This page is dedicated to providing a basic timeline of the The room where The Báb declared His mission on May 23, 1844 in His house in Shiraz. The Bábís (in Persian بابی ها Bâbihâ) are members of a religious movement that flourished in Persia from 1844. Its... Bábí movement and Known in India as the Lotus Temple, the Bahai House of Worship attracts an average of three and a half million visitors a year. The Baháí Faith is a monotheistic religion whose members follow the teachings of Baháulláh, founder and prophet of... Bahá'í Faith. Whole volumes have been dedicated to this so for a more comprehensive chronology see the references at the bottom.

1795

• (1210 AH),Shaykhi sect started by Shaykh Ahmad Zainuddin [Maulana, 1933]

1817

• November 12 is the 316th day of the year (317th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 49 days remaining. Events 764 - Tibetan troops occupy Changan, the capital of the Chinese Tang Dynasty, for fifteen days. 1028 - Future Byzantine empress Zoe marries Romanus Argyrus according to the wishes... November 12, Birth of Bahá'u'lláh

1819

• October 20 is the 293rd day of the year (294th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 72 days remaining. Events 1700-1899 1740 - Maria Theresa takes the throne of Austria. France, Prussia, Bavaria and Saxony refuse to honour the Pragmatic Sanction and the War of the Austrian Succession... October 20, Birth of the Shrine of the Báb at night from above in Haifa Israel Siyyid Mírzá Alí-Muhammad (میرزا علی‌محمد in Persian) ( October 20, 1819 - July 9, 1850), later to become known as the Bá... Báb

1826

• Shaykh Ahmad Zainuddin dies and Siyyid Kázim becomes leader of the Shaykhi sect. According to some accounts [Maulana, 1933] he died in 1212 AH which works out to be approximate 1797. This is unlikely as Siyyid Kázim was one of his most promising students and would have been only four at the time.

1828

• Fatimih later known as Mahd-i-'Ulya, and Bahá'u'lláh's second wife is born

1834

• Shah of Persia, Fath Ali Shah was the second Qajar King of Persia. He ruled from 1797 to 1834. He acsended to the throne of Persia when his uncle Agha Mohammad Khan was assassinated. Fath Alis real name was Baba Khan but he crowned as Fath Ali Shah. He bacame suspicious of... Fath Ali Shah dies. Prime minister executed and Mirza Buzurg dismissed as Visier by Mohammad Shah

1835

• Between September 24 is the 267th day of the year (268th in leap years). There are 98 days remaining. Events 600-1899 622 - Muhammad completes his hegira from Mecca to Medina 1493 - Christopher Columbus departs on his second expedition to the New World 1664 - Netherlands surrenders New Amsterdam to England 1789... September 24 and October 22 is the 295th day of the year (296th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 70 days remaining. Events 362 - The temple of Apollo at Daphne, outside of Antioch is destroyed in a mysterious fire. 1383 - The 1383-1385 Crisis in Portugal: A period of civil war... October 22, Bahá'u'lláh marries his first wife Ásiyih, later to be known as Navváb

1843

• Siyyid Kázim dies

1844

• May 23 is the 143rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (144th in leap years). There are 222 days remaining. Events 1430 - Joan of Arc is captured by the Burgundians while leading an army to relieve Compiègne 1498 - Girolamo Savonarola is executed on the orders of... May 23, Declaration of the Shrine of the Báb at night from above in Haifa Israel Siyyid Mírzá Alí-Muhammad (میرزا علی‌محمد in Persian) ( October 20, 1819 - July 9, 1850), later to become known as the Bá... Báb in Geography Shiraz (شیراز in Persian) is a city in southwest Iran with 1,050,000 inhabitants (1996 census). Its elevation is 1486 metres above sea level amidst the Zagros Mountains, and it is the capital of Fars Province. It used to be the capital of Persia... Shiraz, Iran ( Persia: ایران) is a Middle Eastern country located in southwestern Asia that until 1935 was referred to in the West as Persia. The name Iran is a modern cognate of Aryan meaning Land of the Aryans. Iran borders Pakistan (909km of border) and Afghanistan (936km... Iran.
• May 23 is the 143rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (144th in leap years). There are 222 days remaining. Events 1430 - Joan of Arc is captured by the Burgundians while leading an army to relieve Compiègne 1498 - Girolamo Savonarola is executed on the orders of... May 23, Abdul Baha `Abdul-Bahá Abbas ( May 23, 1844 - November 28, 1921) also known as Abbas Effendi, was the son of Baháulláh, the Prophet and Founder of the Baháí Faith. `Abdul-Bahá was appointed by his Father to succeed... `Abdu'l-Bahá is born. Browne has claimed in his book "Materials for the study of the Babi religion", (p320) he was born some time in 1841 is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). Events January 26 - The Hong Kong. Later during the year, the first census of the island recorded a population of about 7,500. February 18 - The first ongoing filibuster in the United States Senate begins and... 1841 [1] (http://www.h-net.org/~bahai/diglib/books/A-E/B/browne/material/msbr6.htm)

1845

• September is the ninth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of four Gregorian months with the length of 30 days. September begins (astrologically) with the sun in the sign of Virgo and ends in the sign of Libra. Astronomically speaking, the sun begins in the constellation... September, Restrictions on the Shrine of the Báb at night from above in Haifa Israel Siyyid Mírzá Alí-Muhammad (میرزا علی‌محمد in Persian) ( October 20, 1819 - July 9, 1850), later to become known as the Bá... Báb's movement within Geography Shiraz (شیراز in Persian) is a city in southwest Iran with 1,050,000 inhabitants (1996 census). Its elevation is 1486 metres above sea level amidst the Zagros Mountains, and it is the capital of Fars Province. It used to be the capital of Persia... Shiraz after he declares himself to be the Mahdi publicly

1846

• Bahá'u'lláh's daughter from his first wife Fatimih later known as Bahiyyih and The Greatest Holy Leaf is born. Browne has claimed in his book "Materials for the study of the Babi religion", (p321) she was born some time in Events January 15 - University of Notre Dame receives its charter from Indiana. February 27 - The Haiti. February 28 - A gun on USS Princeton explodes while the boat is on a Potomac River cruise, killing two United States Cabinet members and several others. May 23 - Persian Prophet The Báb announces... 1844 [2] (http://www.h-net.org/~bahai/diglib/books/A-E/B/browne/material/msbr6.htm)
• For alternative meanings, see March (disambiguation). March is the third month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. March begins (astrologically, non-sidereal) with the sun in the sign of Pisces and ends in the sign of Aries... March, Shrine of the Báb at night from above in Haifa Israel Siyyid Mírzá Alí-Muhammad (میرزا علی‌محمد in Persian) ( October 20, 1819 - July 9, 1850), later to become known as the Bá... Báb escapes from Geography Shiraz (شیراز in Persian) is a city in southwest Iran with 1,050,000 inhabitants (1996 census). Its elevation is 1486 metres above sea level amidst the Zagros Mountains, and it is the capital of Fars Province. It used to be the capital of Persia... Shiraz

1847

• For alternative meanings, see March (disambiguation). March is the third month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. March begins (astrologically, non-sidereal) with the sun in the sign of Pisces and ends in the sign of Aries... March, Shrine of the Báb at night from above in Haifa Israel Siyyid Mírzá Alí-Muhammad (میرزا علی‌محمد in Persian) ( October 20, 1819 - July 9, 1850), later to become known as the Bá... Báb is imprisoned at Region of the old Armenia c. 300-800. A branch of the family Amatuni ruled it, as vassals of the family Ardzruni Maku is a city in the West Azarbaijan province of Iran. That province is situated in the northwestern part of Iran. The region of Maku was a part... Maku.

1848

• Bahá'u'lláh's son from his first wife Mirzá Mihdí
• May 20 is the 140th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (141st in leap years). There are 225 days remaining. Events 325 - The First Council of Nicaea is held; the first Ecumenical Council of the Christian Church. 526 - An Earthquake kills about 300,000 people in Syria and... May 20, Mullá Husayn visits the Shrine of the Báb at night from above in Haifa Israel Siyyid Mírzá Alí-Muhammad (میرزا علی‌محمد in Persian) ( October 20, 1819 - July 9, 1850), later to become known as the Bá... Báb in Region of the old Armenia c. 300-800. A branch of the family Amatuni ruled it, as vassals of the family Ardzruni Maku is a city in the West Azarbaijan province of Iran. That province is situated in the northwestern part of Iran. The region of Maku was a part... Maku
• April 10 is the 100th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (101st in leap years). There are 265 days remaining. April Tenth is also a song by the band Garbage. It was released on the B-side of the Shut Your Mouth single from the beautifulgarbage album. The... April 10, Shrine of the Báb at night from above in Haifa Israel Siyyid Mírzá Alí-Muhammad (میرزا علی‌محمد in Persian) ( October 20, 1819 - July 9, 1850), later to become known as the Bá... Báb moved to Chihriq, possibly due to influence growing in Region of the old Armenia c. 300-800. A branch of the family Amatuni ruled it, as vassals of the family Ardzruni Maku is a city in the West Azarbaijan province of Iran. That province is situated in the northwestern part of Iran. The region of Maku was a part... Maku. He was largely kept there until a couple of days before his execution at Tabriz City Hall, built in 1895, by Arfaol molk, with the aid of German engineers. Tabriz (in Persian تبریز) is a city in Iran, with a population of over 1.5 million people. Tabriz is situated north of the volcanic cone of Sahand south of... Tabriz
• June 26 is the 177th day of the year (178th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 188 days remaining. Events 600-1899 684 - Benedict II becomes Pope. 1483 - Richard III becomes king of England. 1819 - The bicycle is patented. 1900-1999 1924 - American occupying forces leave the Dominican... June 26 - July 17 is the 198th day (199th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 167 days remaining. Events 100-1899 180 - Twelve inhabitants of Scillium in North Africa, executed for being Christians. This is the earliest record of Christianity in that part of the world. 1762... July 17, Conference of Badasht
• July is the seventh month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. July begins (astrologically) with the sun in the sign of Cancer and ends in the sign of Leo. Astronomically speaking, the sun begins in the constellation... July, during public interogation at Tabriz City Hall, built in 1895, by Arfaol molk, with the aid of German engineers. Tabriz (in Persian تبریز) is a city in Iran, with a population of over 1.5 million people. Tabriz is situated north of the volcanic cone of Sahand south of... Tabriz the Shrine of the Báb at night from above in Haifa Israel Siyyid Mírzá Alí-Muhammad (میرزا علی‌محمد in Persian) ( October 20, 1819 - July 9, 1850), later to become known as the Bá... Báb make a dramatic public declaration of his station. He is returned to Chihriq.
• July 21 is the 202nd day (203rd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 163 days remaining. Events 1200-1899 1298 - Battle of Falkirk (1298): Englands Edward Longshank defeats William Wallaces Scottish rebels 1568 - Battle of Jemmingen: Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, Duke of Alva... July 21, Mullá Husayn hoists the Black Standard and marches with 202 disciples to Mashhad
• September 4 is the 247th day of the year (248th in leap years). There are 118 days remaining. Events 476 - Romulus Augustus, the last emperor of the Western Roman Empire, was deposed when Odoacer proclaims himself King of Italy. 1781 - Los Angeles is founded as El Pueblo de Nuestra Senora... September 4, Shah of Persia Mohammad Shah (1810 - 1848) was the Qajar king of Persia between 1835 and 1848. External link Mohammad Shahs Portrait Categories: Stub | 1810 births | 1848 deaths | Monarchs of Persia ... Mohammad Shah dies
• October 10 is the 283rd day of the year (284th in Leap years). There are 82 days remaining. Events 600-1899 680 - Battle of Karbala: Shia Imam Husayn bin Ali, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, was decapitated by forces under Caliph Yazid I. This is commemorated by Shia... October 10, Mullá Husayn and his group start an uprising and the Battle of fort Shaykh Tabarsi begins
• October 20 is the 293rd day of the year (294th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 72 days remaining. Events 1700-1899 1740 - Maria Theresa takes the throne of Austria. France, Prussia, Bavaria and Saxony refuse to honour the Pragmatic Sanction and the War of the Austrian Succession... October 20, Quddús arrives at fort Shaykh Tabarsi

1849

• Bahá'u'lláh marries his second wife Fatimih also known as Mahd-i-'Ulya in Tehran (also spelled Teheran) (تهران in Persian), population 8,000,000 (metropolitan: 10,000,000), is the capital of Iran and one of the major world cities. Tehran is a metropolis of 10 million situated at the foot of the towering Alborz range. More than half... Tehran
• February 2 is the 33rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. There are 332 days remaining (333 in leap years). Events 962 - Translatio imperii: Pope John XII crowns Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor, the first Holy Roman Emperor in nearly 40 years. 1032 - Conrad II, Holy Roman Emperor... February 2, Mullá Husayn dies in the battle at the fort of Shaykh Tabarsi
• May 10 is the 130th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (131st in leap years). There are 235 days remaining. Events 1200-1899 1291 - Scottish nobles recognize the authority of King Edward I of England. 1497 - Amerigo Vespucci allegedly leaves Cádiz for his first voyage to the... May 10, Battle of fort Shaykh Tabarsi ends after surrender. Many of the Bábí defenders executed[3]  (http://www.fortunecity.com/tatooine/acegarp/898/bahai_chrono.htm)
• May 16 is the 136th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (137th in leap years). There are 229 days remaining. Events 1204 - Baldwin IX, Count of Flanders is crowned first Emperor of the Latin Empire. 1527 - The Florentines drive out the Medici for a second time and Florence... May 16, Quddús tortured and executed

1850

• July 9 is the 190th day of the year (191st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 175 days remaining. Events 455 - Roman military commander Avitus is proclaimed emperor of the western Roman Empire. 1357 5:31 AM - Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor assisted laying the foundation stone of... July 9, Execution of the Shrine of the Báb at night from above in Haifa Israel Siyyid Mírzá Alí-Muhammad (میرزا علی‌محمد in Persian) ( October 20, 1819 - July 9, 1850), later to become known as the Bá... Báb in Tabriz City Hall, built in 1895, by Arfaol molk, with the aid of German engineers. Tabriz (in Persian تبریز) is a city in Iran, with a population of over 1.5 million people. Tabriz is situated north of the volcanic cone of Sahand south of... Tabriz, Iran

1852

• May 17 is the 137th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (138th in leap years). There are 228 days remaining. Events 1521 - execution of Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham, for treason 1590 - Anne of Denmark is crowned Queen of Scotland. 1642 - Paul Chomedey, sieur de Maisonneuve (1612... May 17, Failed attempt made on the life of Nasser-al-Din Shah Qajar (sometimes called Nassereddin) (died 1896) was the Shah of Persia from 1848 to 1896. He was in Tabriz when he heard of his fathers death in 1848, and he ascended to the Peacock Throne with the help of Amir Kabir. He tried to bring... Nasser-al-Din Shah who retaliates by imprisoning of Bahá'u'lláh within the Síyáh-Chál (Black-pit), Tehran (also spelled Teheran) (تهران in Persian), population 8,000,000 (metropolitan: 10,000,000), is the capital of Iran and one of the major world cities. Tehran is a metropolis of 10 million situated at the foot of the towering Alborz range. More than half... Tehran and by executing the Letters of the Living Táhirih and Siyyid Husayn-i-Yazdi
• October 15 is the 288th day of the year (289th in Leap years). There are 77 days remaining. Events 533 - Byzantine general Belisarius makes his formal entry into Carthage, having conquered it from the Vandals. 1552 - Khanate of Kazan is conquered by troops of Ivan Grozny. 1582 - Pope Gregory XIII... October 15, While imprisoned for four months in the Síyáh-Chál in Tehran (also spelled Teheran) (تهران in Persian), population 8,000,000 (metropolitan: 10,000,000), is the capital of Iran and one of the major world cities. Tehran is a metropolis of 10 million situated at the foot of the towering Alborz range. More than half... Tehran, Bahá'u'lláh claims that he receives the first intimations that he is the One foretold by the Shrine of the Báb at night from above in Haifa Israel Siyyid Mírzá Alí-Muhammad (میرزا علی‌محمد in Persian) ( October 20, 1819 - July 9, 1850), later to become known as the Bá... Báb. Some sources [Maulana, 1933] claim that Bahá'u'lláh left for A street map of Baghdad Average temperature (red) and precipitations (blue) in Baghdad Baghdad (بغداد) is the capital of Iraq and the Baghdad Province. It is the second largest city in Southwest Asia after Tehran, with the 2003 population estimated at 5,772,000. Situated on... Baghdad in this month.
• Bahá'u'lláh's son from his second wife Mírzá Muhammad `Alí is born in A street map of Baghdad Average temperature (red) and precipitations (blue) in Baghdad Baghdad (بغداد) is the capital of Iraq and the Baghdad Province. It is the second largest city in Southwest Asia after Tehran, with the 2003 population estimated at 5,772,000. Situated on... Baghdad

1853

• January 12 is the 12th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. There are 353 days remaining (354 in leap years). Events 1528 - Gustav I of Sweden crowned king of Sweden. 1592 - Titus Andronicus first staged at the Rose Theatre. 1709 - Little Ice Age: Two-month freezing period begins... January 12, Exile of Bahá'u'lláh from Tehran to A street map of Baghdad Average temperature (red) and precipitations (blue) in Baghdad Baghdad (بغداد) is the capital of Iraq and the Baghdad Province. It is the second largest city in Southwest Asia after Tehran, with the 2003 population estimated at 5,772,000. Situated on... Baghdad.

1854

• April 10 is the 100th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (101st in leap years). There are 265 days remaining. April Tenth is also a song by the band Garbage. It was released on the B-side of the Shut Your Mouth single from the beautifulgarbage album. The... April 10, Bahá'u'lláh retreats to the Sulaymānīyah (السليمانية) is a city in the southeast of greater Kurdistan and the northeast of Iraq, located at 35.55°N, 45.45°E. It is the capital of Sulaymaniyah province (part of the Kurdish Autonomous Region... Sulaymaniyah mountains within Kurdistan due to a disagreement with his half-brother Mirza Yahya Nuri Subh-i Azal (1831 - Apr 29, 1912) was a Persian religious leader. He was a disciple of the Bábs, and before the Bábs martyrdom in 1850, Mirza Yahya was named as his successor in the leadership of the Babis, and was also appointed... Mirza Yahya. An Azali source, Hasht Bahisht, claims that it was because Bahá'u'lláh was repremanded for implying he was to claim to be "Him Whom God shall make manifest" predicted by the Shrine of the Báb at night from above in Haifa Israel Siyyid Mírzá Alí-Muhammad (میرزا علی‌محمد in Persian) ( October 20, 1819 - July 9, 1850), later to become known as the Bá... Báb [Maulana, 1933 - quoting from "Browne's Intr. to Nuqtatul Qaf, pp, lt, m"].

1856

• After being discovered in the Sulaymānīyah (السليمانية) is a city in the southeast of greater Kurdistan and the northeast of Iraq, located at 35.55°N, 45.45°E. It is the capital of Sulaymaniyah province (part of the Kurdish Autonomous Region... Sulaymaniyah mountains within Kurdistan, Bahá'u'lláh returns to A street map of Baghdad Average temperature (red) and precipitations (blue) in Baghdad Baghdad (بغداد) is the capital of Iraq and the Baghdad Province. It is the second largest city in Southwest Asia after Tehran, with the 2003 population estimated at 5,772,000. Situated on... Baghdad after being asked to return by Abdul Baha `Abdul-Bahá Abbas ( May 23, 1844 - November 28, 1921) also known as Abbas Effendi, was the son of Baháulláh, the Prophet and Founder of the Baháí Faith. `Abdul-Bahá was appointed by his Father to succeed... `Abdu'l-Bahá. An Azali source, Hasht Bahisht, claims that it was because Mirza Yahya Nuri Subh-i Azal (1831 - Apr 29, 1912) was a Persian religious leader. He was a disciple of the Bábs, and before the Bábs martyrdom in 1850, Mirza Yahya was named as his successor in the leadership of the Babis, and was also appointed... Mirza Yahya who asked him to return [Maulana, 1933 - quoting from "Browne's Intr. to Nuqtatul Qaf, pp, lt, m"]

1862

• May 10 is the 130th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (131st in leap years). There are 235 days remaining. Events 1200-1899 1291 - Scottish nobles recognize the authority of King Edward I of England. 1497 - Amerigo Vespucci allegedly leaves Cádiz for his first voyage to the... May 10, Persian government request the Ottomans remove the Babi headquarters to a more distant location from Persia [Maulana, 1933 - quoting from Prof. Browne in his "Materials for the study of the Babi religion"]

1863

• April 23 is the 113th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (114th in leap years). There are 252 days remaining. Events 300 BC-AD 1899 215 BC - A temple is built on the Capitoline Hill dedicated to Venus Erycina to commemorate the Roman defeat at Lake Trasum. AD... April 23, Declaration of Bahá'u'lláh in Garden of Ridwán in Baghdad on the eve of his exile to Map of Constantinople. Constantinople (Roman name: Constantinopolis; Modern Greek: Konstantinoupoli or Κωνσταντινούπολη) is the former name of the city of Istanbul in todays Turkey. Today, Constantinople is the area between the Golden Horn and... Constantinople. Some sources say he left on April 20 is the 110th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (111th in leap years). There are 255 days remaining. Events 1653 - Oliver Cromwell disbands the British Parliament. 1657 - Jews of New Amsterdam (later New York City) granted freedom of religion. 1689 - The former King James II of... April 20 [Maulana, 1933]
• December 12 is the 346th day (347th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 19 days remaining. Events 627 - Battle of Nineveh 1531 - Apparition of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Mexico City 1719 - The first U.S. newspaper (the Boston Gazette) is published 1781 - The British... December 12, Arrives at Edirne is a city in (Thrace), the westernmost part of Turkey, close to the borders with Greece and Bulgaria. Variations on the name of the city, founded as Hadrianopolis, include Adrianople, Edreneh, and Odrin. Conquered by the Ottoman Empire in 1362, the city served as the Ottoman capital from 1365... Edirne also known as Edirne is a city in (Thrace), the westernmost part of Turkey, close to the borders with Greece and Bulgaria. Variations on the name of the city, founded as Hadrianopolis, include Adrianople, Edreneh, and Odrin. Conquered by the Ottoman Empire in 1362, the city served as the Ottoman capital from 1365... Adrianople after four months in Map of Constantinople. Constantinople (Roman name: Constantinopolis; Modern Greek: Konstantinoupoli or Κωνσταντινούπολη) is the former name of the city of Istanbul in todays Turkey. Today, Constantinople is the area between the Golden Horn and... Constantinople [Maulana, 1933]

1864

• August 15 is the 227th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (228th in leap years), with 138 days remaining. Events 700-1899 778 - The Battle of Roncevaux Pass, in which Roland is killed 927 - The Saracens conquered and destroyed Taranto 1309 - The city of Rhodes surrenders to the... August 15, Bahá'u'lláh's son from his second wife Díyá'u'lláh is born

1867

• Approximate date of when Bahá'u'lláh sends out his Tablet to the Kings [Maulana, 1933]

1868

• Bahá'u'lláh's son from his second wife Badi'u'llah is born
• August 5 is the 217th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (218th in leap years), with 148 days remaining. Events 642 - Battle of Maserfeld - Penda of Mercia defeats and kills Oswald of Bernicia 1100 - Henry I crowned King of England in Westminster Abbey 1305 - William Wallace, who led... August 5, Bahá'u'lláh leaves Edirne for Prison city of Acre [Maulana, 1933]
• August 31 is the 243rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (244th in leap years), with 122 days remaining, as the final day of August. Events 1000-1899 1056 - Byzantine Empress Theodora died suddenly without children to succeed the throne, ending the Macedonian dynasty 1864 - American Civil War... August 31, Arrival of Bahá'u'lláh into the Prison-city of Acre in the Holy Land.

1869

• Bahá'u'lláh sends a letter to the Shah of Persia Nasser-al-Din Shah Qajar (sometimes called Nassereddin) (died 1896) was the Shah of Persia from 1848 to 1896. He was in Tabriz when he heard of his fathers death in 1848, and he ascended to the Peacock Throne with the help of Amir Kabir. He tried to bring... Nasser-al-Din Shah and the messenger, Mirzá Badi is put to death [Maulana, 1933]. 17 year old Badi is labelled the "Pride of Martyrs"

1870

• June 23 is the 174th day of the year (175th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 191 days remaining. Events 1300-1899 1314 - The Battle of Bannockburn south of Stirling, Edward II of England & Robert I of Scotland met in battle. Scotland won and Edward fled the... June 23 Bahá'u'lláh's son from his first wife Mirzá Mihdí dies after falling through a skylight

1873

• Approximate date of Kitáb-i-Aqdas being written by Bahá'u'lláh

1886

• Bahá'u'lláh's first wife Ásiyih, also known as Navváb, dies

1892

• May 29 is the 149th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (150th in leap years). There are 216 days remaining. Events 1000-1899 1167 - Battle of Legano, in which The Lombard League defeats Emperor Frederick I. 1414 - Council of Constance. 1453 - Ottoman armies under Sultan Mehmed II Fatih... May 29, Death of Bahá'u'lláh (celebrated as Ascension of Bahá'u'lláh).

1893

• First newspaper mention of the Known in India as the Lotus Temple, the Bahai House of Worship attracts an average of three and a half million visitors a year. The Baháí Faith is a monotheistic religion whose members follow the teachings of Baháulláh, founder and prophet of... Bahá'í Faith in United States.

1897

• March 1 is the 60th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (61st in leap years). There are 305 days remaining. Events 1562 - Over 1,000 Huguenots are massacred by Catholics in Vassy, France marking the start of the French Wars of Religion. 1565 - The city of Rio de... March 1, Shoghi Effendi (1897-1957) The Guardians Resting Place in London Shoghi Effendi Rabbani was the Guardian of the Baháí Faith. He was appointed to that station in the Will and Testament of `Abdul-Bahá. Shoghi Effendi was the eldest grandson of Abdul-Bahá. He was born on... Shoghi Effendi, great-grandson of Bahá'u'lláh is born

1898

• First pilgrimage by Western believers, including Phoebe Apperson Hearst (1842-1919) was born in Franklin County, Missouri. At the age of 19, she married George Hearst, who later became a U.S. Senator. Soon after their marriage the couple moved to San Francisco, California, where Phoebe gave birth to their only child, William Randolph Hearst, in... Phoebe Hearst and the first African-American believer, Robert Turner, to the Holy Land where they visited with Abdul Baha `Abdul-Bahá Abbas ( May 23, 1844 - November 28, 1921) also known as Abbas Effendi, was the son of Baháulláh, the Prophet and Founder of the Baháí Faith. `Abdul-Bahá was appointed by his Father to succeed... `Abdu'l-Bahá in prison.
• October 30 is the 303rd day of the year (304th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 62 days remaining. Events 1400-1899 1470 - Henry VI of England returns to the throne after Earl of Warwick defeats Yorkists in battle. 1831 - In Southampton County, Virginia, escaped slave Nat Turner... October 30, Bahá'u'lláh's son from his second wife Díyá'u'lláh dies

1904

• Bahá'u'lláh's second wife Fatimih also known as Mahd-i-'Ulya dies
• Bahá'u'lláh's daughter to his second wife Samadiyyih dies (due to calendar differences could be 1905 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). Events January-April January 22 - Massacre of Russian demonstrators at the Winter Palace in Saint Petersburg, one of the triggers of the abortive Russian Revolution of 1905. January 26 - The Cullinan Diamond is found near Pretoria, South Africa... 1905)

1907

• Badi'u'llah's Epistle[4]  (http://bahai-library.com/histories/badiullah.html)

1908

• September is the ninth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of four Gregorian months with the length of 30 days. September begins (astrologically) with the sun in the sign of Virgo and ends in the sign of Libra. Astronomically speaking, the sun begins in the constellation... September, Abdul Baha `Abdul-Bahá Abbas ( May 23, 1844 - November 28, 1921) also known as Abbas Effendi, was the son of Baháulláh, the Prophet and Founder of the Baháí Faith. `Abdul-Bahá was appointed by his Father to succeed... `Abdu'l-Bahá is released from a lifetime of exile and imprisonment at 64 years of age.

1910

• Mary Maxwell later to be known as Amatu'l-Bahá Rúhíyyih Khanum is born in This is an article about New York City; see also NYC, New York, and New York, New York. Midtown Manhattan, looking north from the Empire State Building, 2005. New York City (officially named the City of New York) is the most populous city in the United States and is at... New York City

1911

• August is the eighth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. August begins (astrologically) with the sun in the sign of Leo and ends in the sign of Virgo. Astronomically speaking, the sun begins in the constellation... August– December is the twelfth and last month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. December begins (astrologically) with the sun in the sign of Sagittarius and ends in the sign of Capricorn. Astronomically speaking, the sun begins in... December, Abdul Baha `Abdul-Bahá Abbas ( May 23, 1844 - November 28, 1921) also known as Abbas Effendi, was the son of Baháulláh, the Prophet and Founder of the Baháí Faith. `Abdul-Bahá was appointed by his Father to succeed... `Abdu'l-Bahá travels across Europe visiting cities such as London — containing the City of London — is the capital of the United Kingdom and of England and a major world city. With over seven million inhabitants (Londoners) in Greater London area, it is amongst the most densely populated areas in Western Europe. Founded as Londinium, the capital of... London, This article is about the English city of Bristol. For other uses please see Bristol (disambiguation). Bristol is a city in south-western England, on the River Avon. It borders on the Unitary Districts of Bath and North East Somerset, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire. The city extends to the... Bristol, and The Eiffel Tower has become the symbol of Paris throughout the world. Paris is the capital city of France, as well as the capital of the Île-de-France région, whose territory encompasses Paris and its suburbs. The city of Paris proper is also a dé... Paris

1912

• April 11 is the 101st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (102nd in leap years). There are 264 days remaining. Events 1241 - Batu Khan defeats Bela IV of Hungary at the Battle of Muhi 1512 - Battle of Ravenna 1713 - War of the Spanish Succession ( Queen Annes War... April 11, Abdul Baha `Abdul-Bahá Abbas ( May 23, 1844 - November 28, 1921) also known as Abbas Effendi, was the son of Baháulláh, the Prophet and Founder of the Baháí Faith. `Abdul-Bahá was appointed by his Father to succeed... `Abdu'l-Bahá arrives in This is an article about New York City; see also NYC, New York, and New York, New York. Midtown Manhattan, looking north from the Empire State Building, 2005. New York City (officially named the City of New York) is the most populous city in the United States and is at... New York City for his visit to North America.
• April 29 is the 119th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (120th in leap years). There are 246 days remaining. April 29th 1992 (Miami) is also the title of a song by Sublime on their self-titled album. Events 1429 - Hundred Years War: Joan of Arc relieves Orl... April 29, Mirza Yahya Nuri Subh-i Azal (1831 - Apr 29, 1912) was a Persian religious leader. He was a disciple of the Bábs, and before the Bábs martyrdom in 1850, Mirza Yahya was named as his successor in the leadership of the Babis, and was also appointed... Mirza Yahya, Bahá'u'lláh's half-brother and one-time leader of the The room where The Báb declared His mission on May 23, 1844 in His house in Shiraz. The Bábís (in Persian بابی ها Bâbihâ) are members of a religious movement that flourished in Persia from 1844. Its... Bábís, and then leader of the Azalis, dies
• December 5 is the 339th day (340th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 26 days remaining. Events 1484 - Pope Innocent VIII writes a Papal Bull that sets the inquisition into full swing and leads to the deaths hundreds of thousands of people accused of... December 5, Abdul Baha `Abdul-Bahá Abbas ( May 23, 1844 - November 28, 1921) also known as Abbas Effendi, was the son of Baháulláh, the Prophet and Founder of the Baháí Faith. `Abdul-Bahá was appointed by his Father to succeed... `Abdu'l-Bahá sets sail away from North America heading back to Europe

1913

• June 12 is the 163rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (164th in leap years), with 202 days remaining. Events 1381 - Peasants Revolt: In England rebels arrive at Blackheath. 1653 - First Anglo-Dutch War: Battle of the Gabbard - lasted until June 13. 1665 - England installs a municipal government... June 12, Arrives in Egypt after leaving Europe. Returns to Haifa (Hebrew חיפה; Arabic حيفا Ḥayfā) is the third-largest city in Israel, with a population close to 300,000. Areas and towns around it are deemed to be in the Haifa District, of which it is also a part. It is... Haifa six months later

1914

• – 1918 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). Events January-February January 8 - President Woodrow Wilson announces his Fourteen Points for the aftermath of World War I. January 24 - a decree of the Council of Peoples Commissars, introducing the Gregorian calendar in Russia since February... 1918, Ypres, 1917, in the vicinity of the Battle of Passchendaele. Battle aftermath. Remains of the Chateau Wood World War I, also known as the First World War, the Great War, the War of the Nations, and the War to End All Wars, was a world conflict occurring from 1914 to... World War I. Abdul Baha `Abdul-Bahá Abbas ( May 23, 1844 - November 28, 1921) also known as Abbas Effendi, was the son of Baháulláh, the Prophet and Founder of the Baháí Faith. `Abdul-Bahá was appointed by his Father to succeed... `Abdu'l-Bahá writes the Tablets of the Divine Plan.

1920

• April 27 is the 117th day of the year (118th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 248 days remaining. Events 1124 - David becomes King of Scotland. 1296 - Battle of Dunbar: The Scots are defeated by Edward I of England. 1509 - Pope Julius II places the Italian state of... April 27, Abdul Baha `Abdul-Bahá Abbas ( May 23, 1844 - November 28, 1921) also known as Abbas Effendi, was the son of Baháulláh, the Prophet and Founder of the Baháí Faith. `Abdul-Bahá was appointed by his Father to succeed... `Abdu'l-Bahá is knighted by the British Empire in recognition of his humanitarian work during WWI.

1921

• November 28 is the 332nd day (333rd on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 33 days remaining. Events 1095 - On the last day of the Council of Clermont, Pope Urban II appointed bishop Adhemar of Le Puy and Count Raymond IV of Toulouse to lead... November 28, Ascension of Abdul Baha `Abdul-Bahá Abbas ( May 23, 1844 - November 28, 1921) also known as Abbas Effendi, was the son of Baháulláh, the Prophet and Founder of the Baháí Faith. `Abdul-Bahá was appointed by his Father to succeed... `Abdu'l-Bahá in Haifa
  (This date marks the close of the "Heroic Age of the Bahá'í Faith" and the opening of the "Formative Age" according to Shoghi Effendi)

1932

• July 15 is the 196th day (197th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 169 days remaining. Events 1099 - Christian soldiers take Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem after a difficult siege during First Crusade. 1207 - John of England expels Canterbury monks for supporting Archbishop... July 15, Bahá'u'lláh's daughter Fatimih later known as Bahiyyih and The Greatest Holy Leaf dies

1937

• Bahá'u'lláh's son from his second wife Mírzá Muhammad `Alí, labeled the arch-covenant breaker by Abdul Baha `Abdul-Bahá Abbas ( May 23, 1844 - November 28, 1921) also known as Abbas Effendi, was the son of Baháulláh, the Prophet and Founder of the Baháí Faith. `Abdul-Bahá was appointed by his Father to succeed... `Abdu'l-Bahá dies
• Shoghi Effendi (1897-1957) The Guardians Resting Place in London Shoghi Effendi Rabbani was the Guardian of the Baháí Faith. He was appointed to that station in the Will and Testament of `Abdul-Bahá. Shoghi Effendi was the eldest grandson of Abdul-Bahá. He was born on... Shoghi Effendi launches the "Divine Plan" for the diffusion the Known in India as the Lotus Temple, the Bahai House of Worship attracts an average of three and a half million visitors a year. The Baháí Faith is a monotheistic religion whose members follow the teachings of Baháulláh, founder and prophet of... Bahá'í Faith across the globe.
• Shoghi Effendi (1897-1957) The Guardians Resting Place in London Shoghi Effendi Rabbani was the Guardian of the Baháí Faith. He was appointed to that station in the Will and Testament of `Abdul-Bahá. Shoghi Effendi was the eldest grandson of Abdul-Bahá. He was born on... Shoghi Effendi marries Mary Maxwell also known as Amatu'l-Bahá Rúhíyyih Khanum, daughter of a prominent Canadian Bahá'í

1944

• Publication of "God Passes By" by Shoghi Effendi (1897-1957) The Guardians Resting Place in London Shoghi Effendi Rabbani was the Guardian of the Baháí Faith. He was appointed to that station in the Will and Testament of `Abdul-Bahá. Shoghi Effendi was the eldest grandson of Abdul-Bahá. He was born on... Shoghi Effendi.

1950

• Bahá'u'lláh's son from his second wife Badi'u'llah dies

1951

• Eleven functioning National Spiritual Assemblies.
• – 1957 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). Events Environmental change The Africanized bee is accidentally released in Brazil The Asian Flu pandemic begins in China March 10 - Floodgates of The Dalles Dam are closed inundating Celilo Falls and ancient indian fisheries along the... 1957, appointment of 32 additional "Hands of the Cause of God" by Shoghi Effendi (1897-1957) The Guardians Resting Place in London Shoghi Effendi Rabbani was the Guardian of the Baháí Faith. He was appointed to that station in the Will and Testament of `Abdul-Bahá. Shoghi Effendi was the eldest grandson of Abdul-Bahá. He was born on... Shoghi Effendi.

1955

• Majdu'd-Din, widower of Bahá'u'lláh's daughter to his second wife Samadiyyih and arch-enemy of Abdul Baha `Abdul-Bahá Abbas ( May 23, 1844 - November 28, 1921) also known as Abbas Effendi, was the son of Baháulláh, the Prophet and Founder of the Baháí Faith. `Abdul-Bahá was appointed by his Father to succeed... `Abdu'l-Bahá dies over one-hundred years of age

1957

• November 4 is the 308th day of the year (309th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 57 days remaining. Events 1500-1899 1576 - Eighty Years War: In Belgium, Spain captures Antwerp (after three days the city was nearly destroyed). 1612 - Moscow China Town taken by Russian troops under... November 4, Death of Shoghi Effendi (1897-1957) The Guardians Resting Place in London Shoghi Effendi Rabbani was the Guardian of the Baháí Faith. He was appointed to that station in the Will and Testament of `Abdul-Bahá. Shoghi Effendi was the eldest grandson of Abdul-Bahá. He was born on... Shoghi Effendi.

1958

• – April is the fourth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of four with the length of 30 days. April begins (astrologically) with the sun in the sign of Aries and ends in the sign of Taurus. Astronomically speaking, the sun begins in the constellation of Pisces... April Events January-February January 11 - The Whisky A Go-Go night club in Los Angeles, the first disco in the USA, is opened. January 14 - George Wallace becomes governor of Alabama. January 22 - Elysée treaty between France and Germany January 28 - Black student Harvey Gantt enters Clemson College in... 1963, Known in India as the Lotus Temple, the Bahai House of Worship attracts an average of three and a half million visitors a year. The Baháí Faith is a monotheistic religion whose members follow the teachings of Baháulláh, founder and prophet of... Bahá'í Faith is guided by 27 remaining Hands of the Cause of God.

1963

• April is the fourth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of four with the length of 30 days. April begins (astrologically) with the sun in the sign of Aries and ends in the sign of Taurus. Astronomically speaking, the sun begins in the constellation of Pisces... April, Election of first Seat of The Universal House of Justice The Universal House of Justice is the name used by Baháulláh for the elected supreme institution of the Baháí Faith, The nine-member institution administers the affairs of the Baháí community. This body is elected every five years. History In... Universal House of Justice by representatives of 56 National Spiritual Assemblies gathered in Haifa. [5] (http://www.mindspring.com/~lmno/vinsa6.html)

2000

• January 19 is the 19th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. There are 346 days remaining (347 in leap years) Events 1419 - Hundred Years War: Rouen surrenders to Henry V of England which makes Normandy a part of England. 1520 - Sten Sture the Younger, the Regent of Sweden... January 19 Mary Maxwell also known as Amatu'l-Bahá Rúhíyyih Khanum dies. She was the last of the Bahá'í Holy family

Other Chronology References

• Cameron, Glenn with Momen, Wendi (1996). A Basic Bahá'í Chronology. George Ronald, Publisher, 46 High Street, Kidlington, Oxford, OX5 2DN. ISBN 0-85398-402-2.

References

• Effendi, Shoghi (1932). Dawn Breakers - Nabil's Narrative. Baha'i Publishing Trust. ISBN 0900125225. available online here  (http://www.bahai-library.com/books/dawnbreakers)
• Maulana Muhammad Ali (1933). History and Doctrines of the Babi Movement. Lahore, India. . Available online here (http://aaiil.org/text/books/mali/historydoctrinesbabimovement/historydoctrinesbabimovement.shtml).
• Smith, Peter (2000). A Concise Encyclopedia of the Baha'i Faith. Oneworld Publications, (Sales and Editorial), 185 Banbury Road, Oxford, OX2 7AR. ISBN 1185168-184-1.
• Amanat, Abbas (1989). Resurrection and Renewal. Cornell University Press, 124 Roberts Place, Ithica, New York 14850. ISBN 0-8014-2098-9.

External links

Bahá'i Chronology (http://www.fortunecity.com/tatooine/acegarp/898/bahai_chrono.htm)