Khadíjih Bagum
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| Khadíjih Bagum | |
| Born | 1820 Shíráz, Persia |
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| Died | September, 1882 (aged 62) Shíráz, Persia |
| Nationality | Persian |
| Title(s) | Khayru’n-Nisa (The Best of Women) |
| Religion | Bábí later becoming a Bahá’í |
| Spouse(s) | The Báb (1842-1850) |
| Children | Ahmad (b.1843-d.1843) |
| Parents | Father: Áqá Mírzá `Alí Mother: Hájíyyih Bíbí Fátimih |
Khadíjih Bagum (1820 - 1882) was the wife of the Báb and the daughter of Haji Mirza `Ali, the paternal uncle of his mother. She is occasionally referred to as Khadíjih-Sultán Bagum. She was the Báb's maternal cousin and childhood sweetheart. They were married in August 1842 when He was twenty-three and she was twenty-two. She gave birth to a boy named Ahmad. He died shortly after birth. She had two brothers, Haji Mirza Abu'l-Qasim and Haji Mirza Siyyid Hasan. The descendants of these two brothers-in-law of the Báb, along with the descendants of his maternal uncles are known as the Afnán (the Twigs). In 1846 the Báb bequeathed all his property jointly to his mother and to his wife who was to later inherit the whole estate. She passed away from dysentry in 1882.
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