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Dāʿī Rashid ad-Din Sinan | |
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راشد الدين سنان | |
 Engraving of Rashid ad-Din Sinan. | |
| Lord of the Nizari Ismaili state in Syria | |
| In office 1162–1193 | |
| Personal | |
| Born | Abu al-Hasan Sinan ibn Sulayman ibn Muhammad 1131 or 1135 Basra, Seljuk Empire (now Iraq) |
| Died | 1193 (age 58 or 61) Al-Kahf Castle, Nizari Ismaili state (now Syria) |
| Resting place | Salamiyah, Syria |
| Religion | Shia Islam |
| Sect | Nizari Isma'ilism |
| Education | Madrasa of Hasan ibn Muhammad ibn Ali, Alamut |
| Known for | Conflict with Saladin and the Crusader states |
| Other names | Old Man of the Mountain |
| Organization | |
| Order | Assassins |
| Senior posting | |
| Predecessor | Abu Muhammad |
| Successor | Abu Mansur ibn Muhammad or Nasr al-'Ajami |
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Rashid al-Din Sinan (Arabic: راشد الدين سنان Rāshid ad-Dīn Sinān; 1131/1135 – 1193) also known as the Old Man of the Mountain (Arabic: شيخ الجبل Sheikh al-Jabal; Latin: Vetulus de Montanis),[1][2] was an Arab Muslim missionary (dāʿī)[3] who served as the leader of the Nizari Ismaili state and the Order of Assassins from 1162 until his death in 1193. An adherent of Nizari Ismailism, a branch of Shia Islam, he was a prominent figure during the Crusades.[4]
- ^ Mentioned in Latin sources from the Crusader states.
- ^ Mirza, Dr. Naseeh Ahmed. "Alamut. Bastion of Peace and Information". Alamut. Melbourne, Australia. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
- ^ "Rashid al-Din Sinan". Oxford Reference. 2003. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
- ^ Reston 2001, p. 16.