Post-Plague Reconstruction of Cairo (1401)

Name: Post-Plague Reconstruction of Cairo (1401)
Start: 1401
End: 1410

Type Event Region North Africa Time 1401–1410

Around 1401, Cairo undertook urban reconstruction after suffering multiple plague outbreaks in the late 14th century.…

Timeline

1390–1401Cairo · CairoThe Black Death and its subsequent outbreaks repeatedly struck Egypt in the 14th and 15th centuries, sharply reducing Cairo's population, causing commercial depression, abandoning some neighborhoods, and severely disrupting urban functions.
1401–1405Islamic quarter of Cairo · CairoMamluk sultans and emirs funded the repair of mosques, Sufi lodges, and public water facilities, restoring the functions of religious and social life centers, with some abandoned buildings put back into use.
1401–1410Cairo market district · CairoAs plague pressures eased, Cairo's markets and handicrafts gradually recovered, absorbing refugees flooding in from Syria and elsewhere due to war and plague, and the city's population and economic activity became vibrant again.

The Black Death in Egypt and England: A Comparative Study — Stuart J. Borsch (2005)
The Cambridge History of Egypt, Volume 1: Islamic Egypt, 640-1517 — Carl F. Petry (ed.) (1998)