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Hasan III (Nizari)

Type Figure Region Alamut Time 1162–1196 Also known as Nizari Imam Hasan III

Twenty-fifth Nizari Ismaili Imam (r. 1210–1221), born at Alamut in 1162; he pursued an open Sunni policy, closing Alamut's madrasa, reconciling with …

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  1. 1184–1190Alamut · Gilan ProvinceIn 1210 he succeeded his father Muhammad II as Imam, initially continuing the traditional governance of the Alamut fortress network and seeking survival strategies under Seljuk and Ayyubid pressure.
  2. 1191–1196Alamut · Gilan ProvinceIn the 1210s he openly converted to Sunni Islam, closed Alamut's madrasa, and corresponded with Abbasid caliph al-Nasir to reconcile, temporarily integrating the Persian Nizari community into the mainstream Islamic world.

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