elected Kuyuk, 1251.—Election of Mangu, 1251.—Argun’s reception in
Merv.—Shems ud din’s reign in Herat.—Death of Rokn ud din.—Death of
Shems ud din, 1244.—Death of Kutb ud din, 1258.—Position of Persia
in 1254 172
CHAPTER XI
The Ismailian known in Europe as Assassins.—Death of Mohammed,
632.—Omar made Kalif, 634.—Murder of Aly, 661.—Election of Muavia
in Damascus.—Winning of Egypt by Muavia.—Yezid, son of Muavia,
named heir.—Death of Muavia. Succession of Yezid, 680.—Death of
Muslim.—Hussein camps on the plain of Kerbala.—Death of Hussein,
October, 680.—Babek, 816.—Seizure of Babek by Motassim,
835.—Execution of Babek.—Origin of Abdallah.—Spread of the peculiar
beliefs of Abdallah.—Amed, son of Abdallah.—Rise of Karmath.—Fights
in the East and West.—Obeidallah, first Fatimed Kalif, 909.—Winning
of Egypt and Southern Syria by descendants of Obeidallah,
967.—Addition of Aleppo to the Fatimed Empire, 991.—Founding of the
Eastern Ismailians, or Assassins, by Hassan Ben Sabah.—Omar Khayyam
and Nizam ul Mulk.—Death of Alp Arslan.—Seizure of the fortress of
Alamut by Hassan Sabah, 1090.—Rivalry of Hassan and Nizam ul
Mulk.—Death of Nizam ul Mulk and Melik Shah, 1092.—Peculiar belief
of Hassan Sabah.—Assassins in Syria.—Friendship of Risvan, Prince
of Aleppo, for the Order.—Assassination of the Prince of Mosul,
1113.—Death of Risvan.—Akhras attempts to exterminate the
Assassins.—Revenge of the Assassins.—Surrender of the fortress of
Sherif, 1120.—Death of Hassan Sabah, 1124.—Kia Busurgomid succeeds
Hassan Sabah.—Possession of Banias by Assassins.—Hugo De Payens,
Grand Master of the Templars in Jerusalem, 1129.—Death of
Togteghin.—Succession of his son, Tajulmuluk.—Efforts to murder
Tajulmuluk.—Execution of the Assassins 197
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