Who Were the Assassins?
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Real Crusades History examines the mysterious order known to the West as "the Assassins", who played a role in the Crusades executing targeted killings of important political figures.
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This is so fascinating. Especially the secretive ''Old Man of the Mountain''. Loved your references in the book.
Yes, it is fascinating. I first heard of them in Louis L'amour's book, "The walking Drum". It was nice to have some historical background.
he was a kemister and shaman not any man.
dbo514 obi wan kenobi
Yes very good book
Thanks for all your work JS , much appreciated
The Assassins wasn't so tough when the Mongols came knocking on their door.
Luis Drake can tell me what happened between assassins and mongols
Yes, but the Mongols did not kill nor plunder them, in fact Berke Khan took them in and created his own Assassin sect.
It is not about toughness it is about how many soldiers monguls got they were huge populations of soldiers
Assassin's are not supposed to be front line fighters...
😂😂
Excellent presentation! History is interesting with a good teacher like J. Stephen Roberts.
Assassins were real but the Ubisofts story is completely different and unreal
Assassin's Creed basically has nothing to do with the real Assassins...or anything historical at all.
@@RealCrusadesHistory assassins creed is essentially based off conspiracy theories. You have all this secret society conspiracies revolving around the Knights Templar. So the developers thought - what if the Assassins too were a super secret shadowy organisation just like the conspiracy theories say the Templars were.
@@azcreative5514 There are so Many inacurrecies in Assasins Creed that i cant even say anymore that its based in Them.
@@lauch4562 the interesting thing about Assassins Creed is that it represents many lesser known historical details in terms of the events of the period. The way the cities look and feel. The backstories of the various historical figures etc. Yet the Assassins themselves are completely unrealistic. Their presence can at times seem almost comical. In the first game at least they are somewhat secretive so you can suspend your disbelief. By the second, they are a full on global militia. They shape historical events in ways that are completely unfathomable. Their outrageous, ridiculous costumes are noticed even by passing civilians in the game.
@@azcreative5514 I don't believe it was ever meant to be taken so seriously though. It's fiction. Based off of a novel called Alamut and went from there. I love it not for its accuracy but for getting me interested in medieval and renaissance history. Not to mention the characters in the first few games were brilliant when the writers actually cared about the story.
Thank you for this video so much 🙏🏽💙
I am a Muslim and really enjoy your work, I am somewhat historian and very confidently can say what you mentioned about assassins is very close to Muslims references even in the very fine details.
You lost credibility after first 4words
Frodo
You talking to yourself or ?
@@frodo5749 you're insane.
Do u think the order will rise again
F12 Pittbull
In this time and age ?
Nuh
Unless you mean under cover agents
Possibly
The old man of the mountain is also featured in the Netflix show Marco Polo.
i came here after watching that!
@Hissam Ullah can you like me to a ource where i can learn about the ismailis
@Hissam Ullah you do a great job demonizing yourselves ^.~
@@thezerowulf507 wwwwwooooah okay let's cool down
Go Reds that is because Marco Polo wrote about him in his diary during his first travel to China.
This was a epic subject. Loved the information. T was very intresting
This was blank spot for me. Cheers for enlightening us on this subject.
As someone who loves the Assassins Creed Franchise This was an awesome Video man.
I have never learned as much as from your vids
James Farias thanks!
@@RealCrusadesHistory This is no hate but you should so your Research better. In this Video there where Many true but also Many false Things. But still good Video.
Cool vjdeo. Been watching for a while, but this is the video that made me subscribe. Keep up the good work...
Ooof, having played FGO, I'm very happy to hear of the "Old Man of the Mountain" (King Hassan). Really neat to compare the creative spin that writers/artists give for these people in history.
Yo, same here
Please do more of these more obscure videos about crusades.
John Wick! Parabellum!
GW_ 427 that’s why I’m here
not me, assasin creed
Good work. really interesting stuff. It would be great if you'll make a video about the crusaders relationship with Arab Bedouins in the deserts of Palestine and Jordan
The movement lost power but it didn’t disappear. The doctrines survived in Persian Sufism with such figures as Shamz and Rumi.
Man the guy in the initial picture looks like such a badass
The inspiration behind the faceless men.
What a shame Ubisoft didn't base their Assassin's Creed games on actual history. Instead they chose easily marketable and fictitious stories and narratives.
Man your stupidity is unbelievable..
Bro, I get you're opinion. But it's all about making profit in this industry, by visualizing the truth about the Assassins they wouldn't get to make the game as good as it was/is.
that's how to make history fun to learn, by fiction and playable it is.
And he'll live as long as an old oak tree,
He'll eat up fools like you and me,
Oh, I often sigh and jump and cry
At the Old Man of the Mountain!
Where are you getting this writing from. Links please. Thanks
We Still here
Cool. Thank you.
You forgot a very important aspect of this sect, which is the derivation of their name. Assassin comes from the word Hashashin (hashish), a narcotic drug that the Ismaelis and this offshoot branch in particular used to consume, and under whose effects they committed their assassination acts. Hassan Ibin Sabah drugged his subjects to be “awaken” in the garden of paradise, that he had built in the backyard of the castle at Alamut (which you referred to) for a brief moment, to show them the wonders that awaited them upon completion of their suicidal handy works.
This is the version of Marco Polo
Many history critics aren’t sure about the connection between assassins and Hashish
@@karam296 yee, and Marco Polo was born about hundred years after the sects foundation
Assasin (hashashin) its mean the war fair
Try to seek the truth. You should not believe what others say. The name of this sect is Ismaili and they, like other religions, had to treat their enemies in this way in order to promote their religion.
This is a myth
hashish in Persian means doctor
I just wanted to suggest researching the connection between Islamic assassins and Baal worship assassins who also indulged in getting high as ritualistic preparation for their training and service. Hashish use is the material connecting factor. One may infer connections between Baal worship and the more mystical Islamic traditions worshipping Allah.
It has been over a decade since last I read up on these topics. Perhaps even two decades now, but there is substantive academic material available.
💯 you said it all
Can you make more videos on this
You tell real story
You are good
Whenever you say "the old man of the mountain" I always think of the 1933 Betty Boop episode "The old man of the mountain"... Can't help but laughing
It's quite possible that song on the Assassins because of their associations with hashish. Cab Calloway supposedly snuck in a lot of drug references in his songs.
Mister Sharpe Cab Calloway did it not so subtly as well. One of his most well known songs reefer man have you ever met that funny reefer
Merle Haggard had a song called "The Old Man From The Mountain"...
Dont forget that his actual name was Rashid ad din sinan.
Hashashin...sometimes accepting payment in 'Hashish'
Interesting!
i actually was watching a vid about the "origin of Asssasins" from the infamous game "Assasins creed"
@C man Man you are ment to have fun even when it can be ridiculous LoL
@C man Man LoL, so true
They didn't disappear. Al-mooth was conquered by Hulago Grandson of Chengis Khan. Assassin/Subaitha/Ismaili reassembled in Al-mooth again. A centuries later Al-mooth was conquered by Thaimoor e lung (Timber lane). Assassins spread across Iran. General public rose against them and their houses were attacked. They went underground & many exiled Iran to reappear in Afriqa/India. Their Chief Sultan Ali Khan was welcomed by Brits & highly titled with His Excellency/His Highness ets Abdul Kareem Agha Khan is his grandson.
it's Alamut. not Al-mooth, common mistake..
They did disappear. If they didnt we would still See in the News today that they killed someone.
@@lauch4562 An assassin doesn't get caught. And a true secret stays a secret. They are still hidden. 47.
@@devinsidler5365 The original assassins were literally all caught when they assassinated someone. I love my PS4, but ease up on the video games dude, got some AC-type bleeding effect going on I think.
@@mike7652 I can't ! It's to good of a game ! Peace bro 🤛
What a fun game it is
Nice.
The Assasin name itself is derived from “Hashashin” meaning: Cannabis smokers.
Thanks arabic language.
Assasins were Shi'a Ghulat who were also Persian nationalists.
This is why they striked mostly against the Seljuks.
The Mongols did them good though.
what ? most of them were Syrians so forget this nationalists bullshit but yeah they were Shia origins but had Sunni assassins also under there command against the crusaders only
@@remisionarcidash8671
Most of them Were Iranian From Alamout Mountain
@@remisionarcidash8671 most of them were persian dummy
its my family ,,,,,, its called Hashash now , and we are living now in the middle east
Cool
@Larry Appelton no all they though like it but Hashashin mean the people who cut the heads
@Larry Appelton *Hashish smoker
@@bume2212
hashish in Arabic means cut off or kill off has two meanings this is why people confused them with hashesh the weed
I know one of the assassins, he's name is Ezio
@Anonymous Crusader chill out he was joking
Noone can destroy Hashashins, except ... wait for it...
Deez nuts
The Mongols
hm. interesting. didn't ever even think to think the game was based on real group.
There's a castle in my town that was once a base for the assassins
That's sooo cool a
@@jhu768
Assassin's Castle in Alamout Mountain North West Of Iran
U must live in masyaf then?
Can you do a update video on the assassin's today nice video
Loved the story, but why no real pic`s? It took me less then a min to find 100`s of online pics of Alamut.
at least 5 groups would be offended and kill him for posting picture's?
@@spinneborstel You really have a skewed view of the world. You are way too paranoid.
Btw Jack.. You didn't answer my question; what country and what form of Gov't would you want to live under?
@Colonel Muammar Covfefe If you're the dictator?
The faceless men
I'm surprised he didn't talk about how & who brought them down...hmm...
He does say it...it was the mongols
Make me
This is the only one with real origin
They were located in Persia and they were called Hashashins ( apparently the name Hashashins is selected because of use of a drug called hash or hashish)
No they were located on the coast of Syria, and the word Hashashin is arabic, not persian, it is derived from hashish, which means Grass, because the drugs they used were derived from Grass and not chemical modified,
It is also mentioned in all historic books and also in this video, that they were located in the Levant (nowadays known as Syria)
Where did you get your informations mate?
What do the persians have anything to do with this topic?
@ProgramKing
Agree
@@rainrain4711 i searched it up and it said something that the assassins were persians and syrians.
Hashashin was a derogatory term for a drug addict in ancient times and the term hashish wasn't even around until after the Assassin's creed even existed, The Assassins either referred themselves as Assassen (gaurdian of the secret) or Asāsiyyūn (people who are faithful to the foundation [of the faith]) and the Leaders of the Assassins would punish their followers for death even if they used of alcohol.
1. Every assassin has a body double. Nothing is a secret, so once the assassins actions become known, their body double will act as a negative, drawing attention to themselves instead.
2. If an assassin is gravely injured, they can come back 1 generation later, without dying, using 2 techniques.
Wow..for the first time ever got to know, who really Assassians were..Hmm.
Assasins Not Assasians.
@@lauch4562"assasians" lol
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The assassins was persian they live in alamot castle in iran the leader was hassan sabbah
and syria
@@marcusgraham812 in masyaf castle
hassan sabbah was an Arab he described himself as a Yemenite
@@miracleyang3048
Yep, he was a Himyarite.
در این مورد ایرانی بگی بهتره
از لحاظ تبار اتفاقا پارسی در ردیف اخر قرار میگیره
Arabic in the intro is written incorrectly
Fantastic Video though!
So the original assassins targeted Sunni rulers. A deadly rivalry between Shia Muslims and Sunni Muslims.
They accepted a jewish prophet who converted to Islam named Sabbatai Tsevi. Tsevi once was considered by more than half the jewish population in the late 1660s as messiah. He inverted the torah sins where mitzvahs and mitzvahs sins. The donme considered this divine. Checkout the book To Eliminate the Opiate by Rabbi Marvin Antleman.
Wow...
the comments made me realize most people comment based on the title of the video NOT the content of it !
I commented as a joke to Ubisoft's famous franchise 'Assassin's Creed'. I'm fully aware that their depiction was nothing like the real history of the medieval Ashashin, and I'm sure others were also joking.
Assassins Creed?
nice so the hassan-sabbah from fate existed
basically Most Fate Servant is from History and legends
@@leonarduskrisna4588 yeah, like u can trace most servant back to history and legends
There leader name was nazir .... he was the leader of assassin
Delum was conquered by Moslims long (Centries) before Hassan Bin Sabah came to.
this garden and beautiful women story is not true, just was a rumor by Sunni Khalifate to scare people and show them crazy. It can not be real
why not a word about their name Asassin or hassesin as they where known in the muslim world ( the pot smokers ) ?
Actually it's "The Hash Eaters".
pot smokers is " hashasheen "
assassins actually came from "اساسيون" or "assassiyoon "
trust me i'm an arab xD
My own theory is, hashesh is weed, like the drug or the weeds like the bad plants, and hassasen is the people the take out the bad plants, so maybe they were called that because they actually take out bad people
Hashish eaters ...it numbs pain
hassan sabah
God i love this music
It's a very ancient profession..lol
Assassins were Persian Nationalist
Their castle is in Northern Iran
Revelation 2:9 King James Version (KJV)
9 I know thy works, and tribulation, and poverty, (but thou art rich) and I know the blasphemy of them which say they are Jews, and are not, but are the synagogue of Satan.
"facepalms"
Fatimids weren't Shia. They were like Abassid. Abbassids Played for the sake of Household of prophet and Obtained power/ Khilafah. Fatimid did the same. When they obtained Power they became far more pervert- to be called Muslim set aside being Shia- compared to Abbasids.
I m arbic ..fatimids was shiaa الفاطميون كانو شيعا.
Sorry brother they are not extinct they work for the knight templars in Pombal's castle aka Portugal Under their 49 Imam Agha Khan's I've crossed and seen many fedayeen Hashashins cus their HQ is in my City Lisbon! Im not Marco polo but im am Marco Horta.
;)
They are Persian
Were they Persians?
Iran
In amazigh and north african culture..
They say they where fatimid berber warriors.
John 7 King James Version (KJV)
7 After these things Jesus walked in Galilee: for he would not walk in Jewry, because the Jews sought to kill him
Yeah ..He is Jews From isfahan iran ibn Saba
@@alpath4572 Please explain your comment so i can understand better?
1) WHO is Jews from Isfahan Iran?
2) Who are the the Ibn (Sons) of Saba?
3) How many sons?
4) are they good or bad?
5) What are these sons names?
6) Are the Yahudi's the sons of Saba or the Shia in Iran??
Thanks please explain in detail.
You are wrong brother, the assassins were the defender of almut fort, they were not radical you need to read the other history book rather then those written by the haters 😉
All history books are altered by men, each one from a different personal perspective. There is no wrong history, and none are entirely correct, dude.
This is pretty simple to understand.....
@@wearevenom4121 I know but in case of assassins it is wrong, the term assassin is not because they used hashish , it came from the name of their leader Hassan, the logical point is someone using hashish(weed) can never be as powerful and fast as the assassins were. read " introduction to assassin legends"
Before making a video one should read the history in every angle after proper understanding the both sides apply logic and critical thinking than you'll understand which side is right.
Shia were in Minority & were suppressed against Sunni Majority. Shia never had their own Government till modern-day Iran. So no prominant figure to threat & Bribe that was done by assaassins.
Howlong are those people killing eachother? sounds like the news of Today :s
the history of assassins is so much wrongly presented in history books especially by travelers like marco polo and other surrounding state people that we only knew so much little about them and all that is they were people high on hashish and merciless murderers . and dislike and hatred towards them by other islamic sects contributed a more distorted and wrong picture of fidaain's .. yes they are originally called fidaain's not hasshashin or assassins ...
Mongol empire super
Such amazing knowledge! Assassins creed is such GARBAGE
High lord Silver hand try that again kid. Ever heard of a tribute to history? Assassins creed is just a overexaggerated take on history and its fun to look at. So please try again.
So is your existence.
Shia muslims were always more badass than Sunnis.
This is true today as well.
Mimir's Elixir salahuddin was a sunni kurdish muslim leader, one of the best and your point is?
Mimir's Elixir that's because you are ignorant of history.
@@UberEliteGamer lol xD assassins threaten him with a knife under his pillow when he was sleep in his "so safe " camp xD
Wondering Lion
The idea of the game of Assassin Creed is taken mainly from this Arab theme
@@faisal7818 not arab mate iranian 😂
Hassasins or Assasins were not considered muslims by the muslims. and here is a real crusader christian presenting them as muslims ? How wise ?!
They were not considered true Muslims by Sunni Muslims, but as Shia Muslims the Assassins disagreed with the Sunnis on what constituted the proper expression of the Islamic religion. Shia Islam is very much a true branch of Islam and it should be studied as such.
Which Muslims? They considered themselves Muslims and were an integral part of Shia Islam.
Assassins/Assasiyun/Hashashin
were greatly trained also brainwashed warriors, who belived the old man of the mauntain (Hassan Sabbah) was the last prophet on earth after muhammed. he has secretly addicted the students/warriors and have had them belive this drug (Hashish) is the blix of paradice. his school/castle were and still remains in northern Iran, at high peak o Alborze mauntain. it called "Qalay-e-Al-amoot" it destroyed during the mongol invasion, the "timur laik" khan finaly destroyed the castle and massequred all its personel, all the workers and all the students. and this was the end of it.
"Qazvin" is mongolized name of "Caspian" which were a Persian-Medes nomads who lived in that region long time ago.
Mr Crow false. Hassan bin Sabbah was a General for an Ismaili Imam’s fighters. He himself was a follower of the Imam, the imam was the direct descendant of the Prophet[SAS] and Ali[AS]. If protecting your Imam/leader/caliph/prophet is brainwashing then I guess Ali, Abu Bakr, Uthman, Umar we’re all brainwashed.
they were not using drugs idiots the name hashesh in Arabic means kill off it has two meanings that's why the confusing happened they were killers no?
Assassin's creed is bullsh*t. It's only to learn kids how to hate templars.
they are not muslims and they are not shia , they bean out from islam , the hashashins are fallowers of hassan al sabah how clemed him silfe as prohoct . they bean callaed hahasin for they use drug
hashish means drug , yes they bean out ismali shia but they are not
Alamut in iran