Tag Archives: Nizaris

Nizaris: Assassins in the 1090s

Posted on December 3, 2022 by Ruth

Muslim regions were no longer unified in any real way, by the time the real Crusaders arrived. I’ve previously explained the three most significant blows to Muslim unity: Fatimid evangelism, North African puritanism, and the rapid conquest of Turks from the east. In … Continue reading →

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Another Ismaili split: Nizaris, 1095

Posted on July 4, 2022 by Ruth

Al-Hakim’s son ruled after him, then his grandson al-Mustansir. Caliph al-Mustansir ruled for sixty years in Cairo, starting when he was only an infant. His reign was the longest among Muslim rulers, but he controlled only Egypt, rather than an … Continue reading →

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Caliph al-Mansur and the Shi’ites, 762-5

Posted on December 2, 2021 by Ruth

The descendants of Ali had been living quietly in Medina all this time, building up a legacy of scholarship that by the 700s amounted to a private university. Law and theology were the main subjects, but they included the observational … Continue reading →

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