From the 11th through the 13th centuries, followers of a branch of Ismaili Shiism known as the Nizaris strategically utilized the murder of individuals for the purpose of political gain. Dubbed the Hashishiyyin, or Assassins, the Nizari-Ismailis mark an early Islamic ...

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