Willey, Peter.

Eagle's nest Ismaili castles in Iran and Syria / [electronic resource] : Peter Willey. - London ; New York : London : I.B. Tauris ; In association with The Institute of Ismaili Studies, 2005. - xxvii, 321 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., maps. - Ismaili heritage series ; 10 . - Ismaili heritage series ; 10. .

Published in association with the Institute of Ismaili Studies.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [308]-311) and index.

Introduction : early history of the Ismailis -- Hasan Sabbah and the Ismailis of Iran -- Rashid al-Din Sinan and the Ismailis of Syria -- Organisation and ethos of the Ismaili state -- The Mongol conquest -- The strategy of Ismaili castles -- Castles of the Alamut Valley - I -- Castles of the Alamut Valley - II -- The mountain fortresses of Qumes -- Castles of the Qa'inat -- The fortified province of Qohistan -- Castles of Isfahan and Arrajan -- Citadels of the Syrian Mountains - I -- Citadels of the Syrian Mountains - II -- Badakhshan and Hunza -- Epilogue -- Research expeditions led by the author -- List of Ismaili castles and fortifications -- Ismaili pottery from the Alamut period / Rosalind A. Wade Haddon -- 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. App. I. App. II. App. III. Ismaili coins from the Alamut period / Hussein Hamdan and Aram Vardanyan. App. IV.


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Castles--Iran.
Castles--Syria.


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