- the
major Nizari fortresses,
Gerdkuh is the
least studied one. The word
Girdkūh (Persian: گردکوه) is a
compound of gird (گرد) for "circular" (round) and...
- Rey to
seize the throne.
Qutalmish held the
advantage because his fort
Girdkuh was
closer to the
capital than Alp Arslan's
possessions in the east. But...
-
strongholds in
Persia were destro**** by Hulagu's army in 1257,
except for
Girdkuh which held out
until 1271. The
center of the
Islamic Empire at the time...
-
metre for a
mathnawi poem took
place at the
Nizari Ismaili fortress of
Girdkuh between 1131–1139. It
likely set the
stage for
later poetry in this style...
-
metre for a
mathnawi poem took
place at the
Nizari Ismaili fortress of
Girdkuh between 1131 and 1139. It
likely set the
stage for
later poetry in this...
-
Ustunawand in
Damavand and
Mihrin (Mihrnigar), Mansurkuh, and the
strategic Girdkuh in Qumis,
situated on the
Great Khorasan Road.
Gerdkuh was
acquired and...
-
general Ket-Buqa. By May, the
Mongol troops had
proceeded to the
fortress of
Girdkuh where Ismaili forces held
ground for
several months. In December, a cholera...
- work
History of Yuan has
conflated the
siege of Maymun-Diz with that of
Girdkuh. In the narration, it
mostly focuses on the
performance of the Chinese...
- مهرین) in
ruins Qumis Damghan County Fell at 1253 to the Mongols. Gerdkuh/
Girdkuh (گردکوه), Dezh-i
Gunbadan (دژ گنبدان) in
ruins Qumis near
Damghan 36°09′43″N...
-
Mehrin and
several other castles in
Qumis fell as well. In
December 1253,
Girdkuh's garrison audaciously sallied at
night and
killed a
hundred Mongols, including...
