Baháʼí Era
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The Baháʼí Era is the religious era used in the Baháʼí Faith’s calendar system, beginning in 1844 CE with the declaration of the Báb.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Baháʼí Era (B.E.) | 2 |
| Baháʼí Era canonical | 1 |
| Baháʼí Era (BE) | 1 |
| Baháʼí Era calendar era | 1 |
| Baháʼí Era dating system | 1 |
| Bahá’í Era (B.E.) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10113402 — 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: Baháʼí Era Context triple: [Badíʻ calendar, eraName, Baháʼí Era]
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A.
Akká period of Bahá'u'lláh's ministry
The Akká period of Bahá'u'lláh's ministry was the final and most productive phase of his exile in the prison-city of Acre, during which he revealed many of his most important writings and consolidated the foundations of the Bahá'í Faith.
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B.
Al-‘Asr
Al-‘Asr is the 103rd chapter of the Qur’an, a brief Meccan surah emphasizing the importance of faith, righteous deeds, truth, and patience in the fleeting span of human life.
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C.
Acharonic era
The Acharonic era is a historical period associated with the life, teachings, or influence of the Jewish sage Taz (Rabbi David HaLevi Segal) and his halachic work.
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D.
Birth of Bahá'u'lláh
The Birth of Bahá'u'lláh is a major Bahá'í holy day commemorating the birth of Bahá'u'lláh, the founder of the Bahá'í Faith.
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E.
Badiʿ al-Zaman
Badiʿ al-Zaman is an honorific title meaning “Wonder of the Age,” famously borne by the medieval Muslim engineer and inventor Al-Jazari.
- 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: Baháʼí Era Target entity description: The Baháʼí Era is the religious era used in the Baháʼí Faith’s calendar system, beginning in 1844 CE with the declaration of the Báb.
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A.
Akká period of Bahá'u'lláh's ministry
The Akká period of Bahá'u'lláh's ministry was the final and most productive phase of his exile in the prison-city of Acre, during which he revealed many of his most important writings and consolidated the foundations of the Bahá'í Faith.
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B.
Al-‘Asr
Al-‘Asr is the 103rd chapter of the Qur’an, a brief Meccan surah emphasizing the importance of faith, righteous deeds, truth, and patience in the fleeting span of human life.
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C.
Acharonic era
The Acharonic era is a historical period associated with the life, teachings, or influence of the Jewish sage Taz (Rabbi David HaLevi Segal) and his halachic work.
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D.
Birth of Bahá'u'lláh
The Birth of Bahá'u'lláh is a major Bahá'í holy day commemorating the birth of Bahá'u'lláh, the founder of the Bahá'í Faith.
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E.
Badiʿ al-Zaman
Badiʿ al-Zaman is an honorific title meaning “Wonder of the Age,” famously borne by the medieval Muslim engineer and inventor Al-Jazari.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
chronological era
ⓘ
religious era ⓘ |
| abbreviation | B.E. ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Baháʼí Era calendar era
ⓘ
linked to:
Baháʼí Era
Baháʼí Era dating system ⓘ
linked to:
Baháʼí Era
|
| associatedWith | Badíʻ calendar ⓘ |
| calculationBasis | solar years from 1844 CE ⓘ |
| calendarType | solar calendar era ⓘ |
| chronologyContext | post-Islamic religious era ⓘ |
| communityUsage | global Baháʼí community ⓘ |
| correspondsToGregorianYearOne | 1844–1845 ⓘ |
| definesEpochFor | Baháʼí liturgical calendar ⓘ |
| definesYearCountFor |
Baháʼí calendar
ⓘ
linked to:
Badíʻ calendar
|
| epochEvent | Báb’s announcement of his mission ⓘ |
| eraNotation | B.E. after year number ⓘ |
| eraSystem | religious era system ⓘ |
| hasCalendarRelation |
Gregorian calendar
ⓘ
linked to:
Gregorian calendar (Western churches)
Islamic lunar calendar ⓘ |
| hasOriginator | Báb ⓘ |
| hasTheologicalSignificance | marks beginning of Baháʼí dispensation ⓘ |
| languageOfTerm | Arabic ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Baháʼuʼlláh
ⓘ
linked to:
Bahá'u'lláh
|
| notationContext | often written after Gregorian year in Baháʼí texts ⓘ |
| predecessorEraInRegion |
Islamic Hijri era
ⓘ
linked to:
Hijri calendar
|
| relatedConcept |
Badíʻ calendar months
ⓘ
Naw-Rúz ⓘ
linked to:
Navruz
|
| religion |
Baháʼí Faith
ⓘ
linked to:
Baha'i Faith
|
| scriptOfName | Latin script with diacritics ⓘ |
| startCountryHistorical | Persia ⓘ |
| startCountryModern | Iran ⓘ |
| startDateEvent | declaration of the Báb ⓘ |
| startDateGregorian | 23 May 1844 ⓘ |
| startPlace | Shíráz ⓘ |
| startYearGregorian | 1844 ⓘ |
| timeScale | Anno Baháʼí ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Baháʼí Faith
ⓘ
linked to:
Baha'i Faith
|
| usedFor |
dating Baháʼí historical events
ⓘ
dating Baháʼí holy days ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Baháʼí calendar
ⓘ
linked to:
Badíʻ calendar
|
| usedInDocuments | Baháʼí administrative records ⓘ |
| usedInPublications | Baháʼí books and periodicals ⓘ |
| yearOneEvent |
declaration of the Báb
ⓘ
linked to:
Declaration of the Báb
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Baháʼí Era Description of subject: The Baháʼí Era is the religious era used in the Baháʼí Faith’s calendar system, beginning in 1844 CE with the declaration of the Báb.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Baháʼí Era
linked to: Baháʼí Era
linked to: Baháʼí Era
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linked to: Baháʼí Era
linked to: Baháʼí Era