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Mullá Husayn (1813–1849) (Persian: ملا حسين بشروئي Mullah Hossein Boshru'i), also known by the honorific title Jináb-i Bábu'l-Báb ("Gate of the Gate"), was a Persian religious figure and the first Letter of the Living of the Bábí movement. The title of Bábu'l-Báb was bestowed upon him by the Báb in recognition of his status as the first person to independently recognize the Báb as the promised Mahdi of Twelver Shi'ism.[1]
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As a prominent Bábí he is highly regarded by Bahá'ís and Azalis and often mentioned in Bahá'í literature as an example of courage and spiritual excellence.{{Citation needed} He died at the Battle of Fort Shaykh Tabarsi, on February 2, 1849 and is regarded as a martyr in the Bahá'í Faith.[citation needed]