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Al-athar al-jaliya fi ’l-hawadith al-ardiya by Yasin al-'Umari

Al-athar al-jaliya fi ’l-hawadith al-ardiya by Yasin al-'Umari

Aliases
Aliases Arabic
Yasin al-'Umari
Background and Biography
Background and Biography

Excerpts
English from Ambraseys (2009)

In one day, 10th Shawwal 755 [28 October 1354], the towns of Hims, Hamah and Ba’albek were shaken by an earthquake and a number of walls collapsed. In Hamah, 7 women died and 3 men and boys, in Hims 8 people died, and in Ba’albek, 4 people. (al-’Umari, f. 131r).

Chronology
Year Reference Corrections Notes
28 Oct. 1354 CE 10th Shawwal A.H. 755 none Calculated using CHRONOS.
Seismic Effects
  • the towns of Hims, Hamah and Ba’albek were shaken by an earthquake and a number of walls collapsed
  • In Hamah, 7 women died and 3 men and boys
  • in Hims 8 people died
  • in Ba’albek, 4 people [died]
Locations
  • Hims
  • Hama
  • Baalbek
Online Versions and Further Reading
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