Chronology: Date 1862-0

date	event	tags	firsts
1862 22 Aug	Concessions by the Persian government in the Qajar period (1789-1925) included grants of political and extraterritorial rights to the Russian and British governments, as well as monopolies, contracts, and licenses to British and Russian citizens and companies to carry on specific economic activities on Persian territory. Please see Encyclopaedia Iranica for details of concessions to both the British and the Russians. The following is an example of one such concession: The Telegraph Concession in Iran in 1862 was a significant agreement that allowed a British company to construct and operate a telegraph line in Persain territory. This concession played a crucial role in the development of telecommunication infrastructure and British influence in Iran during the 19th century. The concession was granted to a British entrepreneur named Charles Morrison by, Nasir al-Din Shah. The agreement gave Morrison the exclusive rights to build a telegraph line across Persia. This line was intended to connect the Persian Gulf to the Caspian Sea with branches extending to Tehran and other important cities. The British government supported Morrison in securing the concession as it served British interests in the region. It was not only a means of communication but also had strategic importance as it facilitated the transmission of information and news across the vast Iranian territory and contributed to British control over their interests. Construction began in 1864 and was completed in several stages over the following years. The concession allowed Morrison's company to operate for 70 years. The telegraph line facilitated communication between Persia and British India, which was also under British control at the time, and it played a role in the coordination of British interests in the region.	Imperialism/colonialism; History (general); Iran, General history; Iran
1862 10 May	The Persian ambassador requested that the Ottomans move the Bahá'u'lláh farther from Persia.	Bahá'u'lláh, Life of (chronology); Bahá'u'lláh, Banishment of; Exile (banishment); Baghdad, Iraq; Iraq; Istanbul, Turkey; Turkey
1862 5 May	Mírzá Mihdíy-i-Káshaní was directed to remain in Baghdad to guard the Holy House. He remained until banished, along with the other Bahá'ís, to Mosul. [MoF96]	House of Bahá'u'lláh (Baghdad); Caretakers; Mírzá Mihdiy-i-Kashani; Baghdad, Iraq; Iraq
1862 c. Mar - Jun	Birth of Sádhijíyyih, second daughter of Bahá'u'lláh and His second wife, Mahd-i-'Ulyá (Fatimih).	Sadhijiyyih; Bahá'u'lláh, Family of; Mahd-i-Ulya (Fatimih Khanum); Births and deaths; Baghdad, Iraq; Iraq
1862 - 1863	Hájí Mírzá Haydar-`Alí and six other prominent Bahá'ís were arrested in Cairo for being Bahá'ís at the instigation of the corrupt Persian consul, Mírzá Husayn Khán. They were banished to Khartoum, where Haydar-`Alí spent the next 9 years in confinement. [BBR257; BKG250; GBP178, SDH32-66]	Hájí Mírzá Haydar-`Alí; Persecution, Egypt; - Persecution, Arrests; - Persecution; Egypt
1862 – 1868	Hájí Mírzá Muhammad-'Alí, a cousin of the Báb, lived in Shanghai during this period. This is the first record of a Bábí or Bahá'í living in China. [PH24] From 1870 he lived in Hong Kong dealing as a merchant and was joined by his brother, Hájí Mírzá Muhammad Husayn. [PH24; Video Early history of the Bahá'í Faith in China 2min56sec]	Hájí Mírzá Muhammad-`Alí Afnán; Hájí Mírzá Muhammad Husayn (Afnan); Afnan; Báb, Family of; First Bahá'ís by country or area; Shanghai, China; Hong Kong; China	First record of Bábí or Bahá'í living in China
c. 1862	Bahá'u'lláh sent a ring and cashmere shawl to His niece, Shahr-Bánú, the daughter of Mírzá Muhammad-Hasan, in Tihrán to ask for her hand in marriage to 'Abdu'l-Bahá. Shahr-Bánú's uncle, acting in place of her dead father, refused to let her go to Iraq. [BKG342–3]	Bahá'u'lláh, Life of (chronology); Rings; Shawls; Gifts; Shahr-Banu; Mírzá Muhammad-Hasan (King of Martyrs); King of Martyrs and Beloved of Martyrs; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Life of (chronology); Tehran, Iran; Iran; Baghdad, Iraq; Iraq
1862 (Dates undetermined)	In order to regain ownership of the House of the Báb, Mírzá Áqá Nuri'd-Din convinced the residents of the fact that because of the recent earthquakes some parts of the House had been structurally damaged, making it unsuitable to live in. He agreed to purchase or lease another dwelling for them while he did repairs. After some minor repairs, a believer named`Abdu'r-Razzaq lived there for three years. After him, it was occupied by the late Hájí Abu'l-Hasan [Bazzaz], who had accompanied the Báb on His hajj journey to Mecca and was one of the first believers of Shiraz. Afterwards, the House was leased to Mulla Áqá Buzurg-i-Zarqani, who was a Bábí but not known as one. Following him, Hájí Abu'l-Hasan lived in the House with his wife and two sons, Mírzá Muhammad-`Alí and Mírzá Muhammad-Baqir, who later adopted the surname Dihqan. His wife was a relative of the Imam-Jum`ih Abu-Turab and, consequently, the family enjoyed some measure of protection. After five years of living in the Blessed House, his wife passed away and the protection of the `ulama was withdrawn. Because he was known as a Bábí, Hájí Abu'l-Hasan was forced to leave the city in the middle of the night, taking his two young sons with him. He departed in January of 1872. With Zarqani's departure, in January 1872 a mother and daughter of Nayriz, who were brought as captives to Shiraz after the battles of 1853, occupied the House in order to preserve it. They remained there until about 1872. [MBBA169-170]	Mírzá Áqa Nurid-Din; Báb, House of (Shiraz); Shíráz, Iran
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