# Hasan Ben Sabbáh — The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám character guide

> Hasan Ben Sabbáh in The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám by Omar Khayyám.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Hasan

**First appearance:** 0000-omar-khayy-m-the-astronomer-poet-of-persia

## Who they are

Founder of the Assassins sect, a historical figure mentioned in the preface.

## Relationships

### [Omar Khayyám](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_rub_iy_t_of_omar_khayy_m_se/characters/omar_khayyam)

_rivalry_

Hasan Ben Sabbáh is a former friend turned fanatical leader of the Assassins, opposing Omar's free-thinking ways.

### [The Bonhomme](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_rub_iy_t_of_omar_khayy_m_se/characters/the_bonhomme)

_rivalry_

Hasan Ben Sabbáh's fanaticism clashes with The Bonhomme's simple, worldly pleasures.

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