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Nizari Isma'ilism (Arabic: النزارية, romanized: al-Nizāriyya) are the
largest segment of the
Ismaili Muslims, who are the second-largest
branch of Shia...
- The
Nizari state (the
Alamut state) was a
Nizari Isma'ili Shia
state founded by H****an-i
Sabbah after he took
control of the
Alamut Castle in 1090 AD,...
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since the
death of his
grandfather in 1957, is the 49th and
current imam of
Nizari Isma'ilis. He has held the
position of Imam and the
title of Aga Khan since...
- By the late 11th century, the Shi'a sub-sect of
Ismailism (later
Nizari Ismailism) had
found many
adherents in Persia,
although the
region was occupied...
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bestowed by the
Persianate Nizari Isma'ili
Sadardin (died c. 15th century) upon his
followers during the
lifetime of the
Nizari Ismaili Imam
Islam Shah (1368-1423...
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transliterated as Aqa Khan and Agha Khan) is a
title held by the Imām of the
Nizari Ismāʿīli Shias.
Since 1957, the
holder of the
title has been the 49th Imām...
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heavily influenced by Neoplatonism. The
larger sect of
Ismaili are the
Nizaris, who
recognize Aga Khan IV as the 49th
hereditary Imam,
while other groups...
- H****an-i Sabbah, a
champion of the
Nizari Ismaili cause.
Until 1256,
Alamut functioned as the
headquarters of the
Nizari Ismaili state,
which included a...
- CE), was a 13th-century
Nizari Ismaili author and poet, who
lived in the time of the Imam
Shams al-Din (
Nizari) Muhammad.
Nizari was born into a family...
- the
Nizaris of the
Alamut period (the
Nizari Ismaili state)
began in 1253
after the
Mongol invasion of the
Khwarazmian Empire and a
series of
Nizari–Mongol...
