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Assassins: Prehistory to 1250: Middle East
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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