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Muhammad III | |
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26th Ismaili Nizari Imam Ala al-Din Muhammad | |
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26th Imam of the Nizari Ismaili Shias | |
Tenure | 1221 – 1 December 1255 |
Predecessor | Jalal al-Din Hasan |
Successor | Rukn al-Dīn al-Hasan ibn Muhammad Khurshāh |
Born | 608 AH/1211 AD |
Died | 653 AH/1255 AD |
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ʿAlāʾ ad-Dīn Muḥammad III (علاءالدین محمد; 1211–1255), more commonly known as ʿAlāʾ ad-Dīn (علاءالدین), son of Jalāl al-Dīn Ḥasan III, was the 26th Nizāri Isma'ilism Imām. He ruled the Nizari Ismaili state from 1221 to 1255.[1] By some accounts, he was considered a respected scholar and the spiritual and worldly leader of the Nizari Ismailis.[2] The intellectual life of Persia has been described as having flourished during his 34-year reign.[3] Allegedly, he was known for his tolerance and pluralism.[4] His reign witnessed the beginnings of the Mongol conquests of Persia and the eastern Muslim world.[5] He was assassinated by an unknown perpetrator on 1 December 1255,[6] and was succeeded by his eldest son, Rukn al-Din Khurshah, in 1255.[5]
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