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Date 1874-05-08, sorted by events, ascending

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1874 8 May
187-		 The arrival of the eldest son of Násiri'd-Dín Sháh, Sultán-Mas'úd Mírzá, Zillu's-Sultán, in Isfahán as governor. [BBR269]

Within a few days of the arrival of Zillu's-Sultán in Isfahán, a general persecution of Bahá'ís began. [BBRXXXIX, 269–70]

  • This can be traced to Shaykh Muhammad Báqir, the `Wolf'. [BBR270]
  • See SDH104 for comment by Bahá'u'lláh on a challenge made by Shaykh Muhammad-Báqir.
  • For Western reports of this outburst see BBR270–3.
    		•  - Governors; Iran; Isfahan, Iran; Shaykh Muhammad-Baqir; Sultan-Masud Mírzá; Wolf; Zillus-Sultan
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