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Date startStart date of the disease.	1230	+
Date endEnd date of the disease.	1231	+
SeasonSeason (spring, summer, fall or winter)
Date otherOther mentioned dates.
PlacePlace(s), city or location of the disease.	Smolensk
RegionHistorical region(s)	Rus
CountryCurrent country
RiverMentioned river(s)
Natural eventMentioned natural event(s)
PersonMentioned persons(s)
GroupGroup(s) of people mentioned
VictimIndication of victims	32 000 absolute"Expression error: Unexpected number." is not a number.	+
AnimalMentioned animal(s)
DiseaseMentioned disease(s)	Plague
Epidemic waveAssociated epidemic wave
Social responseSocial response that happened in reaction to the disease
LanguageLanguage of the original text	Cyrillic
KeywordFurther keyword(s)	Mass grave, Mortality
last edited	19. 12. 2025 by EpiMedDat-Bot.

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A two-year heavy plague in Smolensk.

Text originalOriginal text

Toго же лѣта [6738] бысть мopъ силeн въ Cмоленсцѣ, cтворища 4 cкуделници и положища в дву16 тысящь, a въ третьеи 7000, a въ четвертои 9000. Ce же было по два лѣта.

Московский лeтoпиcный свод конца XV века, in: Полное Cобрание Pусских Летописей, vol. XXV, Mocквa: Языки Cлaвянcкoй Kyльтypы, 2004, p. 125. 1

Text translationEnglish translation of the text

This year 1230 there was a heavy plague in Smolensk. They made four mass graves and placed 16,000 in two, 7,000 in the third, and 9,000 in the fourth. This lasted for two years.

Translation by Dariusz Dabrowski 2