Mirza Buzurg imprisoned in his own house. In the end, Mírzá Buzurg was obliged to sell, once again, his complex of houses in Tehran, and part with the valuable carpets and other furnishings which they contained. Later years After the storms subsided, Mírzá Buzurg made an effort to regain the houses which he had had to sell under duress 'for a negligible sum'. A document exists in the handwriting of Baháʼu'lláh, drawn up for the purpose of eliciting from those in the know their testimony to the fact that the sale of the houses had taken place under unlawful pressure. But it did not produce the desired effect and no restitution was made. Mírzá Buzurg then decided to retire to Iraq, but first died in 1839. His body was taken to Iraq and buried at Najaf, where the tomb of ʻAli is located. He was survived by seven sons and five daughters. Manuscripts exist in his superb and much-admired handwriting, in various collections both in and outside of Iran. There is one such scroll in the International Archives of the Baháʼí World Centre. Notes References External links Destruction of Mirza Buzurg's house Examples of Mirza Buzurg's Calligraphy 1839 deaths 19th-century Iranian politicians Family of Baháʼu'lláh Year of birth missing Burials in Iraq People from Nur, Iran People of Qajar Iran