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Bahaism vii. Bahai Persecutions (Encyclopaedia Iranica)

Denis MacEoin, Encyclopaedia Iranica, 1988

The Encyclopaedia Iranica's reference survey of the recurring pattern of discrimination and organized violence against Iran's Babi and Baha'i communities from the nineteenth century onward, including the 1903 wave of pogroms at Yazd, Isfahan and Rasht, written by a specialist historian of the Babi and Baha'i religions.

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Citation
Author
Denis MacEoin 1
Publisher
Encyclopaedia Iranica, Columbia University 1
Publication Year
1988 1
Source Type
encyclopedia 1
Assessment
Reliability Tier
1 1
A signed, peer-reviewed entry in the Encyclopaedia Iranica, a scholarly reference maintained at Columbia University, written by an established academic historian of the Babi and Baha'i religions rather than a community or advocacy source.
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Yazd, Cities

This source names Yazd directly: "including the 1903 wave of pogroms at Yazd, Isfahan and Rasht, written by a specialist historian of the Babi and Baha'i religions."

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Claims Backed By This Source (30 claims)

This source backs 30 claims across the atlas. As facts: 20 well-attested, 2 scholarly debate. As cited relationships: 5 connected. Plus 3 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.

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  • Wars & Conflicts, 16 claims: 10 well-attested, 2 scholarly debate, 3 connected, 1 general references.
  • Articles, 14 claims: 10 well-attested, 2 connected, 2 general references.
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