Alamut (English, name)
expansion: Alamut
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glosses: A castle in Iran and the most famous stronghold of the Nizari Ismailis, also known as the Assassins.
glosses: A region in the modern-day Qazvin province of Iran in which the castle is located; Rudbar-i Alamut (Rudbar of Alamut)
glosses: A period in the history of the Nizari Ismailism beginning from the capture of the castle in 1090 AD until its capitulation to the Mongols in 1256 AD.
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