The eagle returns: evidence of continued Isma'ili activity at Alamut and in the south Caspian region following the Mongol conquests. From: The Journal of the American Oriental Society | Date: April 1, 2003| Author: Virani, Shafique N. | COPYRIGHT 2003 American Oriental Society. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

       None of that people should be spared, not even the babe in its 
       cradle. 
       --Edict of Chingiz Khan and Mangu Qa'an (1) 
 
       It is generally believed that the fall of the castle of Alamut in 
       A.H. 654 (A.D. 1256) marks the end of the Isma'ili influence in 
       Gilan. This is a great mistake. 
       --Hyacinth L. Rabino (2) 

The catastrophic Mongol incursions into the heart of the Muslim world during the thirteenth century left a path of deat...