The term hashashin was (and still is) used to describe absent minded criminals and is used derogatorily in all the Muslim sources referring to the Assassins as such.

Apr 29, 2025 · The Hashashin were an Ismaili sect who used targeted killings of political and religious leaders to alter the history of Persia, Syria, and Turkey.

Dec 8, 2024 · The order of Hashashin, or also known as the middle eastern Assassins, were a medieval terror spreading gang that excelled in the professional killing of important people.

Sep 20, 2022 · In medieval Syria and Persia a new order arose. The secretive order carried out killings for political purposes. These were the Hashshashin: the assassins.

The Assassins (originally called Hashashim, Hashishin, or Hashashiyyin) were a religious sect of Ismaili Shi'a Muslims (from the Nizari lineage) originating in Persia, during the eleventh …

Nov 24, 2025 · The Order of Assassins, a name that conjures images of shadowy figures moving silently through the medieval landscape, has fascinated historians and the public for centuries. …

Oct 29, 2019 · The Assassins (aka Nizari Ismailis), were a heretical group of Shiite Muslims who were powerful in Persia and Syria from the 11th century CE until their defeat at the hands of …

The Hashashin didn’t just imagine it—they perfected it. From the peaks of Persia to the courts of crusaders, these shadow warriors redefined fear.

May 23, 2024 · The Hashashin was a sect of assassins that operated from the late 11th century to the late 13th century CE in the region of Persia and Syria. The group was part of the Nizari …

The Assassins were a secretive Islamic sect of ascetic religious fanatics that carried out political murder and were active in Iran and Syria from the 11th to the 13th century. They came into …