Ismaili castles in Iran and Syria Willey, Peter. creator Institute of Ismaili Studies ebrary, Inc text bibliography Electronic books. enk London New York London I.B. Tauris In association with The Institute of Ismaili Studies 2005 monographic eng

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xxvii, 321 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., maps. 1. Introduction : early history of the Ismailis -- 2. Hasan Sabbah and the Ismailis of Iran -- 3. Rashid al-Din Sinan and the Ismailis of Syria -- 4. Organisation and ethos of the Ismaili state -- 5. The Mongol conquest -- 6. The strategy of Ismaili castles -- 7. Castles of the Alamut Valley - I -- 8. Castles of the Alamut Valley - II -- 9. The mountain fortresses of Qumes -- 10. Castles of the Qa'inat -- 11. The fortified province of Qohistan -- 12. Castles of Isfahan and Arrajan -- 13. Citadels of the Syrian Mountains - I -- 14. Citadels of the Syrian Mountains - II -- 15. Badakhshan and Hunza -- 16. Epilogue -- App. I. Research expeditions led by the author -- App. II. List of Ismaili castles and fortifications -- App. III. Ismaili pottery from the Alamut period / Rosalind A. Wade Haddon -- App. IV. Ismaili coins from the Alamut period / Hussein Hamdan and Aram Vardanyan. Peter Willey. Published in association with the Institute of Ismaili Studies. Includes bibliographical references (p. [308]-311) and index. Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2009. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. Castles Iran Castles Syria DS94.5 .W55 2005eb 725.180955 http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10132976 http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10132976 CaPaEBR 031118 ebr10132976