The Great Fire of Aden, 914
حريق عدن العظيم 914هـ
between 1508 and 1509 CE · 914 AH
914: a great fire in the city of Aden — about thirty souls burned, and untold wealth and houses destroyed 1.
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- Era
- The Mongol and Post-Mongol Era
- Region
- Arabia
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Overview
Ibn al-Imad, in "Shadharat al-Dhahab", reports that in 914 AH a great fire broke out in the city of Aden. About thirty people perished in it, and property and houses were lost beyond counting. 1
The date rests on a single report; its conversion to CE is derived. An additional source is needed.
Sources
- Shadharat al-Dhahab — Ibn al-Imad al-Hanbali, p. 478
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