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'''Ali Baba''' (died 860s) was a famous [[merchant]] who lived in [[Baghdad]] during the 9th century, where he owned an [[Ali Baba's Estate|estate]] in the district of [[Karkh]] with his daughter [[Murjana]]. Ali Baba came to deal with a group of [[thieves]] known as the [[Forty Thieves]], led by their King and had a hideout in the south of the city.<ref name="A Dance with Thieves">''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]] – [[The Forty Thieves]]'' – [[A Dance with Thieves]]</ref> An exaggerated version of his encounter with the criminals and their rumored treasure was later written in a collection of [[Iran|Persian]] and [[Middle East]]ern of stories titled ''[[One Thousand and One Nights]]'', and it soon became one of the book's most infamous stories.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Mirage'' – [[Database: The One Thousand and One Nights]]</ref> | '''Ali Baba''' (died 860s) was a famous [[merchant]] who lived in [[Baghdad]] during the 9th century, where he owned an [[Ali Baba's Estate|estate]] in the district of [[Karkh]] with his daughter [[Murjana]]. Ali Baba came to deal with a group of [[thieves]] known as the [[Forty Thieves]], led by their King and had a hideout in the south of the city.<ref name="A Dance with Thieves">''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]] – [[The Forty Thieves]]'' – [[A Dance with Thieves]]</ref> An exaggerated version of his encounter with the criminals and their rumored treasure was later written in a collection of [[Iran|Persian]] and [[Middle East]]ern of stories titled ''[[One Thousand and One Nights]]'', and it soon became one of the book's most infamous stories.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Mirage'' – [[Database: The One Thousand and One Nights]]</ref> | ||
==Behind the scenes== | |||
In the original tale Ali Baba is a woodcutter and survives. His brother Cassim is a merchant and is killed by the thieves after getting trapped in the cave. Murjana is not his daughter but becomes his daughter-in-law after foiling the thieves' attempts to kill Ali Baba multiple times. | |||
==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' {{1stm}} {{Mdat}} | *''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' {{1stm}} {{Mdat}} | ||
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Ali Baba (died 860s) was a famous merchant who lived in Baghdad during the 9th century, where he owned an estate in the district of Karkh with his daughter Murjana. Ali Baba came to deal with a group of thieves known as the Forty Thieves, led by their King and had a hideout in the south of the city.[1] An exaggerated version of his encounter with the criminals and their rumored treasure was later written in a collection of Persian and Middle Eastern of stories titled One Thousand and One Nights, and it soon became one of the book's most infamous stories.[2]
Behind the scenes
In the original tale Ali Baba is a woodcutter and survives. His brother Cassim is a merchant and is killed by the thieves after getting trapped in the cave. Murjana is not his daughter but becomes his daughter-in-law after foiling the thieves' attempts to kill Ali Baba multiple times.
Appearances
- Assassin's Creed: Mirage (first mentioned) (mentioned in Database entry only)
- The Forty Thieves (mentioned only)
References
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Mirage – The Forty Thieves – A Dance with Thieves
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Mirage – Database: The One Thousand and One Nights