The Great Bolide of 916
الكوكب العظيم 916هـ
between 1510 and 1511 CE · 916 AH
916: at midnight a great bolide plunged toward Syria, its blaze lighting the world 1.
Depth
At a glance
- Era
- The Mongol and Post-Mongol Era
- Region
- Levant & Iraq
- Review
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In time
Overview
Ibn al-Imad, in "Fragments of Gold", in the events of 916 AH, quotes from "The Clear Light" that a great star fell from the middle of the night heading toward Syria, and the world was lit up with a great light. 2
The account is brief, and needs an additional source.
Sources
- Shadharat al-Dhahab — Ibn al-Imad al-Hanbali, p. 490
- Shadharat al-Dhahab — Ibn al-Imad al-Hanbali, p.490
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