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| The Hashshashin, a deadly, secretive and radical religious brotherhood, was founded by Hasan i Sabbah in 1090. Also called the Assassins, they were an elite mysterious Muslim brotherhood. Their name derives from the belief that, before they would complete tasks assigned to them by their leader, they would smoke the narcotic known as “hash.” They were based out of a mountain stronghold on the Caspian Sea at Almut. Most known information about the Assassins comes from Marco Polo's supposed visit to Almut in 1273. All Assassins were radical Muslims who rigorously followed their own sect of Islam known as al-da'wa al-jadīda. All Assassins wanted to be martyrs, and they followed all of their orders, even if the orders led to their deaths. In fact, they called themselves fedayeen, which is an Arabic word meaning "one who is ready to sacrifice themselves for a cause." The name Hashshashin was given to them by their Muslim enemies. |
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