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The spread of the Batiniyya mission in Iraq and the Jibal in 494

استفحال دعوة الباطنية بالعراق والجبل سنة 494

c. 1100 CE · 494 AH

In 494 the Batiniyya multiplied through Iraq and the Jibal under their leader Hasan b. Sabbah — they took the fortresses, cut the road, and became the people's pressing concern as Malikshah's sons stayed busy fighting one another 1.

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Era
The Buyid, Fatimid and Seljuk Era
Region
Persia & Central Asia · Levant & Iraq
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In time

109011001110 c.
The Buyid, Fatimid and Seljuk Era · The Crusades, Ayyubids and Mamluks

Summary

In 494 AH the Batiniyya grew in number in Iraq and al-Jabal. Their leader was Hasan ibn al-Sabbah 1.

Their strength

They took control of fortresses and cut the roads. They became a serious concern for people, and their power grew while the sons of Malikshah were busy with their own rivalries 1.

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Had participant
Hasan-i Sabbah

People and things also explored

Alamut Castle· Hasan-i Sabbah

Sources

  1. Shadharat al-Dhahab — Ibn al-Imad al-Hanbali , p. 400
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islam.museum contributors. “The spread of the Batiniyya mission in Iraq and the Jibal in 494”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/event/batiniyya-spread-iraq-jabal-494/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-22.

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Alamut Castle

The Batiniyya mountain-fortress near Qazwin, seat of Hasan-i Sabbah; in 511 the besieging armies struck camp from Alamut when Sultan Muhammad b. Malikshah's death reached them.