July 9. On this date in 1850, while the Bábi revolts were in progress in Zanjan and Neyriz, the Báb was publicly executed in Tabriz.

July 9. On this date in 1850, while the Bábi revolts were in progress in Zanjan and Neyriz, the Báb was publicly executed in Tabriz.

On March 20, 1848, Mullá Ḥusayn-i-Bushru'i, who in 1844 had become the first person to become a follower of the Báb, visited the Báb at Maku prison, where the Báb was incarcerated. Under instructions from the Báb, Mullá Ḥusayn-i-Bushru'i unfurled a Black Standard in Mashhad, fulfilling an Islamic prophecy, and began a march with other Bábis. They were rebuffed at Barfurush and therefore made defensive fortifications at the shrine of Shaykh Tabarsí. Mullá Ḥusayn-i-Bushru'i would die at the battle of Shaykh Tabarsí on February 2, 1849, and the siege at the fort ended on May 10, 1849, but uprisings continued in other cities, notably Zanjan and Neyriz.