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At a glance
- Era
- The Mongol and Post-Mongol Era
- Region
- Egypt & Nile
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In time
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
- Shadharat al-Dhahab — Ibn al-Imad al-Hanbali , p. 261
- Shadharat al-Dhahab — Ibn al-Imad al-Hanbali , p.261
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islam.museum contributors. “The great plague of Cairo, 848 AH”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/event/cairo-plague-848/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-22.