 Meanwhile, he dispatched his reliable supporters to the Alamut valley to begin settlements around the castle.In the summer of 1090 AD, Hassan set out from Qazvin towards Alamut on a mountainous route through Andej.He remained at Andej disguised as a schoolteacher named Dehkhoda until he was certain that a number of his supporters had settled directly below the castle in the village of Gazorkhan or had gained employment at the fortress itself.