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Nizari & The Ismailis
Cautionary Tales · Stop No. 3

Nizari & The Ismailis

Sweet dreams, Saladin
Era
12th c. · Alamut
Provenance
The Nizari strongholds, Persia & Syria
Medium
Single-color print, full re-typeset
Edition
Limited run

Reads as a touring act. Functions as a warning. The dagger and note were left on the sultan's pillow while he slept among his guards. The siege was lifted shortly after.

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