- The
Nizaris (Arabic: النزاريون, romanized: al-Nizāriyyūn) are the
largest segment of the
Ismaili Muslims, who are the second-largest
branch of Shia Islam...
- The
Nizari state (the
Alamut state) was a
Nizari Isma'ili Shia
state founded by H****an-i
Sabbah after he took
control of the
Alamut Castle in 1090 AD,...
- خان چهارم, romanized: Āqā Khān Chāram), is the 49th and
current imam of
Nizari Isma'ilis. He has held the
position of Imam and the
title of Aga Khan since...
- The
Khoja are a
mainly Nizari Isma'ili Shia
community of
people from the
western Indian subcontinent.
Khojas predominantly reside in India, ****stan and...
-
transliterated as Aqa Khan and Agha Khan) is a
title held by the Imām of the
Nizari Ismāʿīli Shias.
Since 1957, the
holder of the
title has been the 49th Imām...
-
heavily influenced by Neoplatonism. The
larger sect of
Ismaili are the
Nizaris, who
recognize Aga Khan IV as the 49th
hereditary Imam,
while other groups...
- By the late 11th century, the Shi'a sub-sect of
Ismailism (later
Nizari Ismailism) had
found many
adherents in Persia,
although the
region was occupied...
- the
Nizaris of the
Alamut period (the
Nizari Ismaili state)
began in 1253
after the
Mongol invasion of the
Khwarazmian Empire and a
series of
Nizari–Mongol...
- H****an-i Sabbah, a
champion of the
Nizari Ismaili cause.
Until 1256,
Alamut functioned as the
headquarters of the
Nizari Ismaili state,
which included a...
- with the
Zaydi Shia, and the
first six
Imams with the
Twelver Shia. The
Nizari and Musta'li are
collectively also
known as
Fatimid Isma'ili, in contrast...