748 As- Soyuti's work on Earthquakes. [No. 141. 



608. In Egypt and Cairo many persons lost their lives, and great 

 smoke arose west of Damascus. 



623. On Monday, on the new moon of the latter Jornada, a noise was 

 heard about Medina for two days, which was followed by a great 

 earthquake, which caused great destruction. 



657. In Egypt. 



661. Mausil. 



662. In Egypt. 



667. In Sus, by which many castles were destroyed and many lives 

 lost. 



692. In the month of Safr at Ramla, Fakul and El~Kerk three vil- 

 lages were destroyed. 



693. In Egypt. 



702. On the 23d Dhilhajj, Thursday, in Egypt and Syria, many 

 persons were buried under the ruins, and all Alexandria was submerged 

 under the sea. 



722. In Mohurrum at Damascus at night. 



729. In Rajeb, at Tripolis and in Syria. 



744. In Egypt and Syria. 



741. On the 4th of Ramazan, two shocks in one hour at Cairo. 



775. A slight earthquake at Cairo. 



787. On the 13th of Shaban, slight earthquake at Cairo and Egypt. 



788. The 18th Jornada 2nd, a slight earthquake. 



791. Sufr at Nishapur, violent wind and earthquake ; many souls 

 lost. 



Nishapur was seven times destroyed by earthquakes, but this time 

 was the worst. 



Aleppo and its dependencies suffered from earthquakes on Jornada 

 2nd, and Shawan and Jornada 1st ; and besides that several times in the 

 same year. 



809. An earthquake in Antiochia, many lives lost. 



811. In Shaban about Aleppo and Tripolis, many lives lost by earth- 

 quakes 



822. At Arzangan ^l^h .1 and Constantinople. 



825. At Cairo. 



828. In Shaban, in Egypt, three shocks in one day. 



834. In Shaban, at Granada, and in Spain. 



