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SHOWING 41-50 of 1006</div> <ul class="search-results"> <li class="odd"> <h2><a href="/articles/babism-index">BABISM</span></a></h2> <h3>D. M. MacEoin</h3> <p><p>a 19th-century messianic movement in Iran and Iraq under the overall charismatic leadership of Sayyed ʿAlī-Moḥammad &Scaron;īrāzī, the Bāb (1819-1850). Babism was the only significant millenarian movement in Shiʿite Islam during the 19th century.</p></p> </li> <li > <h2><a href="/articles/babism-03">BABISM iii. Babism in Neyriz</span></a></h2> <h3>Hussein Ahdieh</h3> <p><p>In 1850, Sayyed<strong> </strong>Yaḥyā Dārābi, a Babi named as Waḥid arrived in Neyriz, a town in <span class="s1">Fars</span> south of Iran. There was a violent confrontation between those who had converted to Babism and the governor of Neyriz. There were more periods of friendly relations with Bahais and Muslims as well as mayhem to come.</p></p> </li> <li class="odd"> <h2><a href="/articles/baboe-catholicos">BĀBŌĒ</span></a></h2> <h3>A. Vööbus</h3> <p><p>catholicos (d. 481 or 484), orthodox leader of the Christian church in Iran under Pērōz, one of Barṣaumā’s chief opponents. </p></p> </li> <li > <h2><a href="/articles/babol-parent">BĀBOL</span></a></h2> <h3>Multiple Authors</h3> <p><p>town in Māzandarān, formerly Bārforū&scaron;.</p></p> </li> <li class="odd"> <h2><a href="/articles/babol-02">BĀBOL ii. Islamic Monuments</span></a></h2> <h3>S. Blair</h3> <p><p>Once the largest town in Māzandarān, Bābol was the site of numerous monuments, including mosques, quarters, <em>madrasas</em>, takias, shrines and so on; Yet today only two small ninth/fifteenth-century <em>emāmzāda</em>s are classified as historical monuments.</p></p> </li> <li > <h2><a href="/articles/babol-03-population">BĀBOL iii. Population, 1956-2011</span></a></h2> <h3>Mohammad Hossein Nejatian</h3> <p><p>This article deals with the following population characteristics of Bābol city: population growth from 1956 to 2011, age structure, average household size, literacy rate, and economic activity status.</p></p> <small><em>This Article Has Images/Tables.</em></small> </li> <li class="odd"> <h2><a href="/articles/babol-town">BĀBOL i. The Town</span></a></h2> <h3>X. de Planhol</h3> <p><p>a small, local market-place, as indicated by its original name, Bārforū&scaron;; The settlement developed in early Safavid times on the site of the old town of Māmṭīr, and was favored by Shah ʿAbbās who built a garden there, Bāḡ-e &Scaron;āh or Bāḡ-e Eram.</p></p> </li> <li > <h2><a href="/articles/babolsar-town-mazandaran">BĀBOLSAR</span></a></h2> <h3>X. de Planhol</h3> <p><p>town on the Caspian coast in the province of Māzandarān.</p></p> </li> <li class="odd"> <h2><a href="/articles/babor-abul-qasem-mirza">BĀBOR, ABUʾL-QĀSEM MĪRZĀ</span></a></h2> <h3>M. E. Subtelny</h3> <p><p>Timurid prince (1422-1457), the youngest son of Bāysonqor and a great-grandson of the conqueror Tīmūr.</p></p> </li> <li > <h2><a href="/articles/babor-zahir-al-din">BĀBOR, ẒAHĪR-AL-DĪN MOḤAMMAD</span></a></h2> <h3>F. Lehmann</h3> <p><p>(1483-1530), Timurid prince, military genius, and literary craftsman, founder of the Mughal Empire in India.</p></p> </li> </ul> <div class="pagination"> <ul class="per-page"> <li>VIEW PER PAGE:</li> <li class="here"><a href="/articles/index/B/page:5/limit:10" rel="nofollow">10</a></li> <li ><a href="/articles/index/B/page:5/limit:20" rel="nofollow">20</a></li> <li ><a href="/articles/index/B/page:5/limit:50" rel="nofollow">50</a></li> <li ><a href="/articles/index/B/page:5/limit:1000">ALL</a></li> </ul> <ul class="pages"> <li class="less"><a href="/articles/index/B/limit:10" rel="nofollow">Â </a></li> <li><span><a href="/articles/index/B/page:2/limit:10" rel="nofollow">2</a></span></li><li><span><a href="/articles/index/B/page:3/limit:10" rel="nofollow">3</a></span></li><li><span><a href="/articles/index/B/page:4/limit:10" rel="nofollow">4</a></span></li><li><span class="current">5</span></li><li><span><a href="/articles/index/B/page:6/limit:10" rel="nofollow">6</a></span></li><li><span><a href="/articles/index/B/page:7/limit:10" rel="nofollow">7</a></span></li><li><span><a href="/articles/index/B/page:8/limit:10" rel="nofollow">8</a></span></li> <li class="more"><a href="/articles/index/B/page:101/limit:10" rel="nofollow">Â </a></li> </ul> SHOWING 41-50 of 1006</div> </div> </div> <div id="footer"> <div class="copy">©2024 Encyclopædia Iranica Foundation, Inc. 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