‛abdu'l-bahá also had contact with military leaders as well, including such individuals as bursalı mehmet tahir bey and hasan bedreddin. the latter, who was involved in the overthrow of sultan abdülaziz, is commonly known as bedri paşa or bedri pasha and is referred to in persian baháʼí sources as bedri bey (badri beg). he was a baháʼí who translated ‛abdu'l-baha's works into french.