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1349-01-27-Damascus

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Date startStart date of the disease. 1349-01-27 Monday +
Date endEnd date of the disease. +
SeasonSeason (spring, summer, fall or winter) Winter
Date otherOther mentioned dates.
PlacePlace(s), city or location of the disease. Damascus
RegionHistorical region(s)
CountryCurrent country
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, Ṭāʿūn
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) Epidemics, Mortality, Ṭāʿūn
last edited 23. 12. 2025 by EpiMedDat-Bot.

On January 27, 1349, the Friday preacher Tāj al-Dīn ʿAbd al-Raḥīm al-Qazwīnī died of plague in Damascus after two days of illness. The members of his household were infected, too; his brother Ṣadr al-Dīn ʿAbd al-Karīm died soon afterwards.

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References

  1. ^ Ibn Kathīr - Al-Bidāya wa-l-nihāya 1997-1999 
  2. ^ Translation needed 

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