c. 1347 AD–c. 1353 AD
Black Death
World history · Culture
The great plague pandemic of the mid-fourteenth century affected parts of western Asia, North Africa, and Europe and caused extreme demographic losses. Dates, routes, and mortality rates varied greatly by region and source, so this record avoids a single total figure or a simplified transmission narrative.
Precision, calendar, and review
- Start
- year · approximate
- End
- year · approximate
- Calendar and convention
- Historical-era years; the source calendar is not identified. No conversion of days is assumed.
- Year zero
- The scale goes from 1 BCE to 1 CE without year zero. Changing era names changes labels only.
- Documentary review
- Date not recorded
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Sources
- wwwnc.cdc.gov (opens in a new tab)
Source provenance and scope
- Publication date
- Not identified in metadata; document review pending
- Bibliographic date checked
- 2026-09-23
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