This is so fascinating. Especially the secretive ''Old Man of the Mountain''. Loved your references in the book.

@jaycampbell6402

6 жыл бұрын

Yes, it is fascinating. I first heard of them in Louis L'amour's book, "The walking Drum". It was nice to have some historical background.

@topgears7775

5 жыл бұрын

he was a kemister and shaman not any man.

@zBMatt

5 жыл бұрын

dbo514 obi wan kenobi

@zeinainjalut7687

3 жыл бұрын

Yes very good book

Thanks for all your work JS , much appreciated

Excellent presentation! History is interesting with a good teacher like J. Stephen Roberts.

Thank you for this video so much 🙏🏽💙

Assassins were real but the Ubisofts story is completely different and unreal

@RealCrusadesHistory

4 жыл бұрын

Assassin's Creed basically has nothing to do with the real Assassins...or anything historical at all.

@azcreative5514

4 жыл бұрын

@@RealCrusadesHistory assassins creed is essentially based off conspiracy theories. You have all this secret society conspiracies revolving around the Knights Templar. So the developers thought - what if the Assassins too were a super secret shadowy organisation just like the conspiracy theories say the Templars were.

@lauch4562

4 жыл бұрын

@@azcreative5514 There are so Many inacurrecies in Assasins Creed that i cant even say anymore that its based in Them.

@azcreative5514

4 жыл бұрын

@@lauch4562 the interesting thing about Assassins Creed is that it represents many lesser known historical details in terms of the events of the period. The way the cities look and feel. The backstories of the various historical figures etc. Yet the Assassins themselves are completely unrealistic. Their presence can at times seem almost comical. In the first game at least they are somewhat secretive so you can suspend your disbelief. By the second, they are a full on global militia. They shape historical events in ways that are completely unfathomable. Their outrageous, ridiculous costumes are noticed even by passing civilians in the game.

@haniwadog

4 жыл бұрын

@@azcreative5514 I don't believe it was ever meant to be taken so seriously though. It's fiction. Based off of a novel called Alamut and went from there. I love it not for its accuracy but for getting me interested in medieval and renaissance history. Not to mention the characters in the first few games were brilliant when the writers actually cared about the story.

The old man of the mountain is also featured in the Netflix show Marco Polo.

@topgears7775

5 жыл бұрын

i came here after watching that!

@darklydevine2983

4 жыл бұрын

@Hissam Ullah can you like me to a ource where i can learn about the ismailis

@thezerowulf507

4 жыл бұрын

@Hissam Ullah you do a great job demonizing yourselves ^.~

@jhu768

4 жыл бұрын

@@thezerowulf507 wwwwwooooah okay let's cool down

@stevephlyer

4 жыл бұрын

Go Reds that is because Marco Polo wrote about him in his diary during his first travel to China.

This was blank spot for me. Cheers for enlightening us on this subject.

This was a epic subject. Loved the information. T was very intresting

The Assassins wasn't so tough when the Mongols came knocking on their door.

@lakshaykochhar4768

6 жыл бұрын

Luis Drake can tell me what happened between assassins and mongols

@luciepr8620

5 жыл бұрын

Yes, but the Mongols did not kill nor plunder them, in fact Berke Khan took them in and created his own Assassin sect.

@ghbhacked8382

4 жыл бұрын

It is not about toughness it is about how many soldiers monguls got they were huge populations of soldiers

@mariosmatzoros3553

4 жыл бұрын

Assassin's are not supposed to be front line fighters...

@bikramadhikari4117

4 жыл бұрын

😂😂

I am a Muslim and really enjoy your work, I am somewhat historian and very confidently can say what you mentioned about assassins is​ very close to Muslims references even in the very fine details.

@frodo5749

4 жыл бұрын

You lost credibility after first 4words

@Palestine4Ever169

4 жыл бұрын

Frodo You talking to yourself or ?

@El_Jefe_Maestro

4 жыл бұрын

@@frodo5749 you're insane.

@sethkx1259

4 жыл бұрын

Do u think the order will rise again

@Palestine4Ever169

4 жыл бұрын

F12 Pittbull In this time and age ? Nuh Unless you mean under cover agents Possibly

Ooof, having played FGO, I'm very happy to hear of the "Old Man of the Mountain" (King Hassan). Really neat to compare the creative spin that writers/artists give for these people in history.

@dickyrayhan5580

4 жыл бұрын

Yo, same here

Cool vjdeo. Been watching for a while, but this is the video that made me subscribe. Keep up the good work...

As someone who loves the Assassins Creed Franchise This was an awesome Video man.

Please do more of these more obscure videos about crusades.

I have never learned as much as from your vids

@RealCrusadesHistory

6 жыл бұрын

James Farias thanks!

@lauch4562

4 жыл бұрын

@@RealCrusadesHistory This is no hate but you should so your Research better. In this Video there where Many true but also Many false Things. But still good Video.

John Wick! Parabellum!

@shqiptariidukagjinit5650

4 жыл бұрын

GW_ 427 that’s why I’m here

@bume2212

3 жыл бұрын

not me, assasin creed

Cool. Thank you.

Man the guy in the initial picture looks like such a badass

The movement lost power but it didn’t disappear. The doctrines survived in Persian Sufism with such figures as Shamz and Rumi.

Good work. really interesting stuff. It would be great if you'll make a video about the crusaders relationship with Arab Bedouins in the deserts of Palestine and Jordan

The inspiration behind the faceless men.

💯 you said it all

And he'll live as long as an old oak tree, He'll eat up fools like you and me, Oh, I often sigh and jump and cry At the Old Man of the Mountain!

@CALAMITYGURULASTDAYS

4 жыл бұрын

Where are you getting this writing from. Links please. Thanks

@romeoruleszful

3 жыл бұрын

We Still here

You forgot a very important aspect of this sect, which is the derivation of their name. Assassin comes from the word Hashashin (hashish), a narcotic drug that the Ismaelis and this offshoot branch in particular used to consume, and under whose effects they committed their assassination acts. Hassan Ibin Sabah drugged his subjects to be “awaken” in the garden of paradise, that he had built in the backyard of the castle at Alamut (which you referred to) for a brief moment, to show them the wonders that awaited them upon completion of their suicidal handy works.

@karam296

3 жыл бұрын

This is the version of Marco Polo Many history critics aren’t sure about the connection between assassins and Hashish

@arcnite140

3 жыл бұрын

@@karam296 yee, and Marco Polo was born about hundred years after the sects foundation

@riyadhnooree5539

3 жыл бұрын

Assasin (hashashin) its mean the war fair

@paklpakl4916

2 жыл бұрын

Try to seek the truth. You should not believe what others say. The name of this sect is Ismaili and they, like other religions, had to treat their enemies in this way in order to promote their religion.

@kiarashkhojaste1499

2 жыл бұрын

This is a myth hashish in Persian means doctor

What a shame Ubisoft didn't base their Assassin's Creed games on actual history. Instead they chose easily marketable and fictitious stories and narratives.

@mrmeme2917

3 жыл бұрын

Man your stupidity is unbelievable..

@Lucifer-wo9xj

3 жыл бұрын

Bro, I get you're opinion. But it's all about making profit in this industry, by visualizing the truth about the Assassins they wouldn't get to make the game as good as it was/is.

@bume2212

3 жыл бұрын

that's how to make history fun to learn, by fiction and playable it is.

Hashashin...sometimes accepting payment in 'Hashish'

I just wanted to suggest researching the connection between Islamic assassins and Baal worship assassins who also indulged in getting high as ritualistic preparation for their training and service. Hashish use is the material connecting factor. One may infer connections between Baal worship and the more mystical Islamic traditions worshipping Allah. It has been over a decade since last I read up on these topics. Perhaps even two decades now, but there is substantive academic material available.

Interesting!

Can you make more videos on this You tell real story You are good

What a fun game it is

Whenever you say "the old man of the mountain" I always think of the 1933 Betty Boop episode "The old man of the mountain"... Can't help but laughing

@mistersharpe4375

6 жыл бұрын

It's quite possible that song on the Assassins because of their associations with hashish. Cab Calloway supposedly snuck in a lot of drug references in his songs.

@jasonwatrous8689

6 жыл бұрын

Mister Sharpe Cab Calloway did it not so subtly as well. One of his most well known songs reefer man have you ever met that funny reefer

@Anaris10

6 жыл бұрын

Merle Haggard had a song called "The Old Man From The Mountain"...

@lauch4562

4 жыл бұрын

Dont forget that his actual name was Rashid ad din sinan.

Nice.

Assasins were Shi'a Ghulat who were also Persian nationalists. This is why they striked mostly against the Seljuks. The Mongols did them good though.

@remisionarcidash8671

5 жыл бұрын

what ? most of them were Syrians so forget this nationalists bullshit but yeah they were Shia origins but had Sunni assassins also under there command against the crusaders only

@moriskhemketi5051

4 жыл бұрын

@@remisionarcidash8671 Most of them Were Iranian From Alamout Mountain

@TearDaTaco

3 жыл бұрын

@@remisionarcidash8671 most of them were persian dummy

They didn't disappear. Al-mooth was conquered by Hulago Grandson of Chengis Khan. Assassin/Subaitha/Ismaili reassembled in Al-mooth again. A centuries later Al-mooth was conquered by Thaimoor e lung (Timber lane). Assassins spread across Iran. General public rose against them and their houses were attacked. They went underground & many exiled Iran to reappear in Afriqa/India. Their Chief Sultan Ali Khan was welcomed by Brits & highly titled with His Excellency/His Highness ets Abdul Kareem Agha Khan is his grandson.

@1243dante

4 жыл бұрын

it's Alamut. not Al-mooth, common mistake..

@lauch4562

4 жыл бұрын

They did disappear. If they didnt we would still See in the News today that they killed someone.

@devinsidler5365

3 жыл бұрын

@@lauch4562 An assassin doesn't get caught. And a true secret stays a secret. They are still hidden. 47.

@mike7652

2 жыл бұрын

@@devinsidler5365 The original assassins were literally all caught when they assassinated someone. I love my PS4, but ease up on the video games dude, got some AC-type bleeding effect going on I think.

@devinsidler5365

2 жыл бұрын

@@mike7652 I can't ! It's to good of a game ! Peace bro 🤛

i actually was watching a vid about the "origin of Asssasins" from the infamous game "Assasins creed"

@mentoswatthehell

3 жыл бұрын

@C man Man you are ment to have fun even when it can be ridiculous LoL

@mentoswatthehell

3 жыл бұрын

@C man Man LoL, so true

hm. interesting. didn't ever even think to think the game was based on real group.

The Assasin name itself is derived from “Hashashin” meaning: Cannabis smokers.

@TearDaTaco

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks arabic language.

I know one of the assassins, he's name is Ezio

@jhu768

4 жыл бұрын

@Anonymous Crusader chill out he was joking

its my family ,,,,,, its called Hashash now , and we are living now in the middle east

@Big_Mac_Bastian

3 жыл бұрын

Cool

@yazanhashash2435

3 жыл бұрын

@Larry Appelton no all they though like it but Hashashin mean the people who cut the heads

@bume2212

3 жыл бұрын

@Larry Appelton *Hashish smoker

@messianic_scam

2 жыл бұрын

@@bume2212 hashish in Arabic means cut off or kill off has two meanings this is why people confused them with hashesh the weed

Can you do a update video on the assassin's today nice video

There's a castle in my town that was once a base for the assassins

@jhu768

4 жыл бұрын

That's sooo cool a

@moriskhemketi5051

4 жыл бұрын

@@jhu768 Assassin's Castle in Alamout Mountain North West Of Iran

@giannisampo4377

4 жыл бұрын

U must live in masyaf then?

Loved the story, but why no real pic`s? It took me less then a min to find 100`s of online pics of Alamut.

@spinneborstel

5 жыл бұрын

at least 5 groups would be offended and kill him for posting picture's?

@Alex-tx2em

5 жыл бұрын

@@spinneborstel You really have a skewed view of the world. You are way too paranoid.

Noone can destroy Hashashins, except ... wait for it...

@phillipadams4691

4 жыл бұрын

Deez nuts

@rickyyacine4818

2 жыл бұрын

The Mongols

The faceless men

This is the only one with real origin

♥️

I'm surprised he didn't talk about how & who brought them down...hmm...

@isabeau9852

6 жыл бұрын

He does say it...it was the mongols

@rendezvoustrystin9568

5 жыл бұрын

Make me

1. Every assassin has a body double. Nothing is a secret, so once the assassins actions become known, their body double will act as a negative, drawing attention to themselves instead. 2. If an assassin is gravely injured, they can come back 1 generation later, without dying, using 2 techniques.

Btw Jack.. You didn't answer my question; what country and what form of Gov't would you want to live under?

@franzjosefkerkhoff592

4 жыл бұрын

@Colonel Muammar Covfefe If you're the dictator?

They were located in Persia and they were called Hashashins ( apparently the name Hashashins is selected because of use of a drug called hash or hashish)

@rainrain4711

4 жыл бұрын

No they were located on the coast of Syria, and the word Hashashin is arabic, not persian, it is derived from hashish, which means Grass, because the drugs they used were derived from Grass and not chemical modified,

@rainrain4711

4 жыл бұрын

It is also mentioned in all historic books and also in this video, that they were located in the Levant (nowadays known as Syria) Where did you get your informations mate? What do the persians have anything to do with this topic?

@rainrain4711

4 жыл бұрын

@ProgramKing Agree

@djg5644

4 жыл бұрын

@@rainrain4711 i searched it up and it said something that the assassins were persians and syrians.

@billybobthekidiswack

4 жыл бұрын

Hashashin was a derogatory term for a drug addict in ancient times and the term hashish wasn't even around until after the Assassin's creed even existed, The Assassins either referred themselves as Assassen (gaurdian of the secret) or Asāsiyyūn (people who are faithful to the foundation [of the faith]) and the Leaders of the Assassins would punish their followers for death even if they used of alcohol.

The assassins was persian they live in alamot castle in iran the leader was hassan sabbah

@marcusgraham812

5 жыл бұрын

and syria

@amiralinikakhtar4766

4 жыл бұрын

@@marcusgraham812 in masyaf castle

@miracleyang3048

4 жыл бұрын

hassan sabbah was an Arab he described himself as a Yemenite

@-3696

3 жыл бұрын

@@miracleyang3048 Yep, he was a Himyarite.

@persianmania5285

3 жыл бұрын

در این مورد ایرانی بگی بهتره از لحاظ تبار اتفاقا پارسی در ردیف اخر قرار میگیره

Arabic in the intro is written incorrectly

@davidhalabi664

6 жыл бұрын

Fantastic Video though!

They accepted a jewish prophet who converted to Islam named Sabbatai Tsevi. Tsevi once was considered by more than half the jewish population in the late 1660s as messiah. He inverted the torah sins where mitzvahs and mitzvahs sins. The donme considered this divine. Checkout the book To Eliminate the Opiate by Rabbi Marvin Antleman.

@Coden11

5 жыл бұрын

Wow...

Assassins Creed?

So the original assassins targeted Sunni rulers. A deadly rivalry between Shia Muslims and Sunni Muslims.

Wow..for the first time ever got to know, who really Assassians were..Hmm.

@lauch4562

4 жыл бұрын

Assasins Not Assasians.

@troll-rw3tb

4 жыл бұрын

@@lauch4562"assasians" lol

Delum was conquered by Moslims long (Centries) before Hassan Bin Sabah came to.

the comments made me realize most people comment based on the title of the video NOT the content of it !

@arundownshack1019

4 жыл бұрын

I commented as a joke to Ubisoft's famous franchise 'Assassin's Creed'. I'm fully aware that their depiction was nothing like the real history of the medieval Ashashin, and I'm sure others were also joking.

God i love this music

It's a very ancient profession..lol

why not a word about their name Asassin or hassesin as they where known in the muslim world ( the pot smokers ) ?

@Anaris10

6 жыл бұрын

Actually it's "The Hash Eaters".

@amrshorbagy9158

5 жыл бұрын

pot smokers is " hashasheen " assassins actually came from "اساسيون" or "assassiyoon " trust me i'm an arab xD

@roman686

4 жыл бұрын

My own theory is, hashesh is weed, like the drug or the weeds like the bad plants, and hassasen is the people the take out the bad plants, so maybe they were called that because they actually take out bad people

@yahyamoro

4 жыл бұрын

Hashish eaters ...it numbs pain

@amiralinikakhtar4766

4 жыл бұрын

hassan sabah

nice so the hassan-sabbah from fate existed

@leonarduskrisna4588

5 жыл бұрын

basically Most Fate Servant is from History and legends

@dickyrayhan5580

4 жыл бұрын

@@leonarduskrisna4588 yeah, like u can trace most servant back to history and legends

There leader name was nazir .... he was the leader of assassin

Fatimids weren't Shia. They were like Abassid. Abbassids Played for the sake of Household of prophet and Obtained power/ Khilafah. Fatimid did the same. When they obtained Power they became far more pervert- to be called Muslim set aside being Shia- compared to Abbasids.

@zeldris4145

4 жыл бұрын

I m arbic ..fatimids was shiaa الفاطميون كانو شيعا.

Revelation 2:9 King James Version (KJV) 9 I know thy works, and tribulation, and poverty, (but thou art rich) and I know the blasphemy of them which say they are Jews, and are not, but are the synagogue of Satan.

@spinneborstel

5 жыл бұрын

"facepalms"

Assassins were Persian Nationalist Their castle is in Northern Iran

Sorry brother they are not extinct they work for the knight templars in Pombal's castle aka Portugal Under their 49 Imam Agha Khan's I've crossed and seen many fedayeen Hashashins cus their HQ is in my City Lisbon! Im not Marco polo but im am Marco Horta.

@devinsidler5365

3 жыл бұрын

;)

this garden and beautiful women story is not true, just was a rumor by Sunni Khalifate to scare people and show them crazy. It can not be real

Were they Persians?

@mohammadesmaeilpanah2967

9 ай бұрын

Iran

They are Persian

In amazigh and north african culture.. They say they where fatimid berber warriors.

Shia were in Minority & were suppressed against Sunni Majority. Shia never had their own Government till modern-day Iran. So no prominant figure to threat & Bribe that was done by assaassins.

@spinneborstel

5 жыл бұрын

Howlong are those people killing eachother? sounds like the news of Today :s

John 7 King James Version (KJV) 7 After these things Jesus walked in Galilee: for he would not walk in Jewry, because the Jews sought to kill him

@alpath4572

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah ..He is Jews From isfahan iran ibn Saba

@CALAMITYGURULASTDAYS

4 жыл бұрын

@@alpath4572 Please explain your comment so i can understand better? 1) WHO is Jews from Isfahan Iran? 2) Who are the the Ibn (Sons) of Saba? 3) How many sons? 4) are they good or bad? 5) What are these sons names? 6) Are the Yahudi's the sons of Saba or the Shia in Iran?? Thanks please explain in detail.

the history of assassins is so much wrongly presented in history books especially by travelers like marco polo and other surrounding state people that we only knew so much little about them and all that is they were people high on hashish and merciless murderers . and dislike and hatred towards them by other islamic sects contributed a more distorted and wrong picture of fidaain's .. yes they are originally called fidaain's not hasshashin or assassins ...

Mongol empire super

You are wrong brother, the assassins were the defender of almut fort, they were not radical you need to read the other history book rather then those written by the haters 😉

@wearevenom4121

5 жыл бұрын

All history books are altered by men, each one from a different personal perspective. There is no wrong history, and none are entirely correct, dude. This is pretty simple to understand.....

@tanzilurrehman1704

5 жыл бұрын

@@wearevenom4121 I know but in case of assassins it is wrong, the term assassin is not because they used hashish , it came from the name of their leader Hassan, the logical point is someone using hashish(weed) can never be as powerful and fast as the assassins were. read " introduction to assassin legends"

@tanzilurrehman1704

5 жыл бұрын

Before making a video one should read the history in every angle after proper understanding the both sides apply logic and critical thinking than you'll understand which side is right.

Such amazing knowledge! Assassins creed is such GARBAGE

@Mikemic2218

6 жыл бұрын

High lord Silver hand try that again kid. Ever heard of a tribute to history? Assassins creed is just a overexaggerated take on history and its fun to look at. So please try again.

@rendezvoustrystin9568

5 жыл бұрын

So is your existence.

Hassasins or Assasins were not considered muslims by the muslims. and here is a real crusader christian presenting them as muslims ? How wise ?!

@RealCrusadesHistory

6 жыл бұрын

They were not considered true Muslims by Sunni Muslims, but as Shia Muslims the Assassins disagreed with the Sunnis on what constituted the proper expression of the Islamic religion. Shia Islam is very much a true branch of Islam and it should be studied as such.

@jaycampbell6402

6 жыл бұрын

Which Muslims? They considered themselves Muslims and were an integral part of Shia Islam.

Shia muslims were always more badass than Sunnis. This is true today as well.

@UberEliteGamer

6 жыл бұрын

Mimir's Elixir salahuddin was a sunni kurdish muslim leader, one of the best and your point is?

@dr.mmaudi8194

5 жыл бұрын

Mimir's Elixir that's because you are ignorant of history.

@MantiC8RE

5 жыл бұрын

@@UberEliteGamer lol xD assassins threaten him with a knife under his pillow when he was sleep in his "so safe " camp xD

@faisal7818

5 жыл бұрын

Wondering Lion The idea of ​​the game of Assassin Creed is taken mainly from this Arab theme

@MantiC8RE

5 жыл бұрын

@@faisal7818 not arab mate iranian 😂

Assassins/Assasiyun/Hashashin were greatly trained also brainwashed warriors, who belived the old man of the mauntain (Hassan Sabbah) was the last prophet on earth after muhammed. he has secretly addicted the students/warriors and have had them belive this drug (Hashish) is the blix of paradice. his school/castle were and still remains in northern Iran, at high peak o Alborze mauntain. it called "Qalay-e-Al-amoot" it destroyed during the mongol invasion, the "timur laik" khan finaly destroyed the castle and massequred all its personel, all the workers and all the students. and this was the end of it. "Qazvin" is mongolized name of "Caspian" which were a Persian-Medes nomads who lived in that region long time ago.

@abxmo5564

5 жыл бұрын

Mr Crow false. Hassan bin Sabbah was a General for an Ismaili Imam’s fighters. He himself was a follower of the Imam, the imam was the direct descendant of the Prophet[SAS] and Ali[AS]. If protecting your Imam/leader/caliph/prophet is brainwashing then I guess Ali, Abu Bakr, Uthman, Umar we’re all brainwashed.

@messianic_scam

2 жыл бұрын

they were not using drugs idiots the name hashesh in Arabic means kill off it has two meanings that's why the confusing happened they were killers no?

Assassin's creed is bullsh*t. It's only to learn kids how to hate templars.

they are not muslims and they are not shia , they bean out from islam , the hashashins are fallowers of hassan al sabah how clemed him silfe as prohoct . they bean callaed hahasin for they use drug hashish means drug , yes they bean out ismali shia but they are not

@mehrabolfati8359

3 жыл бұрын

Alamut in iran