Chronology: Date 1903-06-14

14 June: Yazd: Sayyid Muhammad-Ibrahim, the new Imam-Jum'ih, preached against the Bahá'ís; rabble took to the streets; shop of Aqé Muhammad-Husayni-Attar and several other Bahá'ís looted.
15 June: Yazd: Hajl' Mirzay-i-Halabf—Saz attacked with an axe and died later the same day.
22 June: Taft: Rabble attacked Bahá'ís' houses killing six Bahá'ís.
24 June: Ardikan: Rabble attacked Bahá'í houses killing four Bahá'í's.
26 June: Yazd: Nine Bahá'ís killed and many houses pillaged.
Farashah: Haji' Sayyid Javad-i-Muhammadabédi' beaten to death.
27 June; Yazd: Rabble killed six Bahá'ís; Citadel besieged in the belief that Mulla 'Abdu'l-Ghiani was there.
Manshad: Rabble killed six Bahá'ís.
Ardikan: Rabble set out for home of Sadru's-Sultan but were turned back.
28 June; Yazd: On orders of the Governor, Jalalu'd—Dawlih, two Bahá'ís brought before him; one was blown from a cannon and another had his throat cut.
Taft: Mulla Muhammad-Husayn killed.
Manshad: Three Bahá'ís killed.
Ardikén: Sadru's-Sultan, his brothers, Nizamu'sh-Shiari'ih and Mu'tamadu'sh-Shari'ih, his nephew, Diya'u'sh~Shari'ih, and four others killed.
Hanza: Fatimih Bigum killed.
29 June; Taft: Aqá Muhammad shot to death on decree of Shaykh Husayn-Daréz.gum; Aqa Muhammad-Háshim-Dalall killed as he fled Yazd.
'Izzábéd: Hájí Ahmad-i-Muqani-Bashi' killed.
Hanzá: Mirzá Ahmad-i-Arzim beaten to death.
30 June; Taft: Hájí Muhammad-Isma'il killed.
Manshád: Sayyid Husayn beaten to death.
1 July; Manshád: Three Bahá'ís killed.
2 July; Manshad: Mirzái Husayn stabbed to death.
3 July; Manshad: Aqá 'Ali Muhammad shot to death.
Banádak: Aqá Mirzá Muhammad-Huda and Aqá Muhammad-Husayn Of Yazd killed.
4 July; Manshád: Aqá Muhammad shot to death.
'Abbásábád: Háji Muhammad-Husayn killed.
5 July; Manshád: Aqá 'Alf-Akbar beaten then shot to death.
'Abbásábéd: Hájí Ahmad-i-Kaffash beaten to death.
6 July; Manshad: Khadijih Sultzán Khanum thrown from top of a building and killed.
Abbásábéd: Aqá 'Ali-Akbar-i-Qassab beaten to death.
8 July; Manshad: Aqá Muhammad beaten and burned to death.
9 July: Manshad: Aqá Muhammad-'Ali strangled to death.
10 July; Manshad: Shatir Husayn, Khabbz'i-i-Yazdi and Mirzá Muhammad-Ibráhim, Tabib-i-Khuramshéhi beaten to death.
11 July; Manshád Aqa Ghulám-Ridá shot and beaten to death.
12 July; Manshad: Three Bahá'ís killed,
13 July:Ibrihimabad;: Aqá Asadu'lláih killed and his head taken back 10 Manshad.
Gavafshad: Ustéd Ridá shot to death.
Banzadak: Aqa Ghulám-Ridá shot to death.
Hanzá: Sayyid Muhammad-'Ali and Mirzá Javád-i-Sabbagh shot to death.
14 July; Hadafl: AqéTAbdu'r-Rasfil shot and his body burned.
15 July: Manshéd: Aqé Mullá Bahá'í' burned alive then shot.
19 July; Qavámzábéd: Aqá 'Ali-Ridáy-i-Sha'r-báf killed.

This is said to be one of the bloodiest events to take place during the ministry of `Abdu'l-Bahá.

For Western responses see BBR385–98 and SBBH1:67.

For details of the martyrdom of Hájí Mírzáy-i-Halabí-Sáz during the upheaval see RB2:358–66.

For the effect on Bahá'ís of Zoroastrian background see SBBH2:80.

Yazd upheaval; - Upheavals; Persecution, Iran; - Persecution, Deaths; - Persecution; - Zoroastrianism; Yazd, Iran; Iran

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