1323-08-05-Cairo
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| Date startStart date of the disease. | 1323 | + |
| Date endEnd date of the disease. | 1323 | + |
| SeasonSeason (spring, summer, fall or winter) | Autumn, Summer | |
| Date otherOther mentioned dates. | ||
| PlacePlace(s), city or location of the disease. | Cairo, Damascus | |
| RegionHistorical region(s) | ||
| CountryCurrent country | ||
| RiverMentioned river(s) | ||
| Natural eventMentioned natural event(s) | Extreme weather, Storm | |
| PersonMentioned persons(s) | ||
| GroupGroup(s) of people mentioned | ||
| VictimIndication of victims | + | |
| AnimalMentioned animal(s) | ||
| DiseaseMentioned disease(s) | Amrāḍ | |
| Epidemic waveAssociated epidemic wave | ||
| Social responseSocial response that happened in reaction to the disease | ||
| LanguageLanguage of the original text | Arabic | |
| KeywordFurther keyword(s) | Agriculture, Drought, Grain, Mortality, Price hike | |
| last edited | 23. 12. 2025 by EpiMedDat-Bot. |
In the wake of a hot, black storm illnesses (amrāḍ) spread in Cairo in summer/autumn 723 AH (1323). For the period of a month, a number of people died. A similar storm had killed people in Damascus before, in Shaʿbān 723 AH (August 5 - September 2, 1323), and had made fruits wither and water run dry; Damascene wheat prices had subsequently gone up. In Cairo, the storm equally hampered grain crop growth, hence grain prices rose since little grain was available.
