Previous Concurrent Next Decline of the Levantine Assassins Timeframe Conflict Date Place Outcome Affiliations involved Participants The decline of the Levantine Assassins was an event which occurred in the Middle Ages, during which Abbas Sofian gained control over the Levantine Assassins, following a coup d'état circa 1227. It resulted in Abbas overthrowing the Mentor Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad, and subsequently forcing him into exile along with his son, Darim. During the twenty years of Abbas' reign, the Assassin Order fell into disrepute, until Altaïr eventually reclaimed his position in 1247.