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Dāʿī Rashid ad-Din Sinan | |
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راشد الدين سنان | |
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Lord of the Nizari Ismaili state in Syria | |
In office 1162–1193 | |
Personal | |
Born | Abu al-Hasan Sinan ibn Sulayman ibn Muhammad 1131 or 1135 Basra, Seljuk Empire (now Iraq) |
Died | 1193 (age 58 or 61) Al-Kahf Castle, Nizari Ismaili state (now Syria) |
Resting place | Salamiyah, Syria |
Religion | Shia Islam |
Sect | Nizari Isma'ilism |
Education | Madrasa of Hasan ibn Muhammad ibn Ali, Alamut |
Known for | Conflict with Saladin and the Crusader states |
Other names | Old Man of the Mountain |
Organization | |
Order | Assassins |
Senior posting | |
Predecessor | Abu Muhammad |
Successor | Abu Mansur ibn Muhammad or Nasr al-'Ajami |
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Rashid al-Din Sinan (Arabic: راشد الدين سنان Rāshid ad-Dīn Sinān; 1131/1135 – 1193) also known as the Old Man of the Mountain (Arabic: شيخ الجبل Sheikh al-Jabal; Latin: Vetulus de Montanis),[1][2] was an Arab Muslim missionary (dāʿī)[3] who served as the leader of the Nizari Ismaili state and the Order of Assassins from 1162 until his death in 1193. An adherent of Nizari Ismailism, a branch of Shia Islam, he was a prominent figure during the Crusades.[4]