Seljuk Sultan Kay Kāʾūs I and the Assassins
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3959875 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Gary Leiser (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 144 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Publication date | 2024-12-05 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of the American Oriental Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0003-0279 • E-ISSN: 2169-2289 |
| Publisher | American Oriental Society (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.7817/jaos.144.4.2024.bc004 |
| OpenAlex | W4405123161 |
| Language | EN |
This article marshals the known evidence for the political relations between the Seljuk sultan of Anatolia or Rūm, Kay Kāʾūs I (r. 608-616/1211-1220), and the Assassins or Ismailis in Iran and Syria. This evidence indicates that the sultan corresponded with the grand master of the Assassins in Iran, was aware of their activities in western Iran and of their coreligionists in Syria, paid protection money to them, and included them in his political calculations
Ancient history · Political science · Politics · Classics · Eurasian Exchange Networks · Families in Therapy and Culture · History · Islamic Studies and History · Law
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |