• 19 May: Mir Salah dispersed a mob sent against Hujjat by the Governor; the Governor sent to Ṭihrán for reinforcements; the town divided into two.
• 1, 13 and 16 June: Arrival of troop reinforce ments.
• 1 July: Capture of an important Bábi position.
• 25 July: Capture of an important Bábi' position.
• 4 August: Fierce fighting ending in Bábi victory and recapture of lost positions.
• 17 August: General assault on Bábi positions repelled, but Bábi's lost ground.
• 25 August: Arrival of 'Aziz Khan-i-Mukri, commander-in-chief of 1ran's army.
• 3 September: General assault ordered by 'Aziz Khan repelled.
• 11 September: Arrival of troop reinforcements.
• early October: Bombardment and assault took several Bábi' positions, leaving the Bábis confined to a small number of houses.
• mid-November: Arrival of further reinforcements.
• 29 December: Martyrdom of Hujjat.
• about 2 January 1851: General assault resulted in capture of remaining Bábi' positions and killing of several hundred Bábi men and women. End of Zanjan upheaval.

The main events were:
• 27 May: Entry of Vahid into Nayriz; his address at the Jum'ih mosque; the Governor made moves against him; Vahid ordered his companions to occupy the fort of Khájih..
• about 6 June: Arrival of Mihr-'Ali Khan-i-Nuri with troops from Shiraz.
• about 8 June: Night sortie by Bábis routed troops.
• about 9 June: Prolonged fighting on this day led to many deaths on both sides.
• 17 June: Vahid, having received a promise of safety written on the Qur'án, left the fort for Mihr-'Ali Khan's camp.
• 21 June: The Bábis were, through treachery, induced to leave the fort, then set upon and killed.
• 24 June: The arrival in Shiraz of thirteen severed heads of Bábfs which were paraded through the town.
• 29 June: Martyrdom of Vahfd.
• 11 July: Mihr-'Ali Khan arrived in Shiraz with Bábi' prisoners and decapitated heads.

• Here is a link to a similar tablet at the British Libary website.
• See Gate of the Heart 329-330 for a further explanation of the symbol of the pentagram and the circle.

See The Story of Anis Zunuzi, a film by Houri Skuce.

• Shi'is believe that dogs would not eat the flesh of 'holy imams' as their bodies are not composed of the same substance as that of ordinary people. [TN27-28]

She went to that garden with consummate dignity and composure. Everyone said that they were going to kill her, but she continued to cry out just as she had before, declaring, "I am that trumpet-call mentioned in the Gospel!" It was in this state that she was martyred in that garden and cast into a well. [Talk by Abdu'l-Baha Given in Budapest to the Turanian Society on 14 April 1913 (Provisional)

"Verily, We shall render Thee victorious by Thyself and by Thy Pen. Grieve Thou not for that which hath befallen Thee, neither be Thou afraid, for Thou art in safety. Erelong will God raise up the treasures of the earth—men who will aid Thee through Thyself and through Thy Name, wherewith God hath revived the hearts of such as have recognized Him." [Epistle to the Son of the Wolf p21]

"While engulfed in tribulations I heard a most wondrous, a most sweet voice, calling above My head. Turning My face, I beheld a Maiden—the embodiment of the remembrance of the name of My Lord—suspended in the air before Me. So rejoiced was she in her very soul that her countenance shone with the ornament of the good pleasure of God, and her cheeks glowed with the brightness of the All-Merciful. Betwixt earth and heaven she was raising a call which captivated the hearts and minds of men. She was imparting to both My inward and outer being tidings which rejoiced My soul, and the souls of God's honoured servants.

Pointing with her finger unto My head, she addressed all who are in heaven and all who are on earth, saying: By God! This is the Best-Beloved of the worlds, and yet ye comprehend not. This is the Beauty of God amongst you, and the power of His sovereignty within you, could ye but understand. This is the Mystery of God and His Treasure, the Cause of God and His glory unto all who are in the kingdoms of Revelation and of creation, if ye be of them that perceive. This is He Whose Presence is the ardent desire of the denizens of the Realm of eternity, and of them that dwell within the Tabernacle of glory, and yet from His Beauty do ye turn aside." Súriy-i-Haykal para 6-7; SLH5-6

• It may be that He refused the offer because He knew that acceptance of such help would almost certainly have been misrepresented by others as having political implications. [BBIC:8]

He died in Shiraz. [MoF13-16]

• October: Mirza Na'im-i-Nuri, the new Governor, began to treat the Bábl's harshly, arresting a large number of them and pillaging their property. In response the Bábis fled to the hills and took up defensive positions there.
• mid—October: Mirzá Na'i'm's troops launched major attack on the Bábl' positions in the hills during the night but were thrown back in much confusion and with great loss of life.
• 31 October: Bábis asked to negotiate terms.
• early November: Bábis tricked into leaving their positions then attacked and over a hundred killed. Some 600 women prisoners, 80-180 male prisoners and the heads of some 180 martyrs were taken to Shiraz.

• As his position as nominal head deteriorated Mírzá Yahyá became more desperate, he had one such claimant, Mírzá Asadu'lláh Khí'í Dayyán, assassinated around 1856. [Bahá'u'lláh and the Naqshbandí Sufis in Iraq by Juan Cole p4]