The Black Death in Iran, according to Iranian Historical Accounts from the Fourteenth through Fifteenth Centuries
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The Black Death, as a unique historical event, has long attracted the attention of medieval and medical historians both in terms of the length of the pandemic and its geographical scope. Nevertheless, historical studies on the Black Death have often neglected the role it played in Iran. The present paper examines Iranian historical accounts of events pertaining to the pandemic in the late Middle Ages and its consequent outbreak in Iran. Its findings can open new frontiers for understanding the broad geographical area impacted by plague and, specifically, its spread in Iran. This paper attempts also to highlight the value of Iranian historical sources from the fourteenth through sixteenth centuries for understanding better the outbreak of the plague.
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The Black Death in Iran, according to Iranian Historical Accounts from the Fourteenth through Fifteenth Centuries
In: Journal of Persianate StudiesSearch for other papers by Ahmad Fazlinejad in
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Abstract
The Black Death, as a unique historical event, has long attracted the attention of medieval and medical historians both in terms of the length of the pandemic and its geographical scope. Nevertheless, historical studies on the Black Death have often neglected the role it played in Iran. The present paper examines Iranian historical accounts of events pertaining to the pandemic in the late Middle Ages and its consequent outbreak in Iran. Its findings can open new frontiers for understanding the broad geographical area impacted by plague and, specifically, its spread in Iran. This paper attempts also to highlight the value of Iranian historical sources from the fourteenth through sixteenth centuries for understanding better the outbreak of the plague.
| All Time | Past Year | Past 30 Days | |
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| Abstract Views | 2988 | 1240 | 148 |
| Full Text Views | 3031 | 34 | 20 |
| PDF Views & Downloads | 4230 | 83 | 55 |