Did someone try to poison Salah al-din with a cake in 1179? - Historum

**HistoryFreak1912** · May 22nd, 2011, 01:16 AM

I was reading a history webcomic a few days ago and one of the characters was making a cake. Another character came up to him and said, "Is that cake poisoned? I don't want to be poisoned like Salah al-din in 1179."

The author then explained that he watched a documentary about Salah al-din where apparently someone tried poisoning the guy in 1179. That's all the author wrote about it. No description or links as sources.

Who did this? Why did this person want Salah al-din dead?

Inform me, historiumers!

**irishcrusader95** · May 22nd, 2011, 07:10 AM

allegedly it was the Hashashins or Assassins of Masyaf. saladin was trying to gain control of them but they were determined to stay independent. the story gos that as saladin's army was camped near Masyaf an assassin somehow managed to sneak into saladin's camp and tried to kill him with a dagger, saldin awoke in time and managed to struggle with him long enough for his bodyguards to come and save him, latter on saldin placed double the guard around his tent, then he awoke to find some freshly backed poison cakes by his bedside, the same sort the assassins were known to give, it had a message telling him to leave now while he still had the chance, terrified, saladin immediately left along with his army and never bothered the assassins again

**DreamWeaver** · May 22nd, 2011, 10:46 AM

Less an attempt to poison him, more a point to send a message.

Who doesnt love sticky buns!

**Salah** · May 22nd, 2011, 11:40 AM

Naww, my mother-in-law's cooking isn't that bad...

**HistoryFreak1912** · May 22nd, 2011, 12:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Salah ad-Din

Naww, my mother-in-law's cooking isn't that bad...

When I first made this thread, I knew you'd come sooner or later.

I guess it'd make sense for them to send a message to tell him to get his butt out of the place first.

**irishcrusader95** · May 22nd, 2011, 01:43 PM

the story gos that it was the assassin leader himself Rashid ad-Din Sinan 'The old man of the mountain' that had placed the cakes in his tent, you read about him and the event here
Rashid ad-Din Sinan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

i find the story interesting as it adds more mystery to the Hashashins, their an interesting group because the little we know about them is mostly based on speculation and myths

Phidippides · May 22nd, 2011, 05:11 PM

No way! Based on my research, he didn't died with a cake in 1179. That would be so rubbish if he did. I don't really take this literally, I know this is a joke.

**Salah** · May 22nd, 2011, 05:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Phidippides

No way! Based on my research, he didn't died with a cake in 1179. That would be so rubbish if he did. I don't really take this literally, I know this is a joke.

The date and circumstances surrounding his death aren't a very well-kept secret

Phidippides · May 22nd, 2011, 06:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Salah ad-Din

The date and circumstances surrounding his death aren't a very well-kept secret

That's what I've thought!

Check this out:

Saladin

SudaniMujahid · May 22nd, 2011, 11:06 PM

Yes, the Hashashins were pretty much the al qaeda at the time, saladin had enemies even within the muslim world, since he conquered pinical parts of the fatimad empire,