Martyrdom of the Báb
E222377
The Martyrdom of the Báb is a Bahá'í holy day commemorating the 1850 execution of the Báb, the faith’s prophetic forerunner, in Tabriz, Iran.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Martyrdom of the Báb canonical | 4 |
| death of the Báb | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1950335 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Martyrdom of the Báb Context triple: [Bahá'í Faith, hasHolyDay, Martyrdom of the Báb]
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A.
Declaration of the Báb
The Declaration of the Báb is a central Bahá'í holy day commemorating the 1844 announcement by the Báb of his prophetic mission, which heralded the coming of Bahá'u'lláh.
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B.
The Martyr
"The Martyr" is a short story by Japanese author Ryūnosuke Akutagawa that explores themes of faith, identity, and cultural conflict in a Christian context in feudal Japan.
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C.
Ascension of Bahá'u'lláh
The Ascension of Bahá'u'lláh is a Bahá'í holy day commemorating the passing of Bahá'u'lláh, the founder of the Bahá'í Faith.
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D.
Mother of the Believers
Mother of the Believers is an honorific Islamic title given to the wives of the Prophet Muhammad, signifying their revered and maternal status within the Muslim community.
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E.
Martyrs of Palestine
Martyrs of Palestine is an early Christian historical work by Eusebius of Caesarea that recounts the persecutions and executions of Christians in Roman Palestine during the Diocletianic persecution.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Martyrdom of the Báb Target entity description: The Martyrdom of the Báb is a Bahá'í holy day commemorating the 1850 execution of the Báb, the faith’s prophetic forerunner, in Tabriz, Iran.
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A.
Declaration of the Báb
The Declaration of the Báb is a central Bahá'í holy day commemorating the 1844 announcement by the Báb of his prophetic mission, which heralded the coming of Bahá'u'lláh.
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B.
The Martyr
"The Martyr" is a short story by Japanese author Ryūnosuke Akutagawa that explores themes of faith, identity, and cultural conflict in a Christian context in feudal Japan.
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C.
Ascension of Bahá'u'lláh
The Ascension of Bahá'u'lláh is a Bahá'í holy day commemorating the passing of Bahá'u'lláh, the founder of the Bahá'í Faith.
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D.
Mother of the Believers
Mother of the Believers is an honorific Islamic title given to the wives of the Prophet Muhammad, signifying their revered and maternal status within the Muslim community.
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E.
Martyrs of Palestine
Martyrs of Palestine is an early Christian historical work by Eusebius of Caesarea that recounts the persecutions and executions of Christians in Roman Palestine during the Diocletianic persecution.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Bahá'í holy day
ⓘ
religious observance ⓘ |
| approximateTimeOfDayOfEventCommemorated | noon ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Bahá'u'lláh
ⓘ
Bábí movement ⓘ |
| calendarDateObserved | 9 July ⓘ |
| calendarSystem |
Badíʻ calendar
ⓘ
surface form:
Badíʿ calendar
|
| commemorates |
Martyrdom of the Báb
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
death of the Báb
execution of the Báb ⓘ |
| countryOfEventCommemorated | Qajar Iran ⓘ |
| dateOfEventCommemorated | 9 July 1850 ⓘ |
| dayInBadíCalendar | 13 ⓘ |
| fastingRequired | false ⓘ |
| hasCanonicalDescription | Bahá'í writings and histories ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
Ridván
ⓘ
surface form:
Bahá'í holy days
Bábí movement ⓘ
surface form:
Bábí–Bahá'í history
Religious holidays in July ⓘ |
| hasForerunnerRoleOfPersonHonored | prophetic forerunner of Bahá'u'lláh ⓘ |
| hasLocationOfEventCommemorated |
Iran
ⓘ
Tabriz ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
faith under persecution
ⓘ
sacrifice ⓘ steadfastness ⓘ |
| historicalContext | religious persecution in Qajar Iran ⓘ |
| honors | the Báb ⓘ |
| isOneOf |
Ridván
ⓘ
surface form:
Bahá'í holy days
|
| languageOfName | English ⓘ |
| liturgicalElements |
narration of the martyrdom story
ⓘ
prayers ⓘ readings from Bahá'í writings ⓘ |
| monthInBadíCalendar | Raḥmat ⓘ |
| observedBy |
Baha'i Faith
ⓘ
surface form:
Bahá'ís
|
| observedIn | Bahá'í communities worldwide ⓘ |
| observedOn | 9 July ⓘ |
| originalTitleLanguage | English ⓘ |
| religion |
Baha'i Faith
ⓘ
surface form:
Bahá'í Faith
|
| seeAlso |
Ascension of Bahá'u'lláh
ⓘ
Badíʻ calendar ⓘ
surface form:
Bahá'í calendar
Birth of the Báb ⓘ Declaration of the Báb ⓘ |
| typeOfEventCommemorated | martyrdom ⓘ |
| workSuspensionRequired | true ⓘ |
| yearOfEventCommemorated | 1850 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Martyrdom of the Báb Description of subject: The Martyrdom of the Báb is a Bahá'í holy day commemorating the 1850 execution of the Báb, the faith’s prophetic forerunner, in Tabriz, Iran.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Bahá'í Faith
this entity surface form:
death of the Báb