Davud bin Hassan
Davud bin Hassan (c. 1462 – 1482) was a young Turkish thief from Constantinople active during the 15th century.
Biography[edit | edit source]
One day, circa 1475, after Davud witnessed Yusuf Tazim stealing the purse of Selime, the older boy followed him and attacked him in a side street. After a quick brawl during which Yusuf broke his nose, Davud bested Yusuf.[1]
After telling Yusuf his name, Davud revealed that the money Yusuf had just stolen was everything Selime possessed after she fled her abusive husband with her children. After a shameful Yusuf accepted to give back the purse, Davud offered to train Yusuf so he could steal from the right people and defend the smallfolk of the Baazar with him. During the following years, the two friends assembled a small group of thieves who stole from the rich and protected the poor of the Baazar.[1]
By 23 April 1480, the eighteen-year-old Davud had amassed a network of young spies and thieves. At the bayram of Hidirellez, Davud told his thieves not to steal from legitimate businesses during the festival, since Hidirellez was about community.[1]
In 1482, Yusuf and Davud decided to break into the house of the Baazar's new owner, to steal as much as they could so they could help the merchants of the Baazar after their rents had been quadrupled, forcing many to leave. However, as the pair were discreetly looting the upper stairs of the house, the owner came back home with a guest, trapping the two friends in the house. As the foreign merchant went upstairs looking for alcohol to celebrate his increased wealth, Davud prompted Yusuf, the quicker of the two and the only one with a Hookblade, to flee with their loot while he stayed behind to stall the merchant. As the door opened, Davud jumped on the man, but eventually the merchant stabbed him in the throat as a distraught Yusuf was forced to make his escape.[1]
Personality and traits[edit | edit source]
Davud was a highly perceptive individual and was somehow aware of the existence of both the Assassins and the Templars.[1]
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