Hassan III of Alamut

Not to be confused with Jalaluddin Hassan.

Jalāl al-Dīn Ḥasan III (جلال الدین حسن) (1187–1221), son of Nūr al-Dīn Muḥammad II, was the 25th Nizari Isma'ili Imām. He ruled from 1210 to 1221.^[1]

Jalāl al-Dīn Ḥasan III: جلال الدین حسن
25th Ismaili Nizari Imam Jalāl al-Dīn Ḥasan
25th Imām of the Nizari Isma'ilis
Tenure	1210 – 1221
Predecessor	Nūr al-Dīn Muḥammad
Successor	ʿAlāʾ ad-Dīn Muḥammad III
Born	583 AH/1187 AD
Died	618 AH/1221 AD

His life

He was born to the 24th Imam and a Sunni mother.^[2] Jalal al-Din Hassan claimed to have converted to Sunni Islam, which was accepted by Abbasid Caliph al-Nasir and other Muslim princes and he became known as naw-musalman (Persian: نومسلمان, "Muslim convert").^[3] He repudiated the faith and policies associated with earlier Lords of Alamut and went so far as to curse his ancestors and burn the books of Hasan ibn Sabah.^[4][5] He invited many Sunni scholars and jurists from across Khurasan, Qazvin^[6] and Iraq to visit Alamut Castle, and even invited them to inspect the library and remove any books they found to be objectionable.^{[7] : 405} He also instructed these scholars to teach his followers,^[8] whom he commanded to observe the Sunni Sharia.^[9] However, his conversion has been interpreted by some as an act of taqiyya.^[10]

During his lifetime, he maintained friendly relations with the `Abbasid Caliph al-Nasir. An alliance with the caliph of Baghdad meant greater resources for the self-defence of not only the Nizārī Ismā'īlī state, but also the broader Muslim world.^[11]: 29 He also personally led his army to assist Uzbek, ruler of the Eldiguzids, against a rebel.^[12]

He died in 1221, possibly the result of poisoning.^[13] He was married to four Sunni women^[14] from the daughters of the princes of Gilan, after he sought the princes' permission, who then asked the Abbasid Caliph, who approved. They, along with some of Ḥassan III's kinsfolk, including his sister, were executed by his son's vizier under allegations of poisoning Ḥassan III.^[15][16]

His Sunni conformity was gradually reversed^[17] and his community increasingly regarded itself openly as Ismaili Shiite^[18] during the Imamate of his only surviving son^[19] and successor, ʻAlāʼ ad-Dīn Muḥammad III,^[20] who succeeded him at the age of 9 years old.^[21] However, his son upon succession was initially too young, so Ḥassan III's vizier controlled the state.^[22]

See also

• Alamut
• Alamut Castle
• Lambasar Castle
• Nizārī Ismā'īlī state
• List of Ismaili Imams
• Nūru-d-Dīn Muḥammad II
• Fatimids
• Isma'ilism
• Nizari
• Aga Khan

Further reading

• John Malcolm, Jalālu-d-Dīn Ḥassan III in "History of Persia", 1st vol., p. 405, London, 1815.
• JALALUDDIN HASAN (607-618/1210-1221)

References

1. Sastri, Kallidaikurichi Aiyah Nilakanta, ed. (1970). A Comprehensive History of India: The Delhi Sultanat, A.D. 1206-1526. Orient Longmans. p. 52.
2. Delia Cortese; Simonetta Calderini (2006). Women and the Fatimids in the World of Islam (illustrated, reprint ed.). Edinburgh University Press. p. 61. ISBN 9780748617333.
3. Cyril Glassé (2003). The New Encyclopedia of Islam (illustrated, revised ed.). Rowman Altamira. p. 226. ISBN 9780759101906.
4. Sastri, Kallidaikurichi Aiyah Nilakanta, ed. (1970). A Comprehensive History of India: The Delhi Sultanat, A.D. 1206-1526. Orient Longmans. p. 52.
5. Ghulam Abbas Dalal (1 Jan 1995). Ethics in Persian Poetry: With Special Reference to Timurid Period. Abhinav Publications. p. 114. ISBN 9788170173144.
6. Ehsan Yar-Shater (2007). Yar-Shater, Ehsan (ed.). Encyclopaedia Iranica (illustrated ed.). Routledge & Kegan Paul. p. 403. ISBN 9781934283080.
7. Daftary, Farhad (1990). The Ismāʻīlīs: Their History and Doctrines. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521370196.
8. Jestice, Phyllis G., ed. (2004). Holy People of the World: A Cross-cultural Encyclopedia, Volume 1 (illustrated ed.). ABC-CLIO. p. 349. ISBN 9781576073551.
9. Jestice, Phyllis G., ed. (2004). Holy People of the World: A Cross-cultural Encyclopedia, Volume 1 (illustrated ed.). ABC-CLIO. p. 349. ISBN 9781576073551.
10. Jeff Suzuki (27 Aug 2009). Mathematics in Historical Context (illustrated ed.). MAA. p. 106. ISBN 9780883855706.
11. Ivanov, Vladimir A. (1960). Alamut and Lamasar; Two Mediaeval Ismaili Strongholds in Iran, an Archaeological Study. Teheran: Ismaili Society. OCLC 257192.
12. Jestice, Phyllis G., ed. (2004). Holy People of the World: A Cross-cultural Encyclopedia, Volume 1 (illustrated ed.). ABC-CLIO. p. 421. ISBN 9781576073551.
13. The Muslim Review, Volumes 3-4. University of Minnesota. 1928. p. 17.
14. James Wasserman (1 Apr 2001). The Templars and the Assassins: The Militia of Heaven. Inner Traditions / Bear & Co. p. 123. ISBN 9781594778735.
15. Delia Cortese; Simonetta Calderini (2006). Women and the Fatimids in the World of Islam (illustrated, reprint ed.). Edinburgh University Press. pp. 61–2. ISBN 9780748617333.
16. James Wasserman (1 Apr 2001). The Templars and the Assassins: The Militia of Heaven. Inner Traditions / Bear & Co. p. 123. ISBN 9781594778735.
17. Farhad Daftary (2012). Historical Dictionary of the Ismailis (illustrated ed.). Scarecrow Press. p. liv. ISBN 9780810861640.
18. Jestice, Phyllis G., ed. (2004). Holy People of the World: A Cross-cultural Encyclopedia, Volume 1 (illustrated ed.). ABC-CLIO. p. 349. ISBN 9781576073551.
19. Jestice, Phyllis G., ed. (2004). Holy People of the World: A Cross-cultural Encyclopedia, Volume 1 (illustrated ed.). ABC-CLIO. p. 421. ISBN 9781576073551.
20. Daryoush Mohammad Poor (18 Sep 2014). Authority Without Territory: The Aga Khan Development Network and the Ismaili Imamate. Palgrave Macmillan. p. 234. ISBN 9781137428806.
21. Jestice, Phyllis G., ed. (2004). Holy People of the World: A Cross-cultural Encyclopedia, Volume 1 (illustrated ed.). ABC-CLIO. p. 349. ISBN 9781576073551.
22. W B Bartlett (1 May 2013). "Nemesis". Assassins: The Story of Medieval Islam's Secret Sect. The History Press. ISBN 9780752496146. Hasan's vizier took control of the government at Alamut till Muhammad should be old enough to take over from him.

External links

• JALALUDDIN HASAN (607-618/1210-1221)

Jalaluddin Hasan of the Ahl al-Bayt Banu Hashim Clan of the Banu Quraish Born: 1187 C.E Died: 1221 C.E.
Regnal titles
Preceded by Nūru-d-Dīn Muḥammad II (‘A'lā Muḥammad)	6th Ruler of Nizārī Ismā'īlī state and Commander of Alamut Castle 1210–1221	Succeeded by ‘Alā’ ad-Dīn Muḥammad III
Shia Islam titles
Preceded by Nūr al-Dīn Muḥammad II (‘A'lā Muḥammad)	Imām Jalālu-d-Dīn Ḥassan III 25th Imām of Nizārī Ismā'īlīs 1210–1221	Succeeded by ‘Alā’ ad-Dīn Muḥammad III