قلعة ألموت
قلعة ألموت
The Batiniyya mountain-fortress near Qazwin, seat of Hasan-i Sabbah; in 511 the besieging armies struck camp from Alamut when Sultan Muhammad b. Malikshah's death reached them 1.
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At a glance
- Era
- The Buyid, Fatimid and Seljuk Era
- Region
- Persia & Central Asia
- Review
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Overview
Alamut: the Ismaili fortress of the Batiniyya in the mountains near Qazvin, the home of their leader al-Hasan ibn al-Sabbah. The sources report that the armies withdrew from the siege of the Batiniyya at Alamut in the year 511 AH, when news reached them of the death of the sultan Muhammad ibn Malikshah. 1
Connections
- Home of
- Hasan-i Sabbah
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Sources
- Shadharat al-Dhahab — Ibn al-Imad al-Hanbali, p. 505
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islam.museum contributors. “قلعة ألموت”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/place/alamut/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-17.