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The Assassins (from Arabic: حشّاشين‎ Ḥashshāshīn[1]) were an order of Nizari Ismailis, particularly those of Persia and Syria, that formed in the late 11th century. In time, the order began to pose a strong military threat to Sunni Seljuq authority within

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