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Sabzih-Maydán. Sword in hand, and followed by his companions, he succeeded in decimating the forces that had been arrayed against him. Those few who had escaped their swords fled before them in panic, again pleading for peace, again imploring mercy. With the approach of evening, the entire crowd had vanished. The Sabzih-Maydán, which a few hours before overflowed with a seething mass of opponents, was now deserted. The clamour of the multitude was stilled. Bestrewn with the bodies of the slain, the Maydán and its surroundings offered a sad and moving spectacle …
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This struggle continued for several days, despite the arrival of government armed forces. The ‘ulamá of Bárfurúsh had urgently asked the military chief of the province, ‘Abbás-Qulí Khán43ACT8 to intervene and restore order. ‘Abbás-Qulí Khán had sent a captain with three hundred horsemen, who had joined in the attack at the caravanserai at Sabzih-Maydán. As one historian notes: “The struggle went on, but if ten Bábís were killed, an infinitely larger number of aggressors bit the dust.”44ACT8.
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