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Dictionary of Countries (Mu‘jam al-buldan) by Yaqut

معجم البلدان by ياقوت الحموي الرومي

Aliases
Yaqut
Aliases Arabic
Yaqut
Yaqut al-Hamawi
Yāqūt Shihāb al-Dīn[1] ibn-ʿAbdullāh al-Rūmī al-Ḥamawī ياقوت الحموي الرومي
Background and Biography
Background and Biography

Events
August to September 1157 CE Hama and Shaizar Quake(s)

Excerpts

English from Ambraseys (2009)

Caesarea was not often mentioned by historians, except on the subject of earthquakes, above all that of a.H. 552/1157. Its citadel, near Ma’arra, between that town and Hamah, one day’s march away, was destroyed. (Yaqut, Mu’jam 3/353).

Chronology
Date Reference Corrections Notes
13 Feb. 1157 CE - 1 Feb. 1158 CE A.H. 552 none calculated using CHRONOS
Seismic Effects
  • Caesarea was not often mentioned by historians, except on the subject of earthquakes, above all that of a.H. 552/1157. Its citadel, near Ma’arra, between that town and Hamah, one day’s march away, was destroyed.
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