15 moments

1. Birth in Tehran

   1817-11-12 · Tehran, Iran

   Baháʼu'lláh was born in Tehran, then in Qajar Iran. Coordinates represent central Tehran; the specific birth house is not used as the mapped point.

2. Marriage in Tehran

   1835-01-01 · Tehran, Iran

   He married Ásíyih Khánum in Tehran, beginning the household that later accompanied him into exile. Coordinates represent central Tehran; the marriage venue is not specified.

3. Conference of Badasht

   1848-01-01 · Badasht, Semnan Province, Iran

   Baháʼu'lláh attended and hosted the Bábí gathering at Badasht, a consequential conference in the movement's history. The source gives summer 1848 rather than a single calendar date; coordinates are for the village identified as Badasht.

4. Imprisonment in the Síyáh-Chál

   1852-01-01 · Síyáh-Chál, Tehran, Iran

   

   Following his arrest during the persecution of Bábís, Baháʼu'lláh was confined in Tehran's subterranean Síyáh-Chál dungeon for four months.

5. Exile journey to Baghdad

   1853-01-01 · Baghdad, Ottoman Iraq (now Iraq)

   

   After release from Tehran imprisonment and permanent banishment from Persia, Baháʼu'lláh began the journey that established his long exile in Ottoman territory. The source dates departure to January 1853 and states that the journey lasted three months; no exact Baghdad arrival day is given.

6. Withdrawal to Iraqi Kurdistan

   1854-04-10 · Mountains near Sulaymaniyah, Iraqi Kurdistan, Iraq

   Baháʼu'lláh left Baghdad and withdrew to the mountains near Sulaymaniyah during internal Bábí conflict. Coordinates are a representative point at Sulaymaniyah because the particular mountain retreat is not precisely located in the source.

7. Return to Baghdad

   1856-03-19 · Baghdad, Ottoman Iraq (now Iraq)

   

   After nearly two years in Iraqi Kurdistan, Baháʼu'lláh returned to Baghdad at the request of Bábí associates. Coordinates represent central Baghdad; the particular residence is not specified.

8. Twelve-day stay in the Najibiyyih Garden

   1863-04-01 · Najibiyyih Garden (Garden of Ridván), Baghdad, Iraq

   

   Before leaving Baghdad, Baháʼu'lláh stayed in the Najibiyyih garden on the Tigris and declared his mission to selected companions. The source specifies 22 April; related chronologies differ on whether the stay began on 21 or 22 April, so the card uses month precision.

9. Arrival in Constantinople

   1863-08-16 · Constantinople (now Istanbul), Turkey

   Baháʼu'lláh arrived in the Ottoman capital after traveling from Baghdad under Ottoman government invitation. Coordinates represent historic Constantinople.

10. Arrival in Adrianople

    1863-12-12 · Adrianople (now Edirne), Turkey

    

    After less than four months in Constantinople, Baháʼu'lláh was transferred with his family and companions to Adrianople, where he remained for four and a half years. Coordinates represent modern Edirne.

11. Incarceration in Acre Citadel

    1868-08-31 · Acre Citadel, Acre, Israel

    

    Following a decree of perpetual imprisonment, Baháʼu'lláh and his companions reached Acre and were confined in the prison citadel. The place was then within the Ottoman Empire.

12. Residence at Mazra'ih

    1877-01-01 · Mansion of Mazra'ih, Mazra'a, Israel

    

    After restrictions had eased, Baháʼu'lláh lived at Mazra'ih, north of Acre, before moving to Bahjí. The source gives a residence span of 1877–1879; coordinates are a representative point for Mazra'a because the source does not provide the mansion's coordinates.

13. Residence at the Mansion of Bahjí

    1879-01-01 · Mansion of Bahjí, Bahjí, Israel

    

    Baháʼu'lláh spent his final years at the Mansion of Bahjí, outside Acre, while formally remaining an Ottoman prisoner. Coordinates represent the Bahjí shrine complex adjacent to the mansion.

14. Interview with Edward Granville Browne

    1890-01-01 · Mansion of Bahjí, Bahjí, Israel

    

    Cambridge orientalist Edward Granville Browne interviewed Baháʼu'lláh at Bahjí, leaving a widely cited contemporary description of the encounter. Coordinates represent the Bahjí shrine complex adjacent to the mansion.

15. Death at Bahjí

    1892-05-29 · Mansion of Bahjí, Bahjí, Israel

    

    Baháʼu'lláh died at Bahjí after a short illness and was buried adjacent to the mansion. Coordinates represent the Bahjí shrine complex adjacent to the mansion.