Germany Baha'u'llah later gave an equally solemn warning to the conquerors of Napoleon, which also fell on deaf ears and received a terrible fulfillment.

In the Book of Aqdas, which was begun in Adrianople, and finished in the early years of Baha'u'llah's imprisonment in Akka, He addressed the Emperor of Germany as follows:-- O King of Berlin! ...

Do thou remember the one whose power transcended thy power (Napoleon III) and whose station excelled thy station.

Where is he?
Whither are gone the things he possessed?
Take warning, and be not of them that are fast asleep.
He it was who cast the Tablet of God behind him, when We made known unto him what the hosts of tyranny had caused Us to suffer.
Wherefore, disgrace assailed him from all sides, and he went down to dust in great loss.

Think deeply, O King, concerning him, and concerning them who, like unto thee, have conquered cities and ruled over men.