Hassan-i Sabbah

Hassan-i Sabbah

Hassan-i Sabbāh ( / Ḥasan-e Ṣabbāh; Arabic: حسن الصباح‎ / Ḥasan aṣ-Ṣabbāh; 1050s–1124) was a Nizārī Muslim missionary from Persia who converted a community in the late 11th century in the heart of the Alborz Mountains of northern Iran. The place was called Alamut and was attributed to an ancient king of Daylam. He founded a group whose members are sometimes referred to as the Hashshashin or "Soldiers" to protect from attackers outside of Iran.