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Assassins and the Strategy of the Underdog - Medievalists.net

The Assassins used remote mountain castles, missionary conversion, targeted assassinations, and induced chaos to exert disproportionate political influence despite limited forces.
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How Ancient Were the 'Ancient' Order of Assassins? - Medievalists.net

The Assassins were a 11th-century Nizari Ismaili movement founded by Hasan Sabbah in Persia, emerging from Shi'ite-Ismaili splits to form a militant state.
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