Hassan-i Sabbāh
Hassan-i Sabbāh (Persian: حسن صباح) (1050s - 1124) was the founder (historically) and the first Grand Master of the Assassin Order during the late 11th and early 12th century in Iran. His main Fortress and Commanding center was The Castle of Alamut in the Alborz Mountains of northern Iran and was from the Shiite branch of Islam.
In previous centuries the Assassins were unknown and hid away from public and enemy eye, but under his leadership, the Assassins became a public organization, attempting to make the people realize that they were not alone in their fight against oppression, and to make them stand up for themselves - though the Assassins' practices remained unknown. Such an act would not be repeated until years later, by the Assassins Ezio Auditore da Firenze and Niccolò Machiavelli.
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