I found some literature about the 'ninja' middle east is from the book that discusses the Crusades, some webpage, and also the game Assassin's Creed. From the books and the internet of course I get information about the facts and assumptions about the Assassin. While the game, I get a visual imagination that literature more or less trustworthy, because the game was designed and developed by a team of multicultural and religious. There are some common thread between the literature that I found and groove in this game.
Assassin is actually a lafadz and terms from the west that comes from the word Assassin. Assassins is a secret group of assassins who coordinated and well trained. Before the Crusades, Assassins was formed by Hassan Ibn Shabah who knocked out in succession in Egypt in 1090. Then he joined forces on the Syrians to kill Shiite leaders and the leadership of Sunni Muslims (Ahl Sunnah wal Jama'ah). Shi'ism itself is understood to have deviated from the teachings of Prophet Muhammad brought. Hassan also makes a strong Masyaf fortress of Alamut, south of the Caspian Sea and northern Iran. The position of this strategic fortress of the Assassins facilitate infiltration and their killing spree.
When we play a role as an assassin in Assassin's Creed, we'll really get the full visual experience on the setting time. Game is set in the year 1191 with the setting stuck in castle Masyaf, and three cities in those days, namely Damascus, Jerusalem, and Acre. Background is the time when the leadership of Crusader III Richard The Lion Heart leads to Jaffa, to further intends seize Jerusalem from Muslim rule.
The interesting thing is about setting the three cities at once fortress that was visualized in this game, namely Damascus, Jerusalem, and Acre.
Damascus is a city that liberated Muslim army of Khalid ibn Walid leader of the Eastern Roman Empire, Byzantium. The city is portrayed as a beautiful city, and is a center of Muslim strength.
Jerusalem is a holy city in dispute from the beginning until now. In this land there is Solomon's temple, the Dome of the Rock, the Al-Aqsa Mosque, and the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. Initially the city was handed over peacefully to the Caliph Omar ibn Khattab in 637 AD or 16 H. During the eighth century, Muslims, Christians, and Jews lived peacefully side by side under the Caliphate. Until finally, Jerusalem can be conquered by waves of Crusader (Crusaders). The soldiers are massacred 70,000 bloodthirsty Muslims who take refuge in the Aqsa Mosque. Even all the Jews and the Christians who helped defend the city also became victims of the massacre. To the extent that a western historian said, "... which makes us the largest massacre through a puddle of blood to ankles ...". Less than a century later, Jerusalem returned to Muslim armies after the glorious victory of 12,000 soldiers of Allah Al-Ayyubid leader Saladin threw 50,000 troops in the valley Hittin Cross. Richard the Lion Heart, in 1191 it intends to retake Jerusalem from the Muslims. Back to Assassin's Creed background, the city of Jerusalem in the year that it has existed under Muslim rule, visualized as a city where Muslims, Christians, and Jews can coexist. There stood a sturdy mosques, churches and Jewish temples.
And Acre, a city which is described quite bleak. This may be due to the tragedy of Acre in July 1191 which successfully conquered by the Crusaders. Just because a delay in payment of a ransom of 200,000 pieces of gold by Saladin, Richard massacred 3000 Muslims of Acre, mostly women and children.
Broadly speaking, I was impressed at the near-real visualization by the designers of this game. Only, I do not agree scenery will pengememis and lunatics who are in different corners of the city, as well as some soldiers who disturb civilians. Impressed by downloading genaralisasi impose the conditions that exist in every town. Understandably, when the cities in the game was created as a safe city peacefully, of course, be very little combat action that makes this game will feel saturate.
Assassins also play a role here. In playing the role as the Assassin, we'll get around menjelahi third of the city, looking for information about the state of Saladin and Richard. Sure, Assassins play its role as a secret assassin, eliminating characters that are considered influential and disturbing at the time.
In history, two great armies met and fought at Arsuf in September 1191. And finally, on the of September 1192 reached a peace agreement between Saladin and Richard, namely Jerusalem remained in the hands of Muslims, and Christians are allowed to make pilgrimages in peace.
The victims are falling due to the secret assassination of Nizamul Mulk Assassins (1092), Wazir al-Afdal (1122), Ibn Kashab (1124), al-Bursuqi (1126), Raymond II of Tripoli (1152). In 1191, real characters who were killed in the Crusades Assassin's Creed is Garnier de Naplouse (Hospitaller), William de Montferrat, Sibrand (Teutonic knights leader), and Robert de Sable (leader of the Knights Templar). Do not stop there, Conrad de Montferrat in 1192 killed at the hands of the Assassins. Strong suspicion that Richard was behind the assassination. Salahuddin al-Ayyubi also become a target, and several times nearly killed. Finally, Prince Edward and King Edward of England who became the victim with poison in 1271.
This secret group of assassins was weakened after the fortress at Alamut destroyed the Mongol empire under the leadership of Hulagu Khan pada15 December 1256. Recording the history of the Assassins also vanish because of the Mongolian nation who are not interested in library science is destroying the Assassins. In 1273, the branches of the Assassins in the Syrians suppressed by the Mamluk Sultan Baibar. Legend Assassins collapsed with little pieces of history left.