Editing Bábism (section)

====Fort Tabarsi====
{{Main|Battle of Fort Tabarsi}}
[[File:Shaykhtabarsi 2008.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.1|Shrine of Shaykh Ṭabarsí]]

Of the conflicts between the Bábís and the establishment, the first and best known took place in [[Mazandaran province|Māzandarān]] at the remote shrine of [[Shaykh Tabarsi]], about {{convert|22|km}} southeast of Bārfarush (modern [[Babol]]). From October 1848 until May 1849, around 300 Bábís (later rising to 600), led by Quddús and Mullá Husayn, defended themselves against the attacks of local villagers and members of the Shah's army under the command of Prince Mahdi Qoli Mirza.{{sfn|Smith|2000|p=331}} They were, after being weakened through attrition and starvation, subdued through false promises of safety, and put to death or sold into slavery.<ref name="EoI"/>{{sfn|Smith|2000|p=331}}