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Despite the Black Death starting in Asia, I've never seen any accounts describing it's impact on any Asian countries, yet there are plenty of records describing the impact of the outbreak in Europe, Northern Africa, and the Middle East. Why is this?

by /u/Chaulmoog in /r/AskHistorians

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