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The end of the siege of the fort at Shaykh Tabarsí. Two hundred and two Bábís were tricked into leaving the shrine. [BW18:381]
DB400 says they accompanied Quddús.
They were not conducted to their homes as promised but were set upon by the Prince's soldiers. Some are killed, others sold into slavery. The fortifications around the shrine were razed to the ground. [DB403–4; MH283]
See DB414–29 for a list of 173 martyrs of Tabarsí. Nabil states [DB428] that he was unable to find a complete list. See a presentation by Edward Price, 57min where he says they have uncovered 357 names in the writings of Persian scholar named Khasravi.
Among those who gave their lives at Fort Tabarsi was Mullá Ja'far, the sifter of wheat and the first to embrace the Faith in Isfahan. [AY58]
See The Babi-State Conflict at Shaykh Tabarsi by Siyamak Zabihi-Moghaddam. |
* Persecution; * Persecution, Iran; - Basic timeline, Expanded; - Persecution, Deaths; Iran; Martyrs; Mulla Jafar (sifter of wheat); Quddús; Shaykh Tabarsí siege |
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