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طاعون القاهرة العظيم سنة 848هـ

طاعون القاهرة العظيم سنة 848هـ

c. 1444 CE · 848 AH

In 848 came the great plague at Cairo, more than a thousand carried out each day 1.

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Era
The Mongol and Post-Mongol Era
Region
Egypt & Nile
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1430144014501460 c.
The Crusades, Ayyubids and Mamluks · The Mongol and Post-Mongol Era

Overview

In 848 AH a great plague struck Cairo. Ibn al-Imad says that more than a thousand dead came out of it in a single day. 2

The source does not give the duration of the epidemic or its total toll here. It needs an additional source.

Sources

  1. Shadharat al-Dhahab — Ibn al-Imad al-Hanbali, p. 261
  2. Shadharat al-Dhahab — Ibn al-Imad al-Hanbali, p.261
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