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The Black Death devastated Eurasia during the fourteenth century
Bubonic plague wiped out an estimated one-third of Europe's population
Spreading along trade routes from Asia between 1346 and 1353, the Black Death killed tens of millions of people across Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East. The catastrophic loss of life restructured feudal economies, altered agricultural labour costs, and prompted long-term social changes.
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