A Basic Baha'i Chronology is composed from over 145 books and journals and hundreds of unpublished sources to provide a comprehensive guide to Bahá’í history. A Basic Bahá’í Chronology provides dates for events relating to the establishment and persecution of the Bábí and Bahá’í Faiths, from 1753 to 1996, the spread of the Bahá’í Faith in countries around the world, including the settlement of the Knights of Bahá’u’lláh.