1. 1991-06. Cyprus Exiles, The. Moojan Momen. History of Mirza Yahya's family and the four followers of Bahá'u'lláh exiled with them in Cyprus. Includes genealogies. Articles.

1. 1868-08-21 —
   Bahá'u'lláh and His companions left Gallipoli on an Austrian-Lloyd steamer. [BKG263; GPB182; RB2:411]
   • CH62 says it was a Turkish boat.
   • There were 72 exiles, 10 soldiers and 2 officers. The journey took 11 days. [CH63]
   • See BKG270 for map of the journey.
   • Towards sunset the same day the steamer touched on Madellí and stopped for a few hours. It continued on to Smyrna the same night where they stayed for two days and left at night. [BKG264; N&N22]
2. 1868-09-05 —
   The ship that had delivered the exiles to 'Akká carried on and Mírzá Yahyá arrived in Cyprus with his entire family but without a single disciple or even a servant. [BBR306]
   • Also exiled to Cyprus were four loyal Bahá'ís and they were:
     Mishkín-Qalam (Áqá Hussain Isfahání)
     Mirzá 'Alíy-i-Sayyáh-i-Maraghih'í (Mullá Ádí-Guzal)
     Áqá 'Abdu'l-Ghaffár
     Áqá Muḥammad-Báqir (Qahvih-chiy-i Mahallátí) (coffee-maker)
   • With their arrival Cyprus became the first island in the Mediterranean to receive the Faith.
   • See also GPB 182 and AB285, 523.
3. 1872-11-22 —
   Muhammad-Báqir-i-Mahallátí, one of the Bahá'ís imprisoned in Cyprus, died. [BBR306]
   • He had begun his service to Bahá'u'lláh in Baghdad and was a member of the entourage that accompanied Him to Constantinople in 1863 and further served in His household in Adrianople. See FOIp9-12 for a brief description of his service.
   • This left Mishkín-Qalam as the only Bahá'í in Cyprus. [BBR306]

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