Black Death

1346–1353 pandemic in Eurasia and North Africa
Event disease_outbreak Q42005
Black Death
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Black Death

Summary

Black Death is a disease outbreak[1]. It ranks in the top 0.23% of disease_outbreak entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (183,942 views/month, #1 of 433).[2]

Key Facts

  • Black Death is in the country of Georgia[3].
  • Black Death is in the country of Azerbaijan[4].
  • Black Death is in the country of Grand Principality of Moscow[5].
  • Black Death is in the country of Armenia[6].
  • Black Death's instance of is recorded as disease outbreak[7].
  • Black Death's instance of is recorded as pandemic[8].
  • The location of Black Death was Asia[9].
  • The location of Black Death was Europe[10].
  • Black Death took place at North Africa[11].
  • Black Death took place at Caucasus[12].
  • Black Death is a type of plague epidemic[13].
  • Black Death's Commons category is recorded as Black Death[14].
  • Black Death's country of origin is recorded as Ukraine[15].
  • Black Death's country of origin is recorded as People's Republic of China[16].
  • Black Death's country of origin is recorded as India[17].
  • Black Death's country of origin is recorded as Mongol Empire[18].
  • Black Death comprises bubonic plague[19].
  • Black Death comprises plague[20].
  • Black Death began on 1346[21].
  • Black Death ended on 1352[22].
  • Black Death's has cause is recorded as plague[23].
  • Black Death's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Black Death[24].
  • Black Death resulted in {'amount': '+75000001'} deaths[25].
  • Black Death's depicted by is recorded as St. Gregory the Great[26].
  • Black Death's described by source is recorded as Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[27].

Body

When and Where

Black Death began on 1346[21]. It ended on 1352[22]. Recorded location include Asia[9], Europe[10], North Africa[11], and Caucasus[12]. Country listings include Georgia[3], a country[28], in Georgia[29], founded in 1008[30]; Azerbaijan[4], a sovereign state[31], in Azerbaijan[32], founded in 1991[33]; Grand Principality of Moscow[5], a historical country[34], in Grand Principality of Moscow[35], founded in 1263[36]; and Armenia[6], a sovereign state[37], in Armenia[38], founded in 1991[39].

Context

Recorded instance of include disease outbreak[7] and pandemic[8].

Outcome and Impact

Black Death resulted in {'amount': '+75000001'} deaths[25]. Things named for it include it[40], a film[41], directed by Christopher Smith[42].

Why It Matters

Black Death ranks in the top 0.23% of disease_outbreak entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (183,942 views/month, #1 of 433).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[43] It is known by 88 alternative names across languages and contexts.[44]

Entities named for it include it[40], a film[41], directed by Christopher Smith[42].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Encyclopedia of the Black Death. books.google.se. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . armstrongeconomics.com. armstrongeconomics.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . armstrongeconomics.com. armstrongeconomics.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . books.google.se. books.google.se. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . books.google.se. books.google.se. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [38] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [39] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [41] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [42] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [43] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [44] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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