Depth
At a glance
- Era
- The Early Abbasid Caliphate
- Region
- Levant & Iraq
- Review
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In time
In space
Map: Natural Earth, public domain · places and route from the graph
Summary
In 373 AH a severe famine struck Baghdad 1.
The price of wheat
A kurr of grain reached 400 dirhams, a price that put bread beyond the reach of ordinary people 1.
Connections
- Occurred at
- Baghdad
People and things also explored
The Nizamiyya Madrasa of Baghdad· Bayt al-Hikma — the House of Wisdom· The 'Adudi Bimaristan· al-Bimaristan al-Muqtadiri· Bimaristan al-Sayyida· Dar al-'Ilm of Baghdad (Sabur's library)· The Jami' al-Qati'a of Baghdad· The mosque of Qati'at Umm Ja'far
Sources
- Shadharat al-Dhahab — Ibn al-Imad al-Hanbali , p. 80
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “Severe Famine in Baghdad in 373”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/event/baghdad-famine-373/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-22.