The History of the Assassins, Derived from Oriental SourcesHammer-Purgstall, Joseph, Freiherr von
History
The History of the Assassins, Derived from Oriental Sources
Hammer-Purgstall, Joseph, Freiherr von
Assassins (Ismailites)
Reign of Hassan II., son of Mohammed, son of Busurgomid,
surnamed Ala sikrihi es-selam, and his son, Mohammed II. 105
BOOK V.
Reign of Jelaleddin Hassan III Ben Mohammed Hassan,—and
of his son, Alaeddin Mohammed III. 139
BOOK VI.
Reign of Rokneddin Kharshah, the last Grand-Master of the
Assassins 165
BOOK VII.
Conquest of Bagdad—Fall of the Assassins-Remnant of them 181
Authorities 221
Notes 223
ERRATA.
Page 3 line 12 from the bottom, for _emerging_ read _converging_.
4 17 for _sacred_ _serried_.
5 20 _though_ _being_.
7 26 _a hundred_ _three hundred_.
15 22 _Sheristani_ _Sheheristani_.
24 6 from the bottom, ditto ditto.
26 15 for _they called_ _they were called_.
30 11 from the bottom, for _Esoteries_ _Esoterics_.
47 6 for _Ben Merdas_ _Beni Merdas_.
51 7 from the bottom, for _runs_ _rises_.
61 12 for _remuneration_ _renunciation_.
64 9 _Shah durye_ _Shah durr_.
66 3 dele comma after _pursuit_ and insert _of_.
95 20 for _Khowareim_ _Khowaresm_.
97 11 after _west_ insert _that of_.
— 21 for _Rakuye_ _Kakuye_.
101 8 _Endeddin_ _Esededdin_.
118 14 from the bottom, after _common_ insert _name_.
119 12 for _kasha_ _kaaba_.
131 6 from the bottom, for _and_ _or_.
145 1 for _property_ _properties_.
147 12 from the bottom, for _lie_ _lies_.
148 2 for _Korad_ _Kobad_.
— 18 _Reyumers_ _Keyumers_.
170 8 from the bottom, for _basiraki_ _basikaki_.
HISTORY
OF
THE ASSASSINS.
BOOK I.
_Introduction—Mohammed, founder of Islamism—Exhibition
of its doctrines and of its different sects, from one of
which (the Ismailites) the Assassins sprung._
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