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Náṣiri'd-Dín S̲h̲áh
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Pronunciation: naz-rid-din-shah
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S̲h̲áh of Iran 1848-96. During his reign, and under his orders, the Báb was executed and Bahá'u'lláh was imprisoned and exiled. He vowed to strangle the Faith in Iran. Bahá'u'lláh called him the 'Prince of Oppressors'. He was assassinated on the eve of his jubilee in 1896.
[BD 168]
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"The helper of the Faith." Notorious rule of Persia A.D. 1848-1896 (born 1831). Mightiest potentate of S̲h̲í'ah Islám. Stigmatized by Bahá'u'lláh as "Prince of Oppressors." (GPB 197).
[BG 38]
 
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