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Section Two: The Execution is Prepared
Now that the Amír-Kabír’s brother [Mírzá Hasan Khán] had taken over, he ordered his men to immediately transfer the Báb from the house He was staying at to one of the rooms of the army barracks, close to the centre of Tabríz.11_ACT13 The Báb had now been in Tabríz three weeks.12_ACT13
Panorama of Tabríz. Archival photo. 13_ACT13
The Walk to the Barracks
The authorities wanted to reduce any public sympathy for the Báb, knowing the public may not be too happy to see a Siyyid [a descendant of the Prophet Muhammad] executed. So, they removed the Báb’s turban and sash, the twin emblems of His noble lineage, and the Báb and His attendant-amanuensis [Siyyid Husayn-i-Yazdí] were then marched on foot through the city to the army barracks. A great commotion began in Tabríz that day, as its populace prepared for what was to come.
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