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Old Man of the Mountain

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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A name given to Hassan ben Sabbah, the founder in the 11th century and his successors of a formidable Mohammedan dynasty in Syria, whose residence was in the mountain fastnesses of the country, and whose following was known by the name of Assassins (q. v .).

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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Old Man of the Mountain'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​o/old-man-of-the-mountain.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
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