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1258-00-00-Bilbeis

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Date startStart date of the disease. 1258 +
Date endEnd date of the disease. +
SeasonSeason (spring, summer, fall or winter)
Date otherOther mentioned dates.
PlacePlace(s), city or location of the disease. Bilbeis, Cairo, Giza
RegionHistorical region(s) Syria
CountryCurrent country Egypt
RiverMentioned river(s)
Natural eventMentioned natural event(s)
PersonMentioned persons(s)
GroupGroup(s) of people mentioned
VictimIndication of victims +
AnimalMentioned animal(s)
DiseaseMentioned disease(s) Plague, Symptoms
Epidemic waveAssociated epidemic wave
Social responseSocial response that happened in reaction to the disease
LanguageLanguage of the original text
KeywordFurther keyword(s) Epidemics, Mortality
last edited 23. 12. 2025 by EpiMedDat-Bot.

Plague in Syria and Egypt.

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Text translationEnglish translation of the text

In this year (i.e. 1258), plague struck across Syria, the regions of Egypt, and the like […] A fever and cough occurred in Bilbeis such that not one person was spared from it, yet there was none of that in Cairo. Then after a day or two, something similar happened in Cairo. I was stationed in Giza at that time. I rode to Cairo and found that this condition was spreading across the people of Cairo, except a few.

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