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1309-06-11-Egypt

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Date startStart date of the disease. 1309-06 +
Date endEnd date of the disease. 1310-05 +
SeasonSeason (spring, summer, fall or winter)
Date otherOther mentioned dates.
PlacePlace(s), city or location of the disease. Cairo
RegionHistorical region(s)
CountryCurrent country Egypt
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) Wabāʾ
Epidemic waveAssociated epidemic wave
Social responseSocial response that happened in reaction to the disease
LanguageLanguage of the original text Arabic
KeywordFurther keyword(s) Army, Mortality
FactGridIDIdentifier of an item in FactGrid database Q1871534
last edited 19. 02. 2026 by EpiMedDat-Bot.

Epidemic (wabāʾ) in Cairo and other parts of Egypt in 709 AH (June 11, 1309 - May 30, 1310). Many people died, most of them were mamluks of amirs.

Text originalOriginal text

Text translationEnglish translation of the text

In that year the plague became widespread in Cairo, in Egypt, and throughout the Egyptian lands, and many people died from it. Most of those who died were the dependents (households) of the emirs.

References

  1. ^  Baybars al-Manṣūrī, Rukn al-Dīn : Zubdat al-fikra fī taʾrīkh al-hijra . Beirut 1998
  2. ^ ChatGPT 5.2 

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