Rashid ad-Din Sinan
Leader of the Assassins during the Crusades.
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A prominent figure during the Crusades, he is best known for his conflicts with Saladin and his role in the assassination of Conrad of Montferrat.
Lore & Background
According to fragments of his autobiography, he came to the Assassin fortress of Alamut as a youth after an argument with his brothers and received typical Assassin training. Based at the Nizari strongholds al-Kahf and later Masyaf, he controlled several districts in northern Syria and enjoyed considerable independence from the Nizari center in Alamut, with some writings attributing him a semi-divine status.
Did You Know?
- He was known as the Old Man of the Mountain (Sheikh al-Jabal).
- He ordered two assassination attempts on Saladin, both of which failed.
- A letter he supposedly wrote taking credit for Conrad of Montferrat's death is believed by modern historians to be a forgery.
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- Wikipedia: Rashid ad-Din Sinan (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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