The Black Death (jan 1, 1347 – jan 1, 1349)
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-1347: Arrival of the Black Death to Europe- believed to have spread due to trade routes from Central Asia. Reached the Genoese trading port of Kaffa first (Now Fendosia, Ukraine.)
-1348: The plague spread quickly through Europe, affecting countries like France, Italy, Spain, England, and North Africa.
-1349: The plague continued its rapid infection speed, affecting other countries such as Austria, Hungary, Switzerland, Germany, and the Low countries.
Source: The first of these maps is contained in a genealogical scroll titled Zübdetü’t-tevarih [Cream of Histories] by Seyyid Loqman ibn Hüseyin ibn el-’Asuri elUrmev
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