(a.S. 1470) In that year there was a great earthquake and Sayzar was demolished;
40,000 persons perished there, among others the governor with his children and all his
household. Half of the mountain on which the citadel was built collapsed. A great
number of people died at Hama, Salamiya, and in many neighboring villages
(Chron. 1234, 440/ii. 117).
Chronology
Date
Reference
Corrections
Notes
1 Oct. 1158 to 30 Sept. 1159 CE
A.G. 1470
none
calculated with Macedonian reckoning using CHRONOS
This date appears a bit late and the earthquakes he referred to likely occurred in A.G. 1468
Seismic Effects
there was a great earthquake and Sayzar was demolished;
40,000 persons perished there, among others the governor with his children and all his
household
Half of the mountain on which the citadel was built collapsed [Saizar]
A great
number of people died at Hama, Salamiya, and in many neighboring villages
