Rukn al-Din Khurshah
Also known as: Rûkn’ed-Dîn Hûr-Şâh · Khwurshah · Khurshah · Ruknuddin Khurshah · Rukn-ud-Din Khurshah · Rukn al-Din Hasan Khurshah · Rukn-ud-Dīn Khurshāh
Rukn al-Dīn al-Hasan ibn Muhammad Khurshāh was the son of 'Alā' ad-Dīn Muḥammad III and the 27th Isma'ili Imam.
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Rukn al-Din Khurshah: Ata-Malik Juvayni
Persian historian Ata-Malik Juvayni denigrates the Nizari line of Imamate, claiming that they are not true Alids but instead descended from a da'i, but acknowledges their descent from Nizar: "And today, the leader of the heretics of Alamut traces his descent from this son." (p.
Rukn al-Din Khurshah: Baghdad, 1258
The Grand Master of the Assassins, Ala ad-Din Muhammad, had died in December 1255, and Hulegu sent ambassadors to his young successor, Rukn al-Din Khurshah.