of Assassins and Hassan-i Sabbah are shown as villains who are the enemies of the Seljuk Empire and Malik-Shah I. The book Angels & Demons by Dan Brown has a modern day descendant of the Hassassin as a major character. In Umberto Eco's Baudolino, a group of adventurers at the centre of the story are enslaved by the Old Man of the Mountain, being drugged, shown paradise, and serving the order for years before escaping. See also Nizari Ismaili state Nizari–Seljuk conflicts History of Nizari Ismailism List of assassinations by the Assassins List of Isma'ili missionaries List of the Order of Assassins Notes References Thatcher, Griffithes Wheeler (1911). Assassins. Encyclopædia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, pp. 774–775. Boyle, John Andrew, Editor (1958), History of the World Conqueror by Ala Ad Din Ata Malik Juvaini, Harvard University Press. Gibb, N. A. R., Editor (1932) The Damascus Chronicle of the Crusades. Extracted and translated from the Chronicle of ibn al-Qalānisi, Luzac & Company, London. (1987 edition available online with registration) Richards, D. S., Editor (2010). The Chronicle of Ibn al-Athir for the Crusading Period from al-Kamil fi’l-Ta’rikh. Part 1, 1097-1146., Ashgate Publishing, Farnham, UK. Richards, D. S., Editor (2007), The Chronicle of Ibn al-Athir for the Crusading Period from al-Kamil fi’l-Ta’rikh. Part 2, 1146-1193, Ashgate Publishing, Farnham, UK. Further reading 1090 establishments in Asia Religious organizations established in the 1090s 1275 disestablishments Religious organizations disestablished in the 13th century Assassins of the medieval Islamic world Medieval Syria Mercenary units and formations of the Middle Ages Secret societies Seljuk Empire Shia Islamist groups Cannabis and religion Cannabis and Islam