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The History of Alamut Castle
What we know as Alamut Castle is actually the remains of a structure also known as Alamut Fortress and Hassan Castle. This 20,000-square-meter fort was the headquarters of Hassan Sabah. Sabah was the founder of the Ismaili government of Alamut. He opposed the Seljuks and their policies and fought against them. The fort gained a great reputation for its military-security activities of Hassan Sabah.This castle is located in the Alamut region of Qazvin and northeast of Gazor Khan on a high hill. To visit this place, you have to drive for more than an hour on a winding road and walk about 400 steps. Alamut Fortress has been on Iran’s National Heritage List since February 3, 2002.
Construction of Alamut Castle
In the year 861, Mutawakel Abbasi was the tenth caliph of the Abbasid era. During his time, Hassan Ibn Zayd Bagheri known as the “Al-Da‘ī al-kabīr” decided to build a castle. Some say he built the whole castle himself. But many historical documents indicate this castle had existed before and he completed it.He was the one who founded the Alawite government of Tabarestan. And after the war against Taherians, he ruled over all the mountains and plains of Tabarestan. He also fought against the Abbasids and Saffarids. He had the support of the Deylamis like he always did.
Why Do They Call it Alamut?
The name of the castle consists of two parts: “Al” which comes from “Alah” or “Aloo” meaning eagle and “Amut” which means nest. According to the narrations, the kings of Deylaman found this place with the help of an eagle. Then he decided to build a full-fledged castle in this place and named it Eagle’s Nest (Alamut). Some consider “Amut” to be the word “learned” in the language of the Gilak and Deylami people and that Alamut means “learned from eagle“.Welcome to our World of Darkness tabletop world.
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