Chronology: Date 1850-05-00

The start of the Zanján upheaval. Hujjat had converted a sizeable proportion of the town and tension mounted between the Bábís and the 'ulamá. [DB540–1, 527–81; Bab185–8, 209–13; BBD111, 245; BBR114–26; BBRSM28, 216; GPB44–5; TN245]

See BW19p381 for this chronicle of events by Moojan Momen.

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.

Hujjat; Zanjan upheaval; - Upheavals; Ulama; Persecution, Iran; - Persecution, Other; - Persecution; Zanjan, Iran; Iran

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