According to doctor Levin’s report, at the end of August 1898 in the village of Marzič (about 20 km from Anzob) a boy called Šukur (age 12) fell ill and died after 3 days. Then his brother called Šakir (age 9) fell ill and died. A woman from Anzob called Ašur Bibi helped to wash the body of Šakir. She came back to Anzob and died after 3 days. Some of the people present at her funeral fell ill and died some days later. As soon as the news of the plague reached Samarkand a military expedition and a doctor were sent to Anzob. The expedition arrived in Anzob on October, 3rd, 1898. In less than one month 237 inhabitants of Anzob died. The population of the village before the plague was 387
A Black Dog from Marzič: Legends and Facts about Anzob Plague
BASELLO, GIAN PIETRO;OGNIBENE, PAOLO
2013
Abstract
According to doctor Levin’s report, at the end of August 1898 in the village of Marzič (about 20 km from Anzob) a boy called Šukur (age 12) fell ill and died after 3 days. Then his brother called Šakir (age 9) fell ill and died. A woman from Anzob called Ašur Bibi helped to wash the body of Šakir. She came back to Anzob and died after 3 days. Some of the people present at her funeral fell ill and died some days later. As soon as the news of the plague reached Samarkand a military expedition and a doctor were sent to Anzob. The expedition arrived in Anzob on October, 3rd, 1898. In less than one month 237 inhabitants of Anzob died. The population of the village before the plague was 387I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
