Watch the scenery of the Alamut Castle. Alamut (meaning "eagle's nest") is a ruined mountain fortress located in Alamut region in the South Caspian province of Gilan near the Rudbar region in Iran, approximately 100 km (60 mi) from present-day Tehran. Today, it lies in ruins, but because of its historical significance, it is being developed by the Iranian government as a tourist destination.
This presentation, the final in a multi-part series, covers the post-Alamut period in Ismaili history. ...
This presentation, part of a multi-part crash course in Ismaili History, covers the Alamut period. During this period Hasan i-Sabbah established Ismaili strongholds in Alamut as well as other parts of Persia and Syria. ...
In this presentation, a multi-part crash course series on Ismaili History, discusses the Fatimid Period, considered to the golden age of Ismailism. The Ismaiili Imam-Caliphs during the Fatimid period were Imam al-Mahdi to Imam al-Mustansir. Notable contributions during the Fatimid Empire included the establishment of Al Azhar University and also the creation of the Dar al-Ilm, among many things. ...
YOUTUBE.COM -- BBC DOCUMENTARY -- Part 2 covers northern Syria, Cairo and Alamut to highlight Al-Biruni, Ibn al-Haytham and Nasir al-Din Tusi. Al-Biruni estimated the size of the earth to within a few hundred miles of the correct figure. Ibn al-Haytham helped establish the modern science of optics by proving light travels in straight lines. Tusi succeeded in re-writing Ptolemy's theory which ultimately led to the overthrow of the geocentric view of the universe.
First part of multi-part series on Ismaili History. This video gives an overview of the four main periods in Ismaili history (the Early Shi'i phase, the Fatimid Period, the Alamut Period, and the Post-Alamut period). Subsequent videos describe these phases in more detail. ...
A reassessment of Mongol-Nizārī contacts: It is a well-known fact, that the Mongol Empire played a decisive role in the collapse of the Nizārī State. As a consequence, the memories of Mongol-Nizārī contacts in later Classical Persian tradition preserved a rather negative image where the Nizārīs are represented as persecuted Iranian Shi'i subalterns of the invading Mongols. ...
Features a rare clip of Hazar Imam's magnanimous personality; a documentary on Sultan Muhammad Shah to Hazar Imam; a lecture on Islam and compassion by Karen Armstrong; a short interview at the Charter of Compassion from Ali Asani; a crash course on Post Alamut period of Ismaili history...and more. ...
Features a clip on the History of Jubilee of Sultan Muhammad Shah; a lecture on the Islamic impact on American art by Hussein Rashid; a TEDx Talk on risk of a dying cosmopolitan ethic; a crash course on Alamut period of Ismaili history...and more. ...
Complete Nizari Ismaili Muslim History. Features an overview of the main periods in Ismaili history (the Early Shi'i phase, the Fatimid Period, the Alamut Period, and the Post-Alamut period, etc), including other clips with more information about specific parts of Ismaili History. It also includes rare Imamate documentaries and credible media broadcasts. ...
