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735-737 Japanese smallpox epidemic | |
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Total costs | N/A |
Deaths | 2000000 |
The 735–737 Japanese smallpox epidemic (天平の疫病大流行, Tenpyō no ekibyō dairyūkō, 'Epidemic of the Tenpyō era') was a major smallpox epidemic that afflicted much of Japan. Killing approximately 1/3 of the entire Japanese population, the epidemic had significant social, economic, and religious repercussions throughout the country.
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