The Rise of Baha
11. Baha’s Brief stay in Istanbul
11.1 Summary
Shoghi Effendi’s statement that Baha “addressed a communication to the Sultan, the text of which we, alas, not possess,” or that he addressed a “communication, severely condemnatory in tone, to the Grand Vizir,” of which no record exists, is manifestly an untruth.
As an Ottoman subject, Baha could not defy the Sultan’s or the Grand Vizir’s authority. Such statements are intended for home consumption.
As a humble and obedient servant of the Ottoman government, whose citizenship he had acquired whilst in Baghdad to circumvent his extradition to Iran, Baha gave ready obedience to the imperial edict, and was removed from Istanbul to Edirne.
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