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Wahsudan ibn Marzuban
Wahsudan ibn Marzuban was a ruler of the Justanid dynasty of Daylam in the mountains of northern Iran in the 9th century. Tradition credits him with building the castle of Alamut around 860, the fortress that later became the headquarters of the Nizari Ismailis under Hasan-i Sabbah.
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