Chronology: Date 1863-08

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Date 1863-08, descending — sort earliest first

date	event	tags	firsts
1863 16 Aug -16 Sep 186-	Bahá'u'lláh was resident in the House of Shamsí Big near the mosque of Khirqiu-i-Sharifh. During this period He revealed: The Subhánika-Yá-Hú (Tablet of the Bell). [BKG206; BW14:632; RB2:18] See SDH41-43 for the story of Hájí Mirzá Haydar-'Alí and the use of this tablet during his imprisonment in Egypt. He also revealed the Lawh-i-'Abdu'l-'Aziz Va-Vukalá. [BW19p583]	* Bahá'u'lláh, Writings of; Lawh-i-Naqus (Tablet of the Bell); Hájí Mírzá Haydar-`Alí (Angel of Carmel); Báb, Declaration of; * Bahaullah (chronology); * Bahá'u'lláh, Writings of; Istanbul, Turkey; Turkey; Egypt
1863 c. Aug - Nov 186-	Death of Sádhijíyyih, 18-month-old daughter of Bahá'u'lláh and Mahd-i-'Ulyá. Her body was buried in a plot of land outside the Ádirnih Gate of Constantinople. [BKG203]	Sadhijiyyih; Bahá'u'lláh, Family of; Mahd-i-Ulya (Fatimih Khanum); Edirne Gate; Istanbul, Turkey; Turkey
1863 16 Aug - 1 Dec 186-	Bahá'u'lláh in Constantinople "spot that art situate on the shores of the two seas" [KA217] Upon arrival He and His family were driven to the residence of Shamsi Big near the Sharif Mosque. They stayed here about one month. His companions were given accommodation elsewhere in the city. [BKG197, 204; GPB157–61, HDBFXXVIII] See BKG197–204 for an account of Bahá'u'lláh's stay. His arrival in Constantinople and stay of about 5 years marked the first time in history that a Manifestation of God had set foot in the European continent. [Message from the Universal House of Justice dated 2 June 1982 addressed To the Friends gathered at the International Conference in Dublin.] Among the works Bahá'u'lláh revealed in Constantinople was Mathnaví-i-Mubárak. [RB2:29–54]	* Bahaullah (chronology); Bahá'u'lláh, Banishment of; Mathnaviyi-i Mubarak; Shamsi Big; Mírzá Yahya (Subh-i-Azal); Sultán `Abdu'l-Azíz; Lawh-i-`Abdu'l-Aziz-Va-Vukala (Tablet to the Sultan); - Grand Viziers; * Bahá'u'lláh, Basic timeline; - Basic timeline, Expanded; * Bahá'u'lláh, Writings of; Istanbul, Turkey; Edirne, Turkey; Turkey	first among the sovereigns to receive the Divine Summons.
1863 16 Aug 186-	Bahá'u'lláh and His party arrived at Constantinople at noon. He was received with great honour by a government official appointed. At that time it was a city of about 100,000 inhabitants. [BKG197; GPB157; RB2:1] Picture. The band of exiles had been augmented along the journey and now numbered about 70. At first the Governor allotted them space in an inn that was inadequate for their numbers and then 'Abdu'l-Bahá asked the governor that the family have a house apart. Mírzá Yáhyá and his family were invited to share the house. [CH59] See The Bahá'í Faith in Turkey or Essays and Notes on Babi and Bahá'í History Chapter 4 by John Walbridge.	* Bahaullah (chronology); Bahá'u'lláh, Banishment of; Mírzá Yahya (Subh-i-Azal); Istanbul, Turkey; Turkey	first time a Manifestation of God had set foot on the European continent.
1863 13 Aug 186-	Bahá'u'lláh and His party departed from Sámsún by steamer for Istanbul. [BKG196; GPB157] They touched in Sinope, a port of call on the 14 of August and in Anyábulí on the 15th. [The Bahá'í Faith 1844-1953: Information Statistical & Comparative p43]	* Bahaullah (chronology); Bahá'u'lláh, Banishment of; Ships; Samsun, Turkey; Sinope, Turkey; Anyabuli, Turkey; Istanbul, Turkey; Turkey


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