1852
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| Centuries: | 18th century - 19th century - 20th century |
| Decades: | 1820s 1830s 1840s - 1850s - 1860s 1870s 1880s |
| Years: | 1850 1851 1852 1853 1854 1855 1856 1857 1858 1859 |
| Categories: | Births - Deaths - Declarations Establishments - Publications |
- August 15: Deranged Bábís, acting on their own volition, make a failed attempt to kill Nasser al-Din Shah. Nasser al-Din Shah retaliates by imprisoning Bahá'u'lláh and executing several thousands of Bábís, including Táhirih and Siyyid Husayn-i-Yazdi.
- September to December: while imprisoned for four months in the Síyáh-Chál in Tehran, Bahá'u'lláh receives the first intimations that he is the promised one foretold by the Báb.
- Mírzá Muhammad `Alí is born to Fátimih and Bahá'u'lláh in Baghdad.

