- Awakening: A History of the Bábi and Bahá'í Faiths in Nayriz, by Hussein Ahdieh, Hillary Chapman (2013). Eight items: The complete book in Spanish, sample chapter in English, reviews, audio interview, and video interviews and presentations, including one on "Bábí Women Of Nayriz" in the persecutions of 1850, 1853 and 1909.
- Báb, Martyrdom of the (July 9), by Christopher Buck (2011-09).
- Bāb, The, by The Editors of Encyclopædia Britannica (2024-07-05).
- Bab, The, by Moojan Momen, Todd Lawson (2011).
- Báb, The: The Herald of the Day of Days, by Hasan M. Balyuzi (1973). The classic biography of The Báb, by the eminent historian who also wrote the major biographies of Bahá'u'lláh and 'Abdu'l-Bahá.
- Báb, The (ʿAlí Mohammad Shirází), by Denis MacEoin (1989). Brief excerpt, with link to article offsite.
- Bábí Uprising in Zanjan, The, by John Walbridge (1996 Winter/Fall). A study of the Bábí uprising in Zanjan in 1850, examining the social, economic, and political background as well as the motivations of both the Bábís and their opponents.
- Bábism in Nayriz, by Hussein Ahdieh (2015). Brief excerpt on Nayriz and Sayyed Yahyá Dárábí (Vahíd), with link to article offsite.
- Bushires' British Residency Records (1837-50): The Appearance of Babism in Persia, by Syed Shakeel Ahmed (1995-10). Records from Mirza 'Ali Akbar, a British agent in Shiraz, from 1837, 1839, and 1850, with possible early mentions of the Báb.
- Chronicle of `Abdu'l-Ahad Zanjani: Personal Reminiscences of the Insurrection at Zanjan, by Aqa Abdu'l-Ahad Zanjani, E. G. Browne, trans. (1897). Translation of an account of the Babi struggle at Zanjan in 1850, as recollected by an aged eyewitness who had been a child at the time; an important source for early Babi history.
- Chronicles of a Birth: Early References to the Bábí and Bahá'í Religions in Spain, part 1 (1850-1853), by Amin E. Egea (2004). Found sources for Bábí and Bahá'í history available in Span covering the years 1844 to 1947 (when the Bahá'í faith was established in Spain), pt. 1.
- Divisions and Authority Claims in Babism (1850-1866), by Denis MacEoin (1989). Factors leading to the division of Babism into the Azalís and the Bahá'ís, and the question of succession and the claims of Mírzá Yahyá, Dayyán, and Bahá'u'lláh.
- Early Mention of Bábís in Western Newspapers, Summer 1850, by Various (1850). Very brief newspaper mentions about the rise of the Bábí movement: Tioga Eagle (Wellsborough, Pennsylvania) 1850-08-21; Church and State Gazette (Middlesex, London) 1850-07-19; Nevada State Journal 1871-12-23.
- Family of Vahid Darabi, The, by Ahang Rabbani (2004). Ancestry and history of many Babis involved in the Nayriz uprising, 1850.
- Haji Mubarak, by Anthony Lee (2011).
- Ibn Asdaq, missionary and martyr, by Stephen Lambden (1996). Very brief article, short enough to qualify as "fair use."
- 'Indian Money' and the Shi'i Shrine Cities of Iraq, 1786-1850, by Juan Cole (1986-10). On the political economy of the Shi'i shrine cities of Iraq, theological and pilgrimage centers which grew around the tombs of the Imams, in the 18th and 19th centuries. Connections from India proved lucrative for the Usuli clerics in these cities.
- Life of the Bab, The, by Asadu'llah Fadil Mazandarani, David Merrick, comp. (1938). Life of the Bab by the historian Jinab-i-Fadil (Asadu'llah Fadil Mazandarani)
- Millennialist Narrative and Apocalyptic Violence: The Case of the Babis of Iran, by Moojan Momen (2018). How apocalyptic narratives played out in events of 1848-50, stages in the escalation of the conflict, factors that increased the likelihood of violence, and developments after 1852 that moved the focus of the religion from pre- to post-millennialism.
- Personal Reminiscences of the Bábí Insurrection at Zanjan in 1850, by E. G. Browne (1897). The testimony of Áqá 'Abdu'l-Ahad Zanjani.
- Siyyid Yahyá-i-Dárábí, Entitled Vahíd "The Incomparable", by Boris Handal (2023). The Commissioner of Muhammad Sháh; Bahá'u'lláh in Tehran; the episodes of Yazd and Nayríz.
- Vahíd (Sayyed Yahyá Dárábí), by Moojan Momen (1996). Brief excerpt, with link to article offsite.
- Viaje al Interior de Persia: El itinerario de Rivadeneyra (1874-75), by Lily Litvak (1987). 1-page overview of Bábí history and the Bahá'í/Azali split.
- Zaynab, by John Walbridge, Reina Pennington, ed. (2003). Brief biography of a female Bábí fighter.
- صبح بيداری تاریخ دیانت بابی و بهائي در نیریز (Awakening: A History of the Bábi and Baháʼí Faiths in Nayriz), by Hussein Ahdieh, Hillary Chapman, Maryam Rouhani Seysan, trans. (2014). An historical account of the brutal persecutions of 1850, 1853, and 1909 in the town of Nayriz, Iran, against its Bábi and Baháʼí residents. Features accounts from survivors. Translation into Farsi of the original English work.
- وقایع حیرتانگیز قصبه نیریزمشکبیز (The Astonishing Events in the Town of Nayriz the Perfumed), by Muhammad Husayn Nayrizi (1926). Account written by the grandfather of Hossein Ahdieh, who describes this book as an authentic and detailed history of the three upheavals of Nayriz (1850, 1853 and 1909), covering the story of Vahid and the 1853 massacre up to 1926.
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