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RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Hassan-i Sabbah

1050 - 1124

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Hasan-i Sabbah (Persian: حسن صباح, romanized: Ḥāsān-e Śaḇaḥ; c. 1050 – 12 June 1124), also known as Hasan I of Alamut, was a religious and military leader, founder of the Nizari Ismai'li sect widely known as the Hashshashin or the Order of Assassins, as well as the Nizari Ismaili state, ruling from 1090 to 1124 AD. Alongside his role as a formidable leader, Sabbah was an accomplished scholar of mathematics, most notably in geometry, as well as astronomy and philosophy, especially in epistemology. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Hassan-i Sabbah has received more than 1,771,309 page views. His biography is available in 40 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 37 in 2019). Hassan-i Sabbah is the 118th most popular religious figure (up from 122nd in 2019), the 14th most popular biography from Iran (up from 15th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Iranian Religious Figure.

Hassan-i Sabbah is most famous for the creation of the "Assassins," a group of people who would carry out assassinations for political and religious purposes.

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  • 40

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 9.29

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.16

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Hassan-i Sabbah ranks 118 out of 2,238. Before him are Pope Urban VIII, Salome, Pope Clement I, Pope Gregory XVI, Simon the Zealot, and Thérèse of Lisieux. After him are Zechariah, Sarah, Pope Gregory IX, Pope Gregory XV, Anselm of Canterbury, and Seti I.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1050, Hassan-i Sabbah ranks 1. After him are Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor, Pope Paschal II, Michael VII Doukas, Peter the Hermit, Roscellinus, Frederick I, Duke of Swabia, Halsten Stenkilsson, Sviatopolk II of Kiev, Olaf III of Norway, Walter Sans Avoir, and Irnerius. Among people deceased in 1124, Hassan-i Sabbah ranks 1. After him are Pope Callixtus II, Alexander I of Scotland, Bořivoj II, Duke of Bohemia, and Guibert of Nogent.

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In Iran

Among people born in Iran, Hassan-i Sabbah ranks 14 out of 528. Before him are Ruhollah Khomeini (1902), Harun al-Rashid (766), Muhammad ibn Zakariya al-Razi (865), Ismail I (1487), Jabir ibn Hayyan (721), and Esther (-600). After him are Cambyses II (-550), Malik-Shah I (1055), Ulugh Beg (1394), Ali Khamenei (1939), Hafez (1325), and Abu Nuwas (762).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Iran

Among religious figures born in Iran, Hassan-i Sabbah ranks 4. Before him are Zoroaster (-2000), Ruhollah Khomeini (1902), and Esther (-600). After him are Abdul Qadir Gilani (1078), Muslim ibn al-Hajjaj (817), Bahá'u'lláh (1817), Báb (1819), Ibn Majah (824), Piruz Nahavandi (700), Mordecai (null), and Sasan (200).

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