How the Assassins Kept the Entire Middle East in Fear | History for Sleep
0Step back into the Middle Ages, when a secret brotherhood known as the Assassins spread fear across the Middle East. From their mountain fortresses, they waged a hidden war against sultans, emirs, and even Crusader kings. Through political murders, diplomacy, and relentless discipline, they shaped the fate of empires.
00:00 The Middle East in the 11th Century: Crusades, Seljuks, and Fragmentation
06:39 The Figure of Hassan ibn Sabbah: Youth, Exile, and the Road to Alamut
12:43 The Founding of Alamut, the “Eagle’s Nest” and the First Steps of the Order
19:22 The Training of the Fidā’īs, Years of Discipline and the Legends of the “Paradise Gardens”
25:24 Secret Discipline, Silence, Absolute Obedience, and Life Inside the Fortresses
30:41 The Fortresses of the Assassins in Persia and Syria , A Network of “Eagle’s Nests”
35:39 The Economy of the Order, Taxes, Agriculture, and Gifts from Rulers
41:21 The First Striking Act, The Assassination of Vizier Nizam al-Mulk and the Beginning of Terror
46:51 Daylight Assassinations in the Crowd , The Demonstrative Courage of the Fidā’īs
51:45 “Weapons of No Return”, The Dagger, Poisons, and Disguise
56:35 Political Weapon, Whom the Assassins Killed and Why
01:01:17 The Psychological Effect of Terror, Fear More Powerful than Numbers
01:06:04 The Seljuk Sultans Against the Assassins, Wars, Sieges, and Failures
01:10:42 The Crusades and the Assassins’ Encounter with the Knights of the West
01:15:37 The Syrian Branch of the Order and the Figure of Rashid al-Din Sinan
01:20:45 Attempts to Storm Alamut and Other Fortresses , The Wars Against the Order’s Enemies
01:25:52 Myths of the Enemies, Demons, Magic, and “Hashish” in the Legends of the Assassins
01:31:00 Crusader Chronicles and the Image of the Assassins Through European Eyes
01:35:29 Contacts with the Templars and the Assassins’ Diplomatic Games
01:40:06 Attempts to Use the Assassins in Crusader Wars, Contracts and Alliances
01:44:43 The Mongol Conquests and the Fall of Alamut (1256)
01:49:57 The Burning of the Library and the Death of a Legend
01:54:54 The Syrian Strongholds Endured, Until the Mamluks Arrived
02:00:07 The Final Destruction of the Order
02:04:31 The Legacy of the Assassins in Eastern and Western Memory