Encyclopædia Iranica
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BAAT
N. Sims-Williams, J. Russell
Middle Iranian personal name, borrowed in Armenian. i. Baat in Iranian sources. ii. Armenian Bat. Baat is the name of a disciple of Mani mentioned several times in the Coptic “crucifixion narrative.”
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BĀB (1)
D. M. MacEoin
“door, gate, entrance,” a term of varied application in Shiʿism and related movements.
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BĀB (2)
H. Algar
Title given to certain Sufi shaikhs of Central Asia.
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BĀB AL-ABWĀB
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Ancient city in Dāḡestān on the western shore of the Caspian Sea, located at the entrance to the narrow pass between the Caucasus foothills and the sea. See DARBAND (1).
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BĀB AL-BĀB
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Shaikhi ʿālem who became the first convert to Babism, provincial Babi leader in Khorasan, and organizer of Babi resistance in Māzandarān (1814-49). See BOŠRŪʾĪ.
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BĀB, ʿAli Moḥammad Širāzi
D. M. MacEoin
the founder of Babism (1819-1850).
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BĀB-E FARḠĀNĪ
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title given to certain Sufi shaikhs of Central Asia. See BĀB (2).
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BĀB-E HOMĀYŪN
A. Sh. Shahbazi
Sardar Almāsīya was renamed Bāb-e Homāyūn and rebuilt as a two-storied structure. The lower level was partly dressed with ashlar masonry and partly faced with glazed tiles of brilliant colors. Access was gained through a large gateway crowned by a round arch and flanked by arcades, porticoes and guardrooms.
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BĀB-E MĀČĪN
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title given to certain Sufi shaikhs of Central Asia. See BĀB (2).
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BĀBĀ AFŠĀR
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, MĪRZĀ. See ḤAKĪMBĀŠĪ.