Category: Atrocity, from Wikidata’s classes “pogrom”, “mass murder”
Shiraz pogrom
Wikidata classes on our event-class list: pogrom, mass murder, riot, protest (all its classes: Wikidata item)
Shiraz pogrom or Shiraz blood libel of 1910 was a pogrom perpetrated in the Jewish quarter of Shiraz, Iran, on 30 October 1910, organized by the Qavam family and sparked by accusations that the Jews had ritually killed a Muslim girl. In the course of the pogrom, 12 Jews were killed and about 50 were injured. Besides the casualties, 6,000 Jews of Shiraz were robbed of all their possessions. The event was documented by the representative of the Alliance Israélite Universelle in Shiraz.
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Shiraz pogrom. (2026, July 27). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Shiraz_pogrom&oldid=1366270200
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“Shiraz pogrom.” Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 27 July 2026, en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Shiraz_pogrom&oldid=1366270200.
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Wikipedia, “Shiraz pogrom,” last modified July 27, 2026, 02:54 (UTC), https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Shiraz_pogrom&oldid=1366270200.
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Wikipedia, “Shiraz pogrom.”
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This event on Middle East, 1900–present: https://middleeast.events/event/shiraz-pogrom
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