Alamut period
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The Alamut period was a medieval era in Ismaili Shia history marked by the Nizari Ismaili state centered at the mountain fortress of Alamut in northern Iran, known for its distinctive religious thought, strategic fortifications, and resistance to Sunni Seljuk and later Mongol powers.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Alamut period canonical | 1 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
era in Ismaili history
ⓘ
historical period ⓘ medieval period ⓘ |
| associatedWithDoctrine |
Imam of the Nizari Ismaili Muslims
ⓘ
surface form:
Imamate of the Nizari Ismaili imam
esoteric interpretation of Islam ⓘ ta’wil (esoteric exegesis) ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | split between Nizari and Musta‘li Ismailis ⓘ |
| culturalActivity |
copying and preserving manuscripts
ⓘ
philosophical and theological study ⓘ |
| endDate | 1256 ⓘ |
| endWithEvent | Mongol destruction of Alamut fortress ⓘ |
| hasCenter |
Alamut
ⓘ
surface form:
Alamut fortress
|
| hasCenterRegion | northern Iran ⓘ |
| hasCoreState | Nizari Ismaili state ⓘ |
| hasFortress |
Alamut
ⓘ
Girdkuh ⓘ Lambsar ⓘ Meymun-Diz ⓘ |
| hasFortressNetwork |
fortresses in Syria
ⓘ
fortresses in northern Iran ⓘ |
| hasLeader |
Hasan II
ⓘ
Hassan i Sabbah ⓘ
surface form:
Hasan-i Sabbah
Kiya Buzurg-Ummid ⓘ Muhammad ibn Buzurg-Ummid ⓘ Nur al-Din Muhammad II ⓘ Rukn al-Din Khurshah ⓘ |
| hasReputationInSources | associated with the so-called Assassins in Western sources ⓘ |
| historicalContext | medieval Islamic world ⓘ |
| knownFor |
distinctive Ismaili religious thought
ⓘ
intellectual and doctrinal developments ⓘ network of mountain fortresses ⓘ resistance to Mongol power ⓘ resistance to Seljuk power ⓘ use of strategic assassination ⓘ |
| languageOfAdministration | Persian ⓘ |
| languageOfScholarship |
Arabic
ⓘ
Persian ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Elburz Mountains
ⓘ
surface form:
Alborz Mountains
Daylam ⓘ
surface form:
Daylam region
|
| opposedBy |
Abbasid Caliphate
ⓘ
Mongol Empire ⓘ Seljuk Empire ⓘ |
| partOf |
Ismaili Shia history
ⓘ
Nizari Ismaili history ⓘ |
| politicalForm |
Nizari Ismaili state
ⓘ
theocratic leadership ⓘ |
| precedes | post-Alamut period of Nizari Ismaili dispersion ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Ismaili Shia
ⓘ
surface form:
Ismaili Shia Islam
Ismaili Shia ⓘ
surface form:
Nizari Ismailism
|
| startDate | 1090 ⓘ |
| startWithEvent | seizure of Alamut fortress by Hasan-i Sabbah ⓘ |
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