March 26. On this date in 1853, a group of five Bábís assassinated the Governor of Nayríz, resulting in violent retaliation against the Bábí community. Five days previously, Bahá'u'lláh and companions had entered Iraq subsequent to their exile after the unsuccessful assassination attempt a of the Naser al-Din Shah Qajar.

 

March 26. On this date in 1853, a group of five Bábís assassinated the Governor of Nayríz, resulting in violent retaliation against the Bábí community. Five days previously, Bahá'u'lláh and companions had entered Iraq subsequent to their exile after the unsuccessful assassination attempt a of the Naser al-Din Shah Qajar.