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Date startStart date of the disease.	1458	+
Date endEnd date of the disease.		+
SeasonSeason (spring, summer, fall or winter)
Date otherOther mentioned dates.
PlacePlace(s), city or location of the disease.	Jazira
RegionHistorical region(s)	Mesopotamia
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)
Epidemic waveAssociated epidemic wave
Social responseSocial response that happened in reaction to the disease
LanguageLanguage of the original text	French
KeywordFurther keyword(s)	Epidemics, Mortality
last edited	23. 12. 2025 by EpiMedDat-Bot.

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An epidemic in the Jazira (Upper Mesopotamia) killing Arabs and Christians

Text originalOriginal text

En l’an 1769 [1458], il y eu une terrible et cruelle épidémie dans Djézira de Qardu et beaucoup des gens moururent, des Chrétiens comme des Arabes.

Bar Hebraeus 2013, p. 152 1

Text translationEnglish translation of the text

In the year 1458, there was a terribe and cruel epidemic in Upper Mesopotamia Jazira and many people died, Christians and Arabs alike.

Translation by Martin Bauch 2