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Date startStart date of the disease. 1346-04 +
Date endEnd date of the disease. 1347-04 +
SeasonSeason (spring, summer, fall or winter)
Date otherOther mentioned dates.
PlacePlace(s), city or location of the disease.
RegionHistorical region(s) Asia Minor, Crimea, The Horde
CountryCurrent country Cyprus
RiverMentioned river(s)
Natural eventMentioned natural event(s)
PersonMentioned persons(s)
GroupGroup(s) of people mentioned
VictimIndication of victims 1.000 absolute +
AnimalMentioned animal(s)
DiseaseMentioned disease(s) Plague, Wabāʾ
Epidemic waveAssociated epidemic wave Black Death
Social responseSocial response that happened in reaction to the disease
LanguageLanguage of the original text Arabic
KeywordFurther keyword(s) Mortality, Trade
last edited 9. 01. 2026 by EpiMedDat-Bot.

In 747 H (April 24, 1346 to April 12, 1347), the Black Death spread in the Horde (bilād Uzbak), where many people died in villages as well as towns. Plague then arrived in Crimea where the maximum daily death toll amounted to ca. 1,000, as the author, Ibn al-Wardī, was told by a trustworthy merchant. Afterwards, plague spread to Asia Minor (Rūm) where it killed many people. An Aleppine merchant who had returned from Crimea reported to Ibn al-Wardī that the judge (qāḍī) of Crimea had said that they had counted the deceased and that the number had amounted to 85,000 known plague deaths. The plague reached Cyprus, too, and the death toll was enormously high there as well.

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References

  1. ^ Ibn al-Wardī - Tatimmat al-Mukhtaṣar 1970 
  2. ^ Translation needed 

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