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'''Alamut Castle''' was a fortress located in [[Iran|Persia]] which served as a stronghold for the [[Hidden Ones]] and later the capital of the [[Levantine Brotherhood of Assassins]] when it became a public state. | '''Alamut Castle''' was a fortress located in [[Iran|Persia]] which served as a stronghold for the [[Assassins|Hidden Ones]] and later the capital of the [[Levantine Brotherhood of Assassins]] when it became a public state. | ||
The fortress was the parent of several other castles established throughout the mountains of Persia and [[Syria]], most notably [[Masyaf]]. It remained in operation until its destruction in 1256 by the [[Mongol Empire]] in retaliation for [[Darim Ibn-La'Ahad]] and [[Qulan Gal]]'s joint roles in the [[assassination of Genghis Khan]], after which the fortress was abandoned. Alamut was built atop [[Alamut Temple|a small Isu temple]], which contained dozens of [[Memory Seals]].<ref name="ACRVOGG">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations Official Game Guide]]''</ref> | |||
==History== | ==History== | ||
===Isu era=== | ===Isu era=== | ||
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===Middle Ages=== | ===Middle Ages=== | ||
====Hidden One stronghold==== | ====Hidden One stronghold==== | ||
In the 9th century, the [[Hidden Ones]] discovered the ruins of the Alamut temple. Seeking to protect the site from the [[Order of the Ancients]], they decided to establish a permanent base of operations in the region,<ref name="In Pursuit of Truth" /> setting up a camp in the {{Wiki|Talysh Mountains}}.<ref name="Wiki">{{WP|Alamut Castle}}</ref> | In the 9th century, the [[Assassins|Hidden Ones]] discovered the ruins of the Alamut temple. Seeking to protect the site from the [[Order of the Ancients]], they decided to establish a permanent base of operations in the region,<ref name="In Pursuit of Truth" /> setting up a camp in the {{Wiki|Talysh Mountains}}.<ref name="Wiki">{{WP|Alamut Castle}}</ref> | ||
In 840, while hunting in the Talysh Mountains, [[Wahsudan ibn Marzuban]] caught sight of an [[eagle]] landing on a nearby rock. He took it as a sign and ordered the construction of what would eventually become the Alamut Castle.<ref name="DB">''Assassin's Creed: Mirage'' – [[Database: Alamut]]</ref> The Hidden Ones later continued the foundations laid by Wahsudan, seeking to make the fortress their main base. They also formed an uneasy alliance with the [[Tahirids]], who protected the grounds Alamut Castle was being built on.<ref name="Taking Flight">''Assassin's Creed: Mirage'' – [[Taking Flight]]</ref> | In 840, while hunting in the Talysh Mountains, [[Wahsudan ibn Marzuban]] caught sight of an [[eagle]] landing on a nearby rock. He took it as a sign and ordered the construction of what would eventually become the Alamut Castle.<ref name="DB">''Assassin's Creed: Mirage'' – [[Database: Alamut]]</ref> The Hidden Ones later continued the foundations laid by Wahsudan, seeking to make the fortress their main base. They also formed an uneasy alliance with the [[Tahirids]], who protected the grounds Alamut Castle was being built on.<ref name="Taking Flight">''Assassin's Creed: Mirage'' – [[Taking Flight]]</ref> | ||
In 861, as construction of the fortress was nearing completion, the [[Master Assassin]] [[Roshan]] brought a new initiate, [[Basim Ibn Ishaq]], to the Hidden Ones' base at Alamut, in order to train him in the brotherhood's ways. Two months into his training, Basim and his fellow Hidden One [[Nur]] spotted a group of [[Mercenary|mercenaries]] while on guard duty and dispatched them. Deducing that the mercenaries had been sent by the Order to find the location of the Hidden One camp and the Alamut temple, [[Mentor]] [[Rayhan]] sent Nur to [[Baghdad]] to investigate. When Nur later returned wounded, Rayhan assigned Basim, Roshan and [[Fuladh]] to continue his investigation.<ref name="Taking Flight" /> | In 861, as construction of the fortress was nearing completion, the [[Master Assassin]] [[Roshan]] brought a new initiate, [[Basim Ibn Ishaq]], to the Hidden Ones' base at Alamut, in order to train him in the brotherhood's ways. Two months into his training, Basim and his fellow Hidden One [[Nur]] spotted a group of [[Mercenary|mercenaries]] while on guard duty and dispatched them. Deducing that the mercenaries had been sent by the Order to find the location of the Hidden One camp and the Alamut temple, [[Mentor]] [[Rayhan]] sent Nur to [[Baghdad]] to investigate. When Nur later returned wounded, Rayhan assigned Basim, Roshan, and [[Fuladh Al Haami]] to continue his investigation.<ref name="Taking Flight" /> | ||
After being informed by [[Qabiha]], the [[Templar leader|leader]] of the Order, that the Alamut temple held the answers to his questions, Basim returned to Alamut to investigate, arriving in the midst of an attack by the Caliphate's forces, after governor [[Muhammad ibn Tahir]] had made a deal with the Order to end his protection of the region. Basim was rescued by a mortally wounded Nur, and went on to free many of his captured Hidden One brothers and sisters. While the Hidden Ones fought off the attack, Basim ventured into the Isu temple alone following a confrontation with Roshan, where he ultimately discovered and embraced his nature as the [[Reborn Isu| | After being informed by [[Qabiha]], the [[Templar leader|leader]] of the Order, that the Alamut temple held the answers to his questions, Basim returned to Alamut to investigate, arriving in the midst of an attack by the Caliphate's forces, after governor [[Muhammad ibn Tahir]] had made a deal with the Order to end his protection of the region. Basim was rescued by a mortally wounded Nur, and went on to free many of his captured Hidden One brothers and sisters. While the Hidden Ones fought off the attack, Basim ventured into the Isu temple alone following a confrontation with Roshan, where he ultimately discovered and embraced his nature as the [[Reborn Isu|reborn form]] of the Isu [[Loki]].<ref name="In Pursuit of Truth" /> | ||
In 879, Fuladh, following his promotion to Mentor of the Hidden Ones in the {{Wiki|Justanids|Justanid region}}, was set to host a council within the newly constructed fortress of Alamut. Mentor Rayhan invited [[Hytham]], Basim's former [[Assassin apprentice|apprentice]] who had started a new Hidden One [[British Brotherhood of Assassins|chapter]] in [[England]], to attend the council, in order to give a full account of Basim's betrayal.<ref name="Valhalla">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[Breaking the Order]]</ref> | In 879, Fuladh, following his promotion to Mentor of the Hidden Ones in the {{Wiki|Justanids|Justanid region}}, was set to host a council within the newly constructed fortress of Alamut. Mentor Rayhan invited [[Hytham]], Basim's former [[Assassin apprentice|apprentice]] who had started a new Hidden One [[British Brotherhood of Assassins|chapter]] in [[England]], to attend the council, in order to give a full account of Basim's betrayal.<ref name="Valhalla">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[Breaking the Order]]</ref> | ||
====Assassin stronghold==== | ====Assassin stronghold==== | ||
Under | Under [[Hassan-i Sabbāh]]'s leadership, Alamut became the principal base of the Levantine Brotherhood when he transformed the order into a public state for the first time, during the late 11th century.<ref name="Encyclopedia">''[[Assassin's Creed Encyclopedia]]''</ref> During [[Hassan the Younger]]'s tenure, an Assassin later popularly known as [[Al Mualim]] departed from the castle to establish the fortress at [[Masyaf]] in the [[An-Nusayriyah Mountains]], ostensibly to spread Assassin influence to the [[Levant]].<ref name="AC1 Guide">''[[Assassin's Creed: Official Game Guide]]''</ref> Despite rumors that this was the result of a schism between Hassan and his subordinate,<ref name="AC1 Guide" /> the two continued to co-exist as major strongholds for the Levantine Brotherhood throughout the medieval period.<ref name="The Secret Crusade">''[[Assassin's Creed: The Secret Crusade]]''</ref> | ||
During | |||
By 1227, [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]], his son [[Darim Ibn-La'Ahad|Darim]], the wife of his late son [[Sef Ibn-La'Ahad|Sef]], and his grandchildren sought refuge in Alamut after [[Abbas Sofian]] staged a coup to take over the Assassin Order in Masyaf. Altaïr remained in exile in the fortress for almost two decades, during which time he made several discoveries, in addition to creating a number of inventions through the knowledge he gained from the [[Apple of Eden 2|Apple of Eden]].<ref name="The Secret Crusade" /> Altaïr also discovered the ruins of the Isu temple underneath Alamut,<ref name="ACRVOGG" /> and took six of the Memory Seals he found there with him, later using five of them as the [[Masyaf Keys|keys]] to his [[library of Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad|library]] underneath Masyaf Castle.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]''</ref> | By 1227, [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]], his son [[Darim Ibn-La'Ahad|Darim]], the wife of his late son [[Sef Ibn-La'Ahad|Sef]], and his grandchildren sought refuge in Alamut after [[Abbas Sofian]] staged a coup to take over the Assassin Order in Masyaf. Altaïr remained in exile in the fortress for almost two decades, during which time he made several discoveries, in addition to creating a number of inventions through the knowledge he gained from the [[Apple of Eden 2|Apple of Eden]].<ref name="The Secret Crusade" /> Altaïr also discovered the ruins of the Isu temple underneath Alamut,<ref name="ACRVOGG" /> and took six of the Memory Seals he found there with him, later using five of them as the [[Masyaf Keys|keys]] to his [[library of Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad|library]] underneath Masyaf Castle.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]''</ref> | ||
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In 1256, Assassin control of the fortress was lost to the invading [[Mongol Empire]], and its famous library was destroyed by fire on the order of {{Wiki|Ata-Malik Juvayni}}, a servant of the Mongol court. | In 1256, Assassin control of the fortress was lost to the invading [[Mongol Empire]], and its famous library was destroyed by fire on the order of {{Wiki|Ata-Malik Juvayni}}, a servant of the Mongol court. | ||
In the early 18th century, the | In the early 18th century, the [[British Brotherhood of Assassins|British Assassin]] [[Edward Kenway]] visited the ruins as part of his search for Isu sites.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]''</ref> | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*"Alamut" is a [[Persia]]n word meaning "Eagle's Nest". It is also the name of {{Wiki|Alamut (Bartol novel)|the novel}} that partly inspired the first iteration of the ''Assassin's Creed'' franchise. | *"Alamut" is a [[Persia]]n word meaning "Eagle's Nest". It is also the name of {{Wiki|Alamut (Bartol novel)|the novel}} that partly inspired the first iteration of the ''Assassin's Creed'' franchise. | ||
*Historically, it was Alamut | *Historically, it was Alamut, and not Masyaf, the last Assassin stronghold to fall to the Mongols after the Assassins' Grand Master {{Wiki|Rukn al-Din Khurshah}} was executed by the Mongols at 1256. In the [[Assassin's Creed (series)|series]]' lore, Masyaf falls in 1257, after Alamut. | ||
*Although Alamut is in Persia, not the Levant, and Al Mualim's split from Hassan the Younger suggests that Alamut and Masyaf may have hosted separate branches, ''[[Assassin's Creed: The Essential Guide]]'' names Hassan-i Sabbah as a Levantine Assassin. This indicates that, at least officially if not in practice, Alamut and Masyaf belonged to the one and same branch, the Levantine Brotherhood. | *Although Alamut is in Persia, not the Levant, and Al Mualim's split from Hassan the Younger suggests that Alamut and Masyaf may have hosted separate branches, ''[[Assassin's Creed: The Essential Guide]]'' names Hassan-i Sabbah as a Levantine Assassin. This indicates that, at least officially if not in practice, Alamut and Masyaf belonged to the one and same branch, the Levantine Brotherhood. | ||
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Alamut Castle was a fortress located in Persia which served as a stronghold for the Hidden Ones and later the capital of the Levantine Brotherhood of Assassins when it became a public state.
The fortress was the parent of several other castles established throughout the mountains of Persia and Syria, most notably Masyaf. It remained in operation until its destruction in 1256 by the Mongol Empire in retaliation for Darim Ibn-La'Ahad and Qulan Gal's joint roles in the assassination of Genghis Khan, after which the fortress was abandoned. Alamut was built atop a small Isu temple, which contained dozens of Memory Seals.[1]
History
Isu era
During the Isu Era, the region where Alamut Castle would eventually be built served as the site of a prison where rogue Isu were contained and tortured. This prison would later become a storage facility for dozens of Memory Seals, and eventually be abandoned after the Great Catastrophe. Over the millennia, the Alamut temple was reduced to little more than a series of underground ruins, with debris and natural rock formations covering most of its entrances.[2]
Middle Ages
Hidden One stronghold
In the 9th century, the Hidden Ones discovered the ruins of the Alamut temple. Seeking to protect the site from the Order of the Ancients, they decided to establish a permanent base of operations in the region,[2] setting up a camp in the Talysh Mountains.[3]
In 840, while hunting in the Talysh Mountains, Wahsudan ibn Marzuban caught sight of an eagle landing on a nearby rock. He took it as a sign and ordered the construction of what would eventually become the Alamut Castle.[4] The Hidden Ones later continued the foundations laid by Wahsudan, seeking to make the fortress their main base. They also formed an uneasy alliance with the Tahirids, who protected the grounds Alamut Castle was being built on.[5]
In 861, as construction of the fortress was nearing completion, the Master Assassin Roshan brought a new initiate, Basim Ibn Ishaq, to the Hidden Ones' base at Alamut, in order to train him in the brotherhood's ways. Two months into his training, Basim and his fellow Hidden One Nur spotted a group of mercenaries while on guard duty and dispatched them. Deducing that the mercenaries had been sent by the Order to find the location of the Hidden One camp and the Alamut temple, Mentor Rayhan sent Nur to Baghdad to investigate. When Nur later returned wounded, Rayhan assigned Basim, Roshan, and Fuladh Al Haami to continue his investigation.[5]
After being informed by Qabiha, the leader of the Order, that the Alamut temple held the answers to his questions, Basim returned to Alamut to investigate, arriving in the midst of an attack by the Caliphate's forces, after governor Muhammad ibn Tahir had made a deal with the Order to end his protection of the region. Basim was rescued by a mortally wounded Nur, and went on to free many of his captured Hidden One brothers and sisters. While the Hidden Ones fought off the attack, Basim ventured into the Isu temple alone following a confrontation with Roshan, where he ultimately discovered and embraced his nature as the reborn form of the Isu Loki.[2]
In 879, Fuladh, following his promotion to Mentor of the Hidden Ones in the Justanid region, was set to host a council within the newly constructed fortress of Alamut. Mentor Rayhan invited Hytham, Basim's former apprentice who had started a new Hidden One chapter in England, to attend the council, in order to give a full account of Basim's betrayal.[6]
Assassin stronghold
Under Hassan-i Sabbāh's leadership, Alamut became the principal base of the Levantine Brotherhood when he transformed the order into a public state for the first time, during the late 11th century.[7] During Hassan the Younger's tenure, an Assassin later popularly known as Al Mualim departed from the castle to establish the fortress at Masyaf in the An-Nusayriyah Mountains, ostensibly to spread Assassin influence to the Levant.[8] Despite rumors that this was the result of a schism between Hassan and his subordinate,[8] the two continued to co-exist as major strongholds for the Levantine Brotherhood throughout the medieval period.[9]
By 1227, Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad, his son Darim, the wife of his late son Sef, and his grandchildren sought refuge in Alamut after Abbas Sofian staged a coup to take over the Assassin Order in Masyaf. Altaïr remained in exile in the fortress for almost two decades, during which time he made several discoveries, in addition to creating a number of inventions through the knowledge he gained from the Apple of Eden.[9] Altaïr also discovered the ruins of the Isu temple underneath Alamut,[1] and took six of the Memory Seals he found there with him, later using five of them as the keys to his library underneath Masyaf Castle.[10]
In 1256, Assassin control of the fortress was lost to the invading Mongol Empire, and its famous library was destroyed by fire on the order of Ata-Malik Juvayni, a servant of the Mongol court.
In the early 18th century, the British Assassin Edward Kenway visited the ruins as part of his search for Isu sites.[11]
Trivia
- "Alamut" is a Persian word meaning "Eagle's Nest". It is also the name of the novel that partly inspired the first iteration of the Assassin's Creed franchise.
- Historically, it was Alamut, and not Masyaf, the last Assassin stronghold to fall to the Mongols after the Assassins' Grand Master Rukn al-Din Khurshah was executed by the Mongols at 1256. In the series' lore, Masyaf falls in 1257, after Alamut.
- Although Alamut is in Persia, not the Levant, and Al Mualim's split from Hassan the Younger suggests that Alamut and Masyaf may have hosted separate branches, Assassin's Creed: The Essential Guide names Hassan-i Sabbah as a Levantine Assassin. This indicates that, at least officially if not in practice, Alamut and Masyaf belonged to the one and same branch, the Levantine Brotherhood.
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A map of Alamut's construction plans -
A map of Alamut Valley
Appearances
- Assassin's Creed: The Secret Crusade (first appearance)
- Assassin's Creed: Rogue (mentioned only)
- Assassin's Creed: Valhalla (mentioned only)
- Shared History (mentioned only)
- Assassin's Creed: Mirage
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Assassin's Creed: Revelations Official Game Guide
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Assassin's Creed: Mirage – In Pursuit of Truth
- ↑
Alamut Castle on Wikipedia
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Mirage – Database: Alamut
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Assassin's Creed: Mirage – Taking Flight
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Breaking the Order
- ↑ Assassin's Creed Encyclopedia
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Assassin's Creed: Official Game Guide
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Assassin's Creed: The Secret Crusade
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Revelations
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Rogue
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