Nizari Ismaili State

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Under the leadership of Hassan-i Sabbah the Nizari Ismaili created a state of unconnected fortresses in Persia and Syria, surrounded by huge swathes of hostile territory.

Establishment

January 1091: The Nizari Ismaili, a branch of Shia Islam, created a state of unconnected fortresses across Persia, Syria, and the Fertile Crescent, surrounded by huge swathes of hostile territory.

January 1091: The Nizari Ismaili State Shia Nizari Ismaili state founded by Hassan-i Sabbah after he took control of the Alamut Castle in 1090 AD.

Chronology

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1. Conquests of Bohemond II

Expansion during the rule of Bohemond II in the Principality of Antioch.

January 1118: Antiochene troops seized Saone, Balatanos and Marqab.

2. Eldiguzid campaign of Tamar of Georgia

Georgia's king Tamar the Great invaded and conquered the cities of Tabriz, Ardabil, Khoy, Qazvin.

January 1210: Georgian King Tamar the Great invaded and conquered the cities of Tabriz, Ardabil, Khoy, Qazvin.

January 1211: Georgian King Tamar the Great invaded and conquered the cities of Tabriz, Ardabil, Khoy, Qazvin.

3. Mongol invasions and conquests

Were a series of military campaigny by the Mongols that created the largest contiguous Empire in history, the Mongol Empire, which controlled most of Eurasia.

3.1.Invasion of Central Asia

Were a series of expansionistic military campaigns by the Mongols in Central Asia.

3.1.1.Campaign against the Nizaris

Was a Mongol campaign against the Nizari Ismaili State.

November 1256: The Nizari Imam at Maymun-Dizh was Rukn al-Din Khurshah, the leader of the Ismaili sect. Hulagu Khan was the grandson of Genghis Khan and the founder of the Ilkhanate, a division of the Mongol Empire. The surrender of the castle marked the end of the Nizari Ismaili stronghold in the region.

January 1257: Nizari leader Muqaddam al-Din finally surrendered to the Mongols in December 1256.

January 1257: Hulegu Khan, third son of Tolui, grandson of Genghis Khan, and brother of both Möngke Khan and Kublai Khan, was the first khan of the Ilkhanate. He destroyed the Nizari Ismaili state in 1256.