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Táhirih

1817 - 1852

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Táhirih (Ṭāhira) (Persian: طاهره, "The Pure One," also called Qurrat al-ʿAyn (Arabic: قرة العين "Solace/Consolation of the Eyes") are both titles of Fatimah Baraghani/Umm-i Salmih (1814 or 1817 – August 16–27, 1852), an influential poet, women's rights activist and theologian of the Bábí faith in Iran. She was one of the Letters of the Living, the first group of followers of the Báb. Her life, influence and execution made her a key figure of the religion. The daughter of Muhammad Salih Baraghani, she was born into one of the most prominent families of her time. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Táhirih is the 2,722nd most popular writer (down from 1,704th in 2019), the 261st most popular biography from Iran (down from 196th in 2019) and the 28th most popular Iranian Writer.

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Among writers, Táhirih ranks 2,722 out of 7,302. Before her are Per Daniel Amadeus Atterbom, Mago, Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft, Karel Jaromír Erben, Eva Mozes Kor, and Patrick O'Brian. After her are Peter Bieri, Herman Wouk, Wilfred Owen, Michael Ondaatje, Franz Overbeck, and Pierre Gringore.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1817, Táhirih ranks 41. Before her are János Arany, Alfred Józef Potocki, Archduchess Maria Theresa of Austria-Este, Nikolay Kostomarov, Bernhard Windscheid, and Nikoloz Baratashvili. After her are Branwell Brontë, George Frederic Watts, Louis James Alfred Lefébure-Wély, Wilhelm Griesinger, Georg Herwegh, and Heinrich Graetz. Among people deceased in 1852, Táhirih ranks 36. Before her are Amir Kabir, Carl Borivoj Presl, Prince Paul of Württemberg, Vincenzo Gioberti, Eugène Burnouf, and Wilhelm Hisinger. After her are Tirimüjgan Kadın, Edward Bransfield, Achille Richard, John Lloyd Stephens, Francisco Javier Castaños, 1st Duke of Bailén, and Charles Athanase Walckenaer.

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In Iran

Among people born in Iran, Táhirih ranks 261 out of 631. Before her are Parvin E'tesami (1907), Farahnaz Pahlavi (1963), Hossein Nasr (1933), Shirin Neshat (1957), Mohammad-Javad Bahonar (1933), and Shaun Toub (1963). After her are Ali Daei (1969), Abdallah ibn Tahir al-Khurasani (798), Leila Pahlavi (1970), Seyyed Hossein Borujerdi (1875), Farrokhroo Parsa (1922), and Mastoureh Ardalan (1805).

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Among WRITERS In Iran

Among writers born in Iran, Táhirih ranks 28. Before her are Hamdallah Mustawfi (1281), Mohammad-Hossein Shahriar (1906), Asadi Tusi (999), Daqiqi (1000), Badi' al-Zaman al-Hamadani (967), and Parvin E'tesami (1907). After her are Mastoureh Ardalan (1805), Kader Abdolah (1954), Ubayd Zakani (1301), Raffi (1835), Mohammad-Taqi Bahar (1886), and Abolqasem Lahouti (1887).

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