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12th century military campaign between the Seljuq Empire and the Nizari Ismaili state Belligerents Seljuq Empire Nizari Ismailis Commanders and leaders Sultan Muhammad Tapar Anushtegin Shirgir Hassan-i Sabbah Ahmad ibn Abd al-Malik ibn Attash Abu Tahir al-Sa'igh Strength Unknown Heavily outnumbered Sultan Muhammad I Tapar of the Seljuk Empire began a campaign against the Assassins of the Nizari Isma'ili state (a series of strongholds inside the Seljuk territory) soon after gaining power and putting an end to internal strifes of the empire. Being heavily outnumbered, the Nizari Isma'ilis initially suffered setbacks, losing their influence in the Zagros Mountains , Isfahan , Iraq , and northern Syria . However, resistance in the main Nizari strongholds of Alamut and Lambsar was fierce, and despite being continually reinforced and waging a prolonged war of attrition for years, the Seljuks failed to capture these castles. Muhammad had systematically destroyed Nizari crops and their castles in Rudbar region were afflicted by famine. In 1117, the Sultan commenced a joint offensive under Anushtegin Shirgir against Alamut and Lambsar. Muhammad I Tapar died in March-April 1118 in Isfahan, and the Seljuk forces immediately abandoned the region, and the campaign ended as a stalemate, with the Seljuks failing to reduce the Nizari strongholds and the Nizari Ismaili anti-Seljuk revolt losing its initial effectiveness. The Assassins: A Radical Sect in Islam . Mediaeval Isma'ili History and Thought .1
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12th century wars between the Seljuk Empire and the Nizari Ismailis Belligerents Great Seljuk Empire Abbasid Caliphate Sunni townspeople (Semi)-independent Bawandids of Tabaristan and Gilan Zaydi Alids of Rudbar Paduspanids of Tabaristan Banu Munqidh of Shayzar Crusaders : Principality of Antioch Kingdom of Jerusalem County of Tripoli Knights Templar Knights Hospitaller Fatimid Caliphate , succeeded by the Ayyubid Sultanate (Nizari) Ismailis of Persia and Syria Commanders and leaders See list See list Strength Unknown Outnumbered Casualties and losses Minimal; many political and military elites were assassinated Unknown; many in the massacres Many were lynched due to suspicion or accusation of being Ismaili or sympathizing with the Ismailis By the late 11th century, the Shi'a sub-sect of Ismailism (later Nizari Ismailism) had found many adherents in Persia , although the region was occupied by the Sunni Seljuk Empire .The hostile tendencies of the Abbasid–Seljuk order triggered a revolt by Ismailis in Persia under Hassan-i Sabbah .Due to the increasingly significant socio-economic issues, the decentralization of the Seljuk government leading to inefficient army mobilization, and a unifying factor of religion in the provinces facilitating the swift spread of the revolt, the Seljuks were unable to quickly put down the revolt.The conflict was characterized by the weaker Nizaris assassinating key opponents and employing impregnable strongholds, and the Seljuks massacring the Ismailis and their sympathizers.Due to the Seljuks and Nizaris being unable to complete the war quickly, the Nizaris lost their momentum in the war leading to a stalemate on both sides.Combined with the Nizaris confined to heavily defended castles in unfavorable terrain, the Seljuks reluctantly accepted the independence of the Nizari state.
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12th century wars between the Seljuk Empire and the Nizari Ismailis Belligerents Seljuk Empire Abbasid Caliphate Sunni townspeople (Semi)-independent Bawandids of Tabaristan and Gilan Zaydi Alids of Rudbar Paduspanids of Tabaristan Banu Munqidh of Shayzar Crusaders : Principality of Antioch Kingdom of Jerusalem County of Tripoli Knights Templar Knights Hospitaller Fatimid Caliphate Ayyubid Sultanate Nizari Ismaili State of Alamut and Masyaf ( Assassins ) Commanders and leaders See list See list Strength Unknown Weaker Casualties and losses Minimal but many political and military elites were assassinated Unknown; many in the massacres Many were lynched due to suspicion or accusation of being Ismaili or sympathizing with the Ismailis By the late 11th century, the ghulat Shi'a sub-sect of Ismailism (later Nizari Ismailism) had found many adherents in Persia , although the region was occupied by the Sunni Seljuk Empire . The hostile tendencies of the Abbasid–Seljuk order triggered a revolt by Ismailis in Persia under Hassan-i Sabbah , starting the so-called Alamut Period. Due to the increasingly significant socio-economic issues, the decentralization of the Seljuk government leading to inefficient army mobilization, and a unifying factor of religion in the provinces facilitating the swift spread of the revolt and a strong sense of community within Isamilis, the Seljuks were unable to quickly put down the revolt. The conflict was characterized by the weaker Nizaris employing impregnable strongholds and assassinating key opponents (for which they gained the designation of Assassins ), and the Seljuks massacring the Ismailis and their sympathizers. Due to the Seljuks and Nizaris being unable to complete the war quickly, the Nizaris lost their momentum in the war leading to a stalemate on both sides. Combined with the Nizaris confined to heavily defended castles in unfavorable terrain, the Seljuks reluctantly accepted the independence of the Nizari state.
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