Ali Baba
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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