TY  - BOOK
AU  - Willey,Peter
ED  - Institute of Ismaili Studies.
ED  - ebrary, Inc.
TI  - Eagle's nest: Ismaili castles in Iran and Syria 
T2  - Ismaili heritage series
AV  - DS94.5 .W55 2005eb
U1  - 725.180955 21
PY  - 2005///
CY  - London, New York, London
PB  - I.B. Tauris, In association with The Institute of Ismaili Studies
KW  - Castles
KW  - Iran
KW  - Syria
KW  - Electronic books
KW  - local
N1  - Published in association with the Institute of Ismaili Studies; Includes bibliographical references (p. [308]-311) and index; 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; Electronic reproduction; Palo Alto, Calif.; ebrary; 2009; Available via World Wide Web; Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries
UR  - http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10132976
ER  -