Chronology: Date 1839

date	event	tags	firsts
1839 (In the year)	Passing of Mírzá Buzurg. His body was taken to Najaf, Iraq where he was interred. [BBD49; BKG17; BNE23–4] In 1957 the remains of Mírzá Buzurg were located and transferred. [MBW175]	Mírzá Buzurg; Bahá'u'lláh, Family of; Bahá'u'lláh, Life of (chronology); In Memoriam; Births and deaths; Cemeteries and graves; Bahá'u'lláh, Basic timeline; - Basic timeline, Expanded; Najaf, Iran; Iraq
1839 (In the year)	Defeat of Persia at the hands of the British. [BBRSM55]	War (general); British history; History (general); Iran, General history; Iran
1839	As the eldest son, after the passing of Mírzá Buzurg, Bahá'u'lláh assumed His place as the head of the family. According to the custom He was expected to succeed to His father's position in the Ministry but He refused. One of His first acts as the head of the family was to free the slaves who were engaged in serving the household. All took the liberty to leave but Isfandíyár and one woman elected to remain in service. [SoW Vol IX, April 28, 1918 p38-39, CH41]	Isfandiyar; Slavery; Mírzá Buzurg; Bahá'u'lláh, Life of (chronology); Bahá'u'lláh, Basic timeline; - Basic timeline, Expanded; Iran
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