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The Assassins of Alamut
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The book begins by describing a visit to the main Assassin Castle of Alamut, in northern Iran, which I made in 1966. Next comes an explanation of how the Assassins arose as a sect within the Ismailis, who were themselves a sect within the Shia. The Ismailis founded Cairo, which was the centre of Ismailism until it was taken by Saladin in the twelfth century.
The founder of the Assassins was Hasan-i-Sabbah, and his story is told in Chapters 3 and 4. He was an austere figure, with resemblances...
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