Concise History of Humanity by Abu'l-Fida

المختصر في أخبار البشر by أبو الفداء

Aliases

Aliases	Arabic
Abu'l-Fida	أبو الفداء
Abū al-Fidāʾ	أبو الفداء
Abulfeda	Latinized
Ismāʿīl b. ʿAlī b. Maḥmūd b. Muḥammad b. ʿUmar b. Shāhanshāh b. Ayyūb b. Shādī b. Marwān	إسماعيل بن علي بن محمود بن محمد بن عمر بن شاهنشاه بن أيوب بن شادي بن مروان

Background and Biography

Background and Biography

Excerpts

English from Ambraseys (2009)

• from Ambraseys (2009)

‘(a.H. 533) There were continual earthquakes in Syria, and many towns, especially Aleppo, were reduced to ruins. The inhabitants of Aleppo were obliged to abandon their houses and to camp out in the country.’ (Ab. Fed. RHC, i. 25).

English from RHC Or. Vol. 1

• from RHC Vol. 1 (1872:25)

Year 532 of the Hegira (1137-1138 AD)

... In the same year, a violent earthquake was felt in Syria, Iraq and other countries; it caused great damage, and many people perished under the ruins.

French from RHC Or. Vol. 1

• from RHC Vol. 1 (1872:25)

An 532 de l'hégire (1137-1138 de J. C)

... La même année, un violent tremblement de terre se fit sentir en Syrie, dans l'Irak et dans d'autres contrées; il fit de grands dégâts, et beaucoup de monde périt sous les ruines.

Original Document

• not bookmarked
• from archive.org

Chronology

Date	Reference	Corrections	Notes
19 September 1137 CE - 7 September 1138 CE	A.H. 532	none	Calculated with CHRONOS Ambraseys (2009), in an apparent mistake, places this in A.H. 533 when his text (RHC Vol. 1, 1872:25) places it in A.H. 532

Seismic Effects

• There were continual earthquakes in Syria, and many towns, especially Aleppo, were reduced to ruins
• The inhabitants of Aleppo were obliged to abandon their houses and to camp out in the country.

Locations

• Syria
• Aleppo

Online Versions and Further Reading

References