"In 1126, a team of Nizari Assassins struck at the heart of Mosul, killing the powerful Seljuk commander al-Bursuqi during Friday prayers. The attack sent shockwaves through the Islamic world, revealing both the reach and the ruthlessness of the medieval Assassins. Nizari Ismaili missionaries were famously charismatic and persuasive. But as the sect was so unpopular amongst the wider Muslim community, they often had to act in secrecy. The senior"
"Ibn al-Qalanisi, the author of the Damascus chronicle, wrote that he 'grew so formidable that he became a factor to be reckoned with in Aleppo and Syria...he appeared in Damascus...with a letter containing strong recommendations on his behalf.' It is interesting to see that even at their weakest the Assassins were feared - Bahram, we"
In 1126 Nizari Assassins killed the Seljuk commander al-Bursuqi in Mosul during Friday prayers, showing their operational reach and ruthlessness. Nizari Ismaili missionaries combined charisma and persuasion with secrecy because of broad unpopularity within the Muslim community. Abu Tahir, the Syrian leader, was executed in Aleppo pogroms of 1114; Bahram, a Persian Nizari, succeeded him and lived in extreme concealment, continually disguising himself and moving between cities and castles. Bahram later turned his attention to Damascus, arrived with strong recommendations, was received with caution, and rapidly gathered converts from poor, rural populations despite Sunni condemnation.
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