The Great Eastern Dearth of 835
غلاء المشرق العظيم 835هـ
between 1431 and 1432 CE · 835 AH
835: 'the East lay ruined from Baghdad to Tabriz by the dearth's excess and universality — till they ate dogs and carrion' 1.
Depth
At a glance
- Era
- The Mongol and Post-Mongol Era
- Region
- Levant & Iraq · Persia & Central Asia
- Review
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In time
Overview
The "Fragments of Gold" states that the East, from Baghdad to Tabriz, was ruined in 835 AH by the severity and generality of high prices. 1
What the source says
Ibn al-Imad says that people reached such a state that they ate dogs and carrion. 1
The available text gives no further detail on the causes or the duration. An additional source is needed.
Sources
- Shadharat al-Dhahab — Ibn al-Imad al-Hanbali, p. 222
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islam.museum contributors. “The Great Eastern Dearth of 835”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/event/eastern-famine-835/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-17.