City in west central Iran, formerly the capital. The Báb stayed
four months in the private residence of the Governor of Iṣfáhán,
Manúc̲h̲ihr K̲h̲án. |
[BD 121] |
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In 1592 Sháh ‘Abbás the Great moved his court from Qazvín to Iṣfáhán. Of this ancient capital city, the Persians say Iṣfáhán niṣf-i-jihán — half the world is Iṣfáhán. |
[BG 22] |
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