Black Death

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bubonic plague pandemic epidemic historical event pandemic

The Black Death was a devastating 14th-century pandemic of bubonic plague that killed tens of millions of people in Europe, Asia, and North Africa and profoundly reshaped medieval society.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Black Death canonical	17
Black Death in England	4
Black Death in France	1
Great Mortality	1
Second plague pandemic	1

Statements (63)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	bubonic plague pandemic ⓘ epidemic ⓘ historical event ⓘ pandemic ⓘ
affects	human population ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Black Death ⓘ surface form: Great Mortality Great Plague of London ⓘ surface form: Great Plague
caused	changes in land use ⓘ decline of serfdom in Western Europe ⓘ economic contraction ⓘ labor shortages in Europe ⓘ persecution of Jewish communities ⓘ psychological trauma ⓘ religious movements and flagellant processions ⓘ social unrest ⓘ urban depopulation ⓘ wage increases for peasants and workers ⓘ
documentedIn	contemporary chronicles ⓘ parish registers ⓘ tax records ⓘ
endTime	1353 ⓘ
estimatedDeaths	200000000 ⓘ 75000000 ⓘ
hasCause	Yersinia pestis ⓘ
hasDiseaseType	bubonic plague ⓘ pneumonic plague ⓘ septicemic plague ⓘ
hasLocation	Asia ⓘ Europe ⓘ Mediterranean Basin ⓘ Middle East ⓘ North Africa ⓘ
hasSymptom	blackened skin lesions ⓘ chills ⓘ fever ⓘ painful swollen lymph nodes ⓘ vomiting ⓘ
influenced	art in late Middle Ages ⓘ literature in late Middle Ages ⓘ religious thought in Europe ⓘ
majorOutbreakIn	Byzantine Empire ⓘ England ⓘ France ⓘ Germany ⓘ Italy ⓘ Mamluk Sultanate ⓘ Scandinavia ⓘ Spain ⓘ
mortalityRate	30-60 percent of European population ⓘ
namedAfter	blackened appearance of skin lesions ⓘ
originatesFrom	Central Asia ⓘ
peakIn	1347 ⓘ 1348 ⓘ 1349 ⓘ
precedes	subsequent plague epidemics in Europe ⓘ
relatedTo	Justinianic Plague ⓘ Third Plague Pandemic ⓘ
spreadAlong	Mediterranean trade routes ⓘ Silk Road routes ⓘ surface form: Silk Road
startTime	1346 ⓘ
transmittedBy	black rats ⓘ fleas ⓘ human-to-human respiratory droplets ⓘ

Referenced by (24)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Middle Ages → includesEvent → Black Death ⓘ

Edward III of England → significantEvent → Black Death ⓘ

this entity surface form: Black Death in England

Black Death → alsoKnownAs → Black Death ⓘ

this entity surface form: Great Mortality

Late Middle Ages → hasMajorEvent → Black Death ⓘ

Great Plague of London → partOf → Black Death ⓘ

this entity surface form: Second plague pandemic

House of Plantagenet → notableEvent → Black Death ⓘ

this entity surface form: Black Death in England

House of Valois → significantEvent → Black Death ⓘ

this entity surface form: Black Death in France

Sean Bean → notableWork → Black Death ⓘ

Fourteen Holy Helpers → associatedWith → Black Death ⓘ

Season of the Witch → hasTheme → Black Death ⓘ

Statute of Labourers 1351 → relatedToEvent → Black Death ⓘ

this entity surface form: Black Death in England

Yersinia pestis → associatedPandemic → Black Death ⓘ

Justinianic Plague → followedBy → Black Death ⓘ

pontificate of Clement VI → majorEvent → Black Death ⓘ

Peasants' Revolt of 1381 → after → Black Death ⓘ

this entity surface form: Black Death in England

Ciompi Revolt → hasRelatedEvent → Black Death ⓘ

Kristin Lavransdatter (fictional character by Sigrid Undset) → deathCause → Black Death ⓘ

subject surface form: Kristin Lavransdatter

The Decameron → historicalContext → Black Death ⓘ

Aître Saint-Maclou → associatedWith → Black Death ⓘ

Shaun Mark Bean → notableWork → Black Death ⓘ

Saint Roch → associatedWith → Black Death ⓘ

Pope Clement VI → inOfficeDuring → Black Death ⓘ

World Without End → theme → Black Death ⓘ

Kingsbridge series → mainTheme → Black Death ⓘ

subject surface form: World Without End