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Siege of Alamut

1256 · 13th century

The Siege of Alamut was the capture of the mountain fortress of the Nizari Ismailis in northern Iran by Mongol forces under Hulagu in 1256. It ended the Nizari Ismaili state. Accounts of the Ilkhanate place the event at the start of Hulagu's campaign that led to the capture of Baghdad.

Siege of Alamut
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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Siege of Alamut. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/siege-of-alamut
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