Hassan the Younger
Ḥasan ʿAlā Dhikrihi's Salām (1126 – 1166), also known as Hassan the Younger, was the leader of the Levantine Brotherhood of Assassins in Alamut from 1162 until 1166.
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In 1162, Hassan sent one of his subordinates, a man who would later be popularly known as Al Mualim, from Alamut to establish the fortress of Masyaf in the An-Nusayriyah Mountains of Syria. While this was ostensibly a command from Hassan to cultivate Assassin influence in the Levant, rumors circulated as to the exact reason.
Some Assassins believed that there had been a schism between Hassan and Al Mualim owing to ideological differences, with the latter leaving to form his own independent Assassin Order. There were even whispers that Al Mualim was motivated not merely by a desire for independence, but power lust, an ambition to act as a king in his own right.