Vulture's Nest]]</ref> | As a young adult, Basim's mother was captured from her homeland in Northern [[Europe]] and taken to the Abbasid Caliphate's capital city of [[Samarra]] to be sold as a slave. While at Samarra's bazaar, the [[architect]] Ishaq, struck by her beauty, bought and freed her.{{fact}} The two eventually fell in love and married, with their son Basim being born not long after.<ref name="Vulture's Nest">''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]] – [[Valley of Memory]]'' – [[In the Vulture's Nest]]</ref> | ||
However, when Basim was still a young child,<ref name="Ubisoft">{{Ubisoft|url=/en-us/game/assassins-creed/mirage|text=Assassin's Creed Mirage|archivedate=20220912044806}}</ref> his mother caught and succumbed to an unspecified illness, leaving Ishaq devastated. Many years later, an elderly and senile Ishaq nonetheless continued to hold cherished memories of his wife, especially her blue eyes and her smile | However, when Basim was still a young child,<ref name="Ubisoft">{{Ubisoft|url=/en-us/game/assassins-creed/mirage|text=Assassin's Creed Mirage|archivedate=20220912044806}}</ref> his mother caught and succumbed to an unspecified illness, leaving Ishaq devastated. Many years later, an elderly and senile Ishaq nonetheless continued to hold cherished memories of his wife, especially her blue eyes and her smile. Ishaq claimed that Basim had inherited this latter physical trait from her, explaining the origins of his given name,<ref name="Vulture's Nest"/> which derived from [[wikt:بسم|بسم]] (''basama''), meaning "to smile".<ref>{{WT|بسم}}</ref> | ||
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- "I once saw a young woman in the bazaar, brought here from across the sea. From a land far to the north, they said... Such a delicate beauty... eyes like the bluest sky in winter... And her smile... Basim inherited my looks, but the way he smiles... that belongs to his mother."
- ―Ishaq, reminiscing of his wife, 860s.[src]-[m]
The mother of Basim ibn Ishaq was a Norse woman brought to the Abbasid Caliphate as a slave, and the wife of Basim's father, Ishaq ibn Khalid.
Biography
As a young adult, Basim's mother was captured from her homeland in Northern Europe and taken to the Abbasid Caliphate's capital city of Samarra to be sold as a slave. While at Samarra's bazaar, the architect Ishaq, struck by her beauty, bought and freed her. [citation needed] The two eventually fell in love and married, with their son Basim being born not long after.[1]
However, when Basim was still a young child,[2] his mother caught and succumbed to an unspecified illness, leaving Ishaq devastated. Many years later, an elderly and senile Ishaq nonetheless continued to hold cherished memories of his wife, especially her blue eyes and her smile. Ishaq claimed that Basim had inherited this latter physical trait from her, explaining the origins of his given name,[1] which derived from بسم (basama), meaning "to smile".[3]
Appearances
- Assassin's Creed: Mirage – Valley of Memory (mentioned only)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Assassin's Creed: Mirage – Valley of Memory – In the Vulture's Nest
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Assassin's Creed Mirage on Ubisoft's official website (backup link)
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بسم on Wiktionary