Chihriq fortress
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Chihriq fortress was a remote and austere prison-fortress in northwestern Iran where the Báb, the founder of Bábism, was harshly confined during the final years of his life.
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fortress
ⓘ
prison ⓘ |
| conditionDuringBábImprisonment | harsh ⓘ |
| controlledBy |
Persian government
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Qajar authorities NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coordinateRegion | northwest of Lake Urmia ⓘ |
| country | Iran ⓘ |
| describedAs |
austere
ⓘ
remote ⓘ |
| endTimeAsPrisonForTheBáb | 1850 ⓘ |
| era | Qajar dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | Fortress of Chihriq NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeTransliteration |
Chihriq Castle
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chihríq NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOfLocalRegion |
Azerbaijani
ⓘ
Kurdish ⓘ Persian ⓘ |
| hasNotablePrisoner | the Báb NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPrisoner | the Báb NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | site of Baháʼí pilgrimage ⓘ |
| knownFor | imprisonment of the Báb ⓘ |
| locatedIn | northwestern Iran ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory | West Azerbaijan Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Salmas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Urmia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Qajar Iran prison system ⓘ |
| purposeOfBábImprisonment | isolation of the Báb from followers ⓘ |
| religiousSignificance |
associated with Bábism
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
associated with the Baháʼí Faith ⓘ associated with the Báb ⓘ |
| securityLevel | high security ⓘ |
| startTimeAsPrisonForTheBáb | 1848 ⓘ |
| usedAs |
place of exile
ⓘ
state prison ⓘ |
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