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The '''Persian Brotherhood of Assassins'''<ref name="The Essential Guide">''[[Assassin's Creed: The Essential Guide]]''</ref> was the branch of [[Assassins]] that operated in [[Iran]]. The Persian Brotherhood was originally a branch of the [[Assassins|Hidden Ones]] who followed in the footsteps of a [[Protectors of Persia|similar group of assassins]] from the region led by the [[Darius]], killer of [[Xerxes I of Persia]]. In 1090 CE, the Persian branch reorganized itself as the Assassin Brotherhood.
The '''Persian Brotherhood of Assassins'''<ref name="The Essential Guide">''[[Assassin's Creed: The Essential Guide]]''</ref> was the branch of [[Assassins]] that operated in [[Iran]]. The Persian Brotherhood was originally a branch of the [[Assassins|Hidden Ones]] who followed in the footsteps of a [[Protectors of Persia|similar group of assassins]] from the region led by [[Darius]], the killer of King [[Xerxes I of Persia]]. In 1090 CE, the Persian branch reorganized itself as the Assassin Brotherhood.


==History==
==History==
===Achaemenid Empire===
===Achaemenid Empire===
In 465 BCE, a Persian elite by the name of Artabanus formed a group of freedom fighters to oppose the Achaemenid King of Kings Xerxes I, who was supported by the [[Order of the Ancients]], a predecessor group to the [[Templars|Templar Order]].<ref name="Encyclopedia">''[[Assassin's Creed Encyclopedia]]''</ref> His deed became renowned among the later Assassin Brotherhood, for it went down in their history as the earliest recorded usage of the [[Hidden Blade]], their iconic weapon. For this reason, Darius was posthumously honored as one of their predecessors.<ref name="The Essential Guide" /><ref name="AC2">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref>
In the 5th century BCE, a Persian elite by the name of Artabanus formed a group of freedom fighters to oppose the Achaemenid King of Kings Xerxes I, whose reign was supported by the [[Order of the Ancients]].<ref name="Encyclopedia">''[[Assassin's Creed Encyclopedia]]''</ref>


===Abbasid Caliphate===
[[File:ACOD Darius assassinate Xerxes.png|left|thumb|250px|Darius assassinating Xerxes]]
By the time of the [[Abbasid Caliphate]], the [[Hidden Ones]] had established the [[Hidden Ones of Alamut|Alamut Brotherhood]], an early incarnation of the Persian Brotherhood, on the fortress of [[Alamut]]. Having discovered that the fortress was built above a [[Isu|Precursor]] site, the Hidden Ones bowed to protect the secrets bellow the fortress, no matter the cost. In 862, [[Basim Ibn Ishaq]], a former street thief and an [[Novice|initiate]] of the Hidden Ones, joined the organization under [[Master Assassin]] [[Roshan]]'s tutelage. He would subsequently depart to [[Baghdad]] to hinder the presence of the Order there and would later participate in the fortresses' defense during an attack by the [[Tahirids]].<ref name="ACMir">''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]''</ref>
With the help of his allies, including [[Amorges]] and [[Pactyas]], Artabanus assassinated Xerxes in August 465 BCE.<ref name="Shadow of a Legend">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]] – [[Legacy of the First Blade: Hunted]]'' – [[Shadow of a Legend]]</ref> This deed went down in the Assassins' history as the first recorded usage of their iconic weapon, the [[Hidden Blade]], and caused Artabanus to be posthumously honored as one of their predecessors.<ref name="The Essential Guide" /><ref name="AC2">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref>
 
However, Artabanus' group disbanded not long after Xerxes' assassination due to an ideological split between its members. This conflict was caused by Artabanus' insistence on preemptively killing Xerxes' successor [[Artaxerxes I of Persia|Artaxerxes I]], a decision opposed by Amorges and other members of the group. These members ultimately defected to the Order and protected Artaxerxes from Artabanus, who was subsequently forced to change his name to "Darius" and flee Persia with his family.<ref name="Protector of Persia">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]] – [[Legacy of the First Blade: Hunted]]'' – [[Protector of Persia]]</ref>
 
===Abbasid Caliphate ===
[[File:ACMirage Promotional Screenshot 3.jpg|thumb|250px|Alamut Castle, the headquarters of the Alamut Brotherhood]]
By the time of the [[Abbasid Caliphate]], the [[Hidden Ones]] had established the [[Hidden Ones of Alamut|Alamut Brotherhood]], an early incarnation of the Persian Brotherhood. Operating out of the fortress of [[Alamut]], which was built atop an ancient [[Isu]] [[Alamut Temple|temple]], the Hidden Ones battled the influence of the Order of the Ancients in the Caliphate while seeking to prevent their adversaries from discovering more Isu [[Piece of Eden|artifacts]].<ref name="ACMir">''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]''</ref>
 
During the mid-9th century, the Alamut Hidden Ones supported the [[Zanj Rebellion|Zanj rebellion]] led by [[Ali ibn Muhammad]] and attempted to expand their influence in the Caliphate, establishing a number of [[Assassin bureau|bureaus]] in the city of [[Baghdad]].<ref name="ACMir" /> They also secured an uneasy alliance with the [[Tahirids]], who protected the grounds Alamut Castle was located on.<ref name="A New Beginning">''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' – [[A New Beginning]]</ref>
 
In 861, the [[Master Assassin]] [[Roshan]] recruited a new initiate to the Brotherhood, a young street [[thief]] named [[Basim Ibn Ishaq]], who was secretly the [[Reborn Isu|reincarnation]] of the Isu [[Loki]].<ref name="Master Thief">''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' – [[The Master Thief of Anbar]]</ref> Aware of this fact, Roshan tried to suppress Basim's true nature while keeping this information hidden from the rest of the Brotherhood, fearing the consequences of such a discovery.<ref name="In Pursuit of Truth">''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' – [[In Pursuit of Truth]]</ref> After accompanying Roshan and other Hidden Ones to Baghdad,<ref name="Baghdad Bound">''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' – [[Baghdad Bound]]</ref> Basim helped them to dismantle the Order's presence in the city, assassinating many of their high-ranking members and putting an end to their search for Isu artifacts.<ref name="ACMir" />
 
[[File:ACMir In Pursuit of Truth 3.png|left|thumb|250px|The Hidden Ones' base under attack]]
However, during a confrontation with the Order's leader [[Qabiha]], Basim was informed of his true nature and the existence of the Alamut Temple. Although Roshan assassinated Qabiha and tried to dissuade her apprentice from seeking out the temple,<ref name="Serpent's Nest">''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' – [[The Serpent's Nest]]</ref> Basim, having grown distrustful of the Hidden Ones, disobeyed her and returned to Alamut. He arrived in the midst of an attack by Tahirid forces,<ref name="In Pursuit of Truth" /> who had betrayed the Hidden Ones due to a deal made by Governor [[Muhammad ibn Tahir]] with the Order.<ref name="Judge and Executioner">''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' – [[Judge and Executioner]]</ref>
 
After helping the surviving Hidden Ones to repel the attack, Basim entered the Alamut Temple and regained the memories of his past life as Loki, while Roshan elected to leave the Brotherhood.<ref name="In Pursuit of Truth" /> For his actions, Basim was elevated to the [[Assassin rank|rank]] of Master Assassin and was later assigned to lead a [[Ottoman Brotherhood of Assassins|guild]] of Hidden Ones in the [[Byzantine Empire|Byzantine]] capital of [[Constantinople]].<ref name="The Silk Road">''[[Assassin's Creed: The Silk Road]]''</ref>
 
In 872, Basim and his apprentice [[Hytham]] left Constantinople and journeyed to [[Europe|Northern Europe]] to eliminate the last remnants of the Order, after befriending the [[Vikings|Viking]] [[Sigurd Styrbjornsson]].<ref name="The Prodigal Prince">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' - [[The Prodigal Prince]]</ref> In 879, [[Fuladh Al Haami]], the Mentor of the Hidden Ones in the {{Wiki|Justanids|Justanid region}} of Persia, was set to host a council within the fortress of Alamut. Mentor [[Rayhan]] invited Hytham to attend the council in order to be elevated to a new rank and to give a full account of Basim's betrayal during their time together in [[England]].<ref name="Breaking the Order">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[Breaking the Order]]</ref>


===Assassin state===
===Assassin state===
In 1090, [[Hassan-i Sabbāh]] reorganized the Brotherhood into a public state based in [[Alamut]], a castle in northern Persia.<ref name="The Essential Guide" /><ref name="Encyclopedia" /> In 1162, during the reign of [[Hassan the Younger]], an Assassin later known as [[Al Mualim]] was sent to the [[Levant]] to expand Assassin influence, establishing another [[Levantine Brotherhood of Assassins|branch autonomous]] from Alamut. This led to the construction of the fortress of [[Masyaf]].<ref name="AC1Guide">''[[Assassin's Creed: Official Game Guide]]''</ref>
In 1090, [[Hassan-i Sabbāh]] reorganized the Brotherhood into a public state, with Alamut as its capital.<ref name="The Essential Guide" /><ref name="Encyclopedia" /> In 1162, during the reign of [[Hassan the Younger]], an Assassin later known as [[Al Mualim]] was sent to the [[Levant]] to expand Assassin influence, establishing another [[Levantine Brotherhood of Assassins|branch]] autonomous from Alamut. This led to the construction of the fortress of [[Masyaf]].<ref name="AC1Guide">''[[Assassin's Creed: Official Game Guide]]''</ref>


After Al Mualim's successor, [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]], was led to exile from Masyaf by [[Abbas Sofian]] in a coup d'état in 1228, he sought refuge in Alamut fortress alongside his family. The former [[Mentor]] remained in Alamut for almost 20 years, eventually deciding to return and reclaim Masyaf in 1247.<ref name="TSC">''[[Assassin's Creed: The Secret Crusade]]''</ref>
After Al Mualim's successor, [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]], was led to exile from Masyaf by [[Abbas Sofian]] in a coup d'état in 1228, he sought refuge in Alamut fortress alongside his family. The former [[Mentor]] remained in Alamut for almost 20 years, eventually deciding to return and reclaim Masyaf in 1247.<ref name="TSC">''[[Assassin's Creed: The Secret Crusade]]''</ref>


In 1256, the Persian Assassins in Alamut were besieged by the forces of the [[Mongol Empire]] led by [[Hülegü Khan]]. The Mongols had come seeking revenge for the assassination of their leader [[Genghis Khan]] in 1227,<ref name="ACM">''[[Assassin's Creed: Memories]]''</ref> and were then under the leadership of [[Möngke Khan]], the founder of the [[Mongolian Rite of the Templar Order]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants – Tomb of the Khan]]''</ref> Hülegü Khan later claimed the Assassins in Alamut put up no resistance against the Mongols, and the fortress was subsequently destroyed.<ref name="ACM"/>
In 1256, the Persian Assassins in Alamut were besieged by the forces of the [[Mongol Empire]] led by [[Hülegü Khan]]. The Mongols had come seeking revenge for the assassination of their leader [[Genghis Khan]] in 1227,<ref name="ACM">''[[Assassin's Creed: Memories]]''</ref> and were then under the leadership of [[Möngke Khan]], the founder of the [[Mongolian Rite of the Templar Order]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants – Tomb of the Khan]]''</ref> Hülegü Khan later claimed the Assassins in Alamut put up no resistance against the Mongols, and the fortress was ultimately destroyed.<ref name="ACM" />


===Timurid dynasty===
===Timurid dynasty===
By the time of the {{Wiki|Timurid Empire}}, the Persian Brotherhood still maintained foothold in Persia. During the 15th century, the Persian [[Mentor]] sent one of their Assassin recruits, [[Dariâ]], to [[Venice]] to aid in the rebuilding [[Italian Brotherhood of Assassins|Venetian Brotherhood]].{{Fact}}
By the time of the {{Wiki|Timurid Empire}}, the Persian Brotherhood operated in secrecy once more. During the 15th century, the Persian Mentor sent one of their Assassin recruits, [[Dariâ]], to [[Venice]], [[Italy]] to aid in the rebuilding of the [[Italian Brotherhood of Assassins|Venetian Brotherhood]].{{Fact}}


===Afsharid dynasty===
===Afsharid dynasty===
In 1747, [[Salah Bey]], the captain of [[guards]] for Nāder Shāh assassinated the Iranian ruler and hoped to retrieve his [[Pieces of Eden|Piece of Eden]], the [[Koh-i-Noor]] diamond. However, the Koh-i-Noor had already been passed off to [[Ahmad Shāh Durrānī]], an [[Afghanistan|Afghan]] chief, who therefore became the next target of Salah Bey.<ref name="War Letters">''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' – [[War letters|War Letters]]</ref>
In 1747, the Persian Assassin [[Salah Bey]], who served as captain of the [[guards]] for [[Nāder Shāh]], killed the Iranian ruler in the hopes of retrieving the [[Koh-i-Noor]] diamond, a powerful Piece of Eden in his possession. However, the Koh-i-Noor had already been passed off to [[Ahmad Shāh Durrānī]], an [[Afghanistan|Afghan]] chief, who therefore became the next target of Salah Bey.<ref name="War Letters">''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' – [[War letters|War Letters]]</ref>


==Members==
==Members==
;Achaemenid Empire
;Achaemenid Empire
*[[Amorges]] {{c|defected}}
*[[Amorges]] {{c|defected}}  
*[[Darius]]
*[[Darius]]
*[[Pactyas]] {{c|defected}}
*[[Pactyas]] {{c|defected}}  
;Abassid Caliphate
;Abbasid Caliphate
*[[Tabid Al-Nubi]]
*[[Tabid Al-Nubi]]
*[[Fuladh Al Haami]]
*[[Fuladh Al Haami]] {{c|Mentor}}
*[[Hytham]]
*[[Hytham]]
*[[Basim Ibn Ishaq]]
*[[Basim Ibn Ishaq]]
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*[[Naaji]]
*[[Naaji]]
*[[Nur]]
*[[Nur]]
*[[Rayhan]]
*[[Rayhan]] {{c|Mentor}}
*[[Rebekah]]
* [[Rebekah]]
*[[Roshan]]
*[[Roshan]]
;Seljuk Empire
;Seljuk Empire
*[[Hassan-i Sabbāh]]
*[[Hassan-i Sabbāh]] {{c|Mentor}}
;Timurid Empire
;Timurid Empire
*[[Dariâ]]
*[[Dariâ]]
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*[[Kassandra]]
*[[Kassandra]]
*[[Natakas]]
*[[Natakas]]
;Afsharid dynasty
;;Abbasid Caliphate
;*[[Itamos]] {{c|[[Greek Brotherhood of Assassins|Greek Brotherhood]]}}
;*[[Tahirids]] {{c|betrayed}}
;**[[Aban]]
;*[[Zanj Rebellion|Zanj rebels]]
;**[[Ali ibn Muhammad]]
;**[[Beshi]]
;*[[Murjana]]
;Afsharid dynasty  
*[[Achilles Davenport]] {{c|[[American Brotherhood of Assassins|Colonial Brotherhood]]}}
*[[Achilles Davenport]] {{c|[[American Brotherhood of Assassins|Colonial Brotherhood]]}}


==Appearances==
==Appearances==
*''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' {{1stm}}
*''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' {{1stm}}
*''[[Assassin's Creed: The Secret Crusade]]'' {{Imo}}
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Memories]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood of Venice]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood of Venice]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' {{Imo}}
*''[[Assassin's Creed: The Golden City]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' {{c|as the Alamut Brotherhood}}
**''[[The Forty Thieves]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage – Daughter of No One]]'' {{Mo}}


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 01:40, 29 February 2024

The Persian Brotherhood of Assassins[1] was the branch of Assassins that operated in Iran. The Persian Brotherhood was originally a branch of the Hidden Ones who followed in the footsteps of a similar group of assassins from the region led by Darius, the killer of King Xerxes I of Persia. In 1090 CE, the Persian branch reorganized itself as the Assassin Brotherhood.

History

Achaemenid Empire

In the 5th century BCE, a Persian elite by the name of Artabanus formed a group of freedom fighters to oppose the Achaemenid King of Kings Xerxes I, whose reign was supported by the Order of the Ancients.[2]

Darius assassinating Xerxes

With the help of his allies, including Amorges and Pactyas, Artabanus assassinated Xerxes in August 465 BCE.[3] This deed went down in the Assassins' history as the first recorded usage of their iconic weapon, the Hidden Blade, and caused Artabanus to be posthumously honored as one of their predecessors.[1][4]

However, Artabanus' group disbanded not long after Xerxes' assassination due to an ideological split between its members. This conflict was caused by Artabanus' insistence on preemptively killing Xerxes' successor Artaxerxes I, a decision opposed by Amorges and other members of the group. These members ultimately defected to the Order and protected Artaxerxes from Artabanus, who was subsequently forced to change his name to "Darius" and flee Persia with his family.[5]

Abbasid Caliphate

Alamut Castle, the headquarters of the Alamut Brotherhood

By the time of the Abbasid Caliphate, the Hidden Ones had established the Alamut Brotherhood, an early incarnation of the Persian Brotherhood. Operating out of the fortress of Alamut, which was built atop an ancient Isu temple, the Hidden Ones battled the influence of the Order of the Ancients in the Caliphate while seeking to prevent their adversaries from discovering more Isu artifacts.[6]

During the mid-9th century, the Alamut Hidden Ones supported the Zanj rebellion led by Ali ibn Muhammad and attempted to expand their influence in the Caliphate, establishing a number of bureaus in the city of Baghdad.[6] They also secured an uneasy alliance with the Tahirids, who protected the grounds Alamut Castle was located on.[7]

In 861, the Master Assassin Roshan recruited a new initiate to the Brotherhood, a young street thief named Basim Ibn Ishaq, who was secretly the reincarnation of the Isu Loki.[8] Aware of this fact, Roshan tried to suppress Basim's true nature while keeping this information hidden from the rest of the Brotherhood, fearing the consequences of such a discovery.[9] After accompanying Roshan and other Hidden Ones to Baghdad,[10] Basim helped them to dismantle the Order's presence in the city, assassinating many of their high-ranking members and putting an end to their search for Isu artifacts.[6]

The Hidden Ones' base under attack

However, during a confrontation with the Order's leader Qabiha, Basim was informed of his true nature and the existence of the Alamut Temple. Although Roshan assassinated Qabiha and tried to dissuade her apprentice from seeking out the temple,[11] Basim, having grown distrustful of the Hidden Ones, disobeyed her and returned to Alamut. He arrived in the midst of an attack by Tahirid forces,[9] who had betrayed the Hidden Ones due to a deal made by Governor Muhammad ibn Tahir with the Order.[12]

After helping the surviving Hidden Ones to repel the attack, Basim entered the Alamut Temple and regained the memories of his past life as Loki, while Roshan elected to leave the Brotherhood.[9] For his actions, Basim was elevated to the rank of Master Assassin and was later assigned to lead a guild of Hidden Ones in the Byzantine capital of Constantinople.[13]

In 872, Basim and his apprentice Hytham left Constantinople and journeyed to Northern Europe to eliminate the last remnants of the Order, after befriending the Viking Sigurd Styrbjornsson.[14] In 879, Fuladh Al Haami, the Mentor of the Hidden Ones in the Justanid region of Persia, was set to host a council within the fortress of Alamut. Mentor Rayhan invited Hytham to attend the council in order to be elevated to a new rank and to give a full account of Basim's betrayal during their time together in England.[15]

Assassin state

In 1090, Hassan-i Sabbāh reorganized the Brotherhood into a public state, with Alamut as its capital.[1][2] In 1162, during the reign of Hassan the Younger, an Assassin later known as Al Mualim was sent to the Levant to expand Assassin influence, establishing another branch autonomous from Alamut. This led to the construction of the fortress of Masyaf.[16]

After Al Mualim's successor, Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad, was led to exile from Masyaf by Abbas Sofian in a coup d'état in 1228, he sought refuge in Alamut fortress alongside his family. The former Mentor remained in Alamut for almost 20 years, eventually deciding to return and reclaim Masyaf in 1247.[17]

In 1256, the Persian Assassins in Alamut were besieged by the forces of the Mongol Empire led by Hülegü Khan. The Mongols had come seeking revenge for the assassination of their leader Genghis Khan in 1227,[18] and were then under the leadership of Möngke Khan, the founder of the Mongolian Rite of the Templar Order.[19] Hülegü Khan later claimed the Assassins in Alamut put up no resistance against the Mongols, and the fortress was ultimately destroyed.[18]

Timurid dynasty

By the time of the Timurid Empire, the Persian Brotherhood operated in secrecy once more. During the 15th century, the Persian Mentor sent one of their Assassin recruits, Dariâ, to Venice, Italy to aid in the rebuilding of the Venetian Brotherhood. [citation needed]

Afsharid dynasty

In 1747, the Persian Assassin Salah Bey, who served as captain of the guards for Nāder Shāh, killed the Iranian ruler in the hopes of retrieving the Koh-i-Noor diamond, a powerful Piece of Eden in his possession. However, the Koh-i-Noor had already been passed off to Ahmad Shāh Durrānī, an Afghan chief, who therefore became the next target of Salah Bey.[20]

Members

Achaemenid Empire
Abbasid Caliphate
Seljuk Empire
Timurid Empire
Afsharid Empire

Allies

Achaemenid Empire
Abbasid Caliphate
Afsharid dynasty

Appearances

References

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