India

India is one of the largest countries in Asia.

Renaissance
During the Italian Renaissance, the Assassins organized a guild in India, with the intention of keeping an eye on the harbor and the international rulers that had taken interest in the country.

However, Manuel I of Portugal had also taken interest in India and he soon sent Pedro Álvares Cabral's fleet to Calicut, where the Assassin's guild was based. It soon became clear that the Portugese were not there for the spices, but to root out the Assassins, after which they started razing their shops and storehouses. In the chaos that ensued, they poisoned Cabral's most imporant men, causing them to die within minutes. Out of his thirteen ships, only four managed to escape back to Portugal. Through interrogation, the Assassins discovered that they had been right and that Manuel had even known the location of the Assassin's Guild.

In response to the actions of the Assassins, Manuel sent Vasco da Gama to India, with a fleet of 800 men. The Assassins attempted a failed evacuation of the city, and upon Vasco da Gama's arrival he demanded the expulsion of all Muslims, knowing that would bring only violence.

The Assassins called upon the citizens for resources and clothes and organized an assault on the Portugese captains. Knowing that stealth would not help them this time, they charged at the guards and stabbed them multiple times, sending a clear message to Portugal.

Modern times
During the Indian independence movement in India, in which the Indians tried to free themselves from their British opressors, Mahatma Gandhi became the political and spiritual leader of the country.

The secret to his leadership was an Apple of Eden, through which he was able to "lead" large numbers of men. On 30 January 1948, Gandhi was assassinated by Templars who were after his Piece of Eden.