الانتفاضات البابيّة في إيران ١٨٤٨-1850م

Abstract

      Iran witnessed a wave of rebellions and uprisings after the death of Muhammad Shah in 1848 AD, as the Babi uprising, as it began in the city of Mazandaran and their control of Al-Tabarsi Castle and the establishment of fortifications, but the government forces, after imposing a siege on them and the arrival of large military reinforcements, managed to kill most of the defenders after hit-and-run battles and a strict siege As well as using tricks with those who remained in the castle by giving them safety if they surrendered, but it did not fulfill its promises and all those present were killed. In the meantime, a new uprising broke out in the city of Neiriz, as this uprising was an extension of the uprising of Al-Tabarsi Castle and in order to take the rebel dead Babis there, but the Qajar government did not The uprising was slowed down and the most severe types of cruelty and violence were used with them, and they eliminated their uprising and executed the participants in it. After that, another uprising took place in the city of Zanjan, when a large number of Babi supporters gathered and were trained to fight and bear arms. They were able to control some areas, and the government forces, backed by clerics and clans, worked to besiege and fight them. Violent wars finally managed to crush their uprising.