Founder & CEO of HSKRC

Kamal Barlas

Kamal Barlas, also known as Kamaluddin Barlas, is the Founder and CEO of HSKRC, an independent digital research and knowledge archive dedicated to the documented study of Hassan Sabbah, Alamut, Nizari Ismaili history, and related cultural heritage.

Founder · Chief Executive Officer
Profile

Who is Kamal Barlas?

Kamal Barlas (Kamaluddin Barlas) is the Founder and CEO of HSKRC — the Hassan Sabbah Knowledge & Research Centre. He founded and developed HSKRC as an independent digital environment for organizing historical knowledge, research materials, identifiable scholarly sources, books, researchers, and heritage documentation relating particularly to Hassan Sabbah, Alamut, and Nizari Ismaili history.

About

About Kamal Barlas

Kamal Barlas is the founder, creator and CEO of HSKRC, an independent digital research and knowledge archive dedicated to the documented study of Hassan Sabbah, Alamut, Nizari Ismaili history, and related cultural heritage.

His interest in history, cultural heritage, and the preservation of research materials led to the development of HSKRC as a structured digital environment where historical information can be connected to identifiable sources, books, scholarly research, researchers, and heritage documentation.

Role in HSKRC

Leadership & Development

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Knowledge Structure

Development and organization of the HSKRC knowledge structure and historical subject relationships.

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Research Network

Connecting historical subjects with identifiable sources, researchers, books, and research articles.

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Digital Archive

Development of the digital library, source registry, historical articles, and documentation system.

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Long-Term Direction

Guiding the continued development and research purpose of HSKRC.

Research Approach

A Source-Led Archive

Important historical claims should remain traceable to reliable and identifiable evidence.

HSKRC seeks to distinguish documented historical evidence from later interpretation, tradition, and popular legend. This approach is intended to make the archive useful for general readers, students, and researchers who wish to follow the evidence behind historical information.

Vision

Long-Term Vision for HSKRC

The long-term vision of HSKRC is to build a growing and accessible digital research archive that preserves historical knowledge, connects scholarship across different sources, and contributes to the documentation and understanding of Hassan Sabbah, Alamut, Nizari Ismaili history, and associated cultural heritage.

Independence

Independent Project

HSKRC is an independent project. Inclusion of scholars, institutions, books, or external sources does not imply affiliation with or endorsement of HSKRC.

Identity

Kamal Barlas & Kamaluddin Barlas

The names Kamal Barlas and Kamaluddin Barlas on HSKRC refer to the same person.