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| Hassan-i Sabbāh |
Hassan-i Sabbāh (Persian: حسن صباح Hasan-e Sabbāh, 1050s-1124) was a Persian Nizārī Ismā'īlī missionary who converted a community in the late 11th century in the heart of the Alborz Mountains of northern Iran. The place was called Alamut and was attributed to an ancient king of Daylam. He founded a group whose members are sometimes referred to as the Hashshashin or Assassins.
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| William S. Burroughs |
WSB: Hassan I Sabbah never made any attempt to extend power. He kept what he had-one or two fortresses. And he certainly was not a puritanical man.
Very little is actually known about Hassan I Sabbah. But it was a unique phenomenon.
In my books, then, Hassan I Sabbah seems to be a kind of model for a man who rebels against the control system and who sets up his own counterforce. (From An Interview with William S. Burroughs April 4, 1980, New York City by Jennie Skerl)
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