| The Báb AKA Siyyid Mírzá Alí-Muhammad Born: 20-Oct-1819
Birthplace: Shiraz, Persia
Died: 9-Jul-1850
Location of death: Fortress of Chihriq, Tabriz, Persia
Cause of death: Execution
Remains: Buried, Shrine of the Bb, Mount Carmel, Haifa, Israel
Gender: Male
Religion: Shia Muslim
Race or Ethnicity: Middle Eastern
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Religion Nationality: Persia
Executive summary: Forerunner of Baha'i Former merchant, claimed his messiahship in 1844 only to be executed by the Persian state six years later. The Bb prophecied that another greater messiah would follow him. In the coming years, 25 Bb followers would claim to fulfill this prophecy, but the one who ultimately succeeded was Bah'u'llh, founder of Bah'.
Bb is Arabic for "gateway". Wife: Khadíjih-Bagum (m. 1842)
Son: Ahmad (d. infancy)
Founded Religion
House Arrest 1846
Blasphemy (Jul-1848)
Shot: Firing Squad 9-Jul-1850
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