Catastrophe: An Investigation Into the Origins of the Modern World (51 page)

of 1789-1792

See also
Climatic disaster of

Cobo, Bernabe

Colam

Colombia, climatic disaster in

Colum

Comentiolus

Comet impact explanation of climatic disaster

Conquistadors

Constantina, Empress

Constantinople

Avar attack on

bubonic plague in

Islamic siege of

Kutrigur/Slav invasion of

Ottoman capture of

Phocas’ revolution in

revolts against Rome

Copan

Cortéz, Hernán

Coyatlatelco

Crimea, Jewish Khazars in

Crone, Patricia

Cronicum Scotorum

Ctesiphon, Islamic capture of

Cuman Turks

Cusco

Cushites

Cynddylan

Cyprus, Islamic capture of

Dacia.
See
Romania

Damascus

Islamic capture of

Persian capture of

Dathin, Battle of

Deganwy (Britain), plague entry at

Desert drawings, Nasca culture

Dinas Emrys (Britain), plague entry at

Diocletian, Emperor

Disease

and climate change

and famine

in Japan

in Korea

and population movement

See also
Bubonic plague

Double Bird, King of Tikal

Drogubites

Drought

and agricultural adaptations

in China

of

in Korea

in Mecca

in Mesoamerica

in Mongolia

and plague transmission

present-day

in South America

volcanic eruption as trigger for

Dvaravati, Kingdom of

Dzibilchaltun, Teotihuacano

influence in

Earthquakes, and volcanic eruption of

East Africa

in ivory trade

plague origins in

trading ports in

Edessa (Urfa)

Egypt

anti-Roman feeling in

bubonic plague in

Islamic capture of

and Persian occupation

rebellion against Rome

El Niño

current

and Moche empire

Elucidation, The

Epidaurum

Epidemics.
See
Bubonic plague;

Disease

Essina (East Africa)

Evagrius

Fahl, Battle of

Falchetti, Anna

Famine

in Britain

in China

and disease

in Ireland

in Korea

in Mecca

in Mesoamerica

in Mongolia

and population movements

of 1789-1792

in South America

Ferguson, Wes

Finnia

Fire Born

Flea, in plague spread

Floods

in Britain

in China

current

in Korea

in Peru

in South America

in Yemen

France

bubonic plague in

Frankish expansion in

Frankish succession in

Visigoths in

Frankish kingdoms

French Revolution, and famine

Futurology

Gaul.
See
France

Geoffrey of Monmouth

Gepids

Gerbils, and plague spread

Germanus

Germany

Avar empire in

Slav invasion of

tree-ring evidence in

Ghaznavid Turks

Gildas

Global warming

Goisuintha, Visigoth Queen

Goths

See also
Ostrogoths; Visigoths

Gourgaud, Alain

Greece

barbarian invasion of

Slav invasion of

Greenland ice-core evidence

Gregory of Tours

Hadiwijaya, Sultan of Pajang

Hadrianopolis (Edirne)

Hantemirov, Rashit

Hasdai ibn Shaprut

Hepthalites (White Huns)

Heraclius, Emperor

and army funding

and Avar threat

and destabilization of empire

and Jews

overthrow of Phocas

Hermenegild, Visigoth Prince

High History of the Grail, The

High Peak (Britain)

Hims

Himyar

History of the Franks, The
(Gregory of Tours)

History of the Kings of Britain

History of the Southern Dynasties, The
(
Nan shi
)

History of the Sui Dynasty, The
(
Sui-shu
)

Holing, Javanese kingdom of

Holy Grail

Horse, drought survival ability of

Hou Jing rebellion

Huari empire

expansion of

extent of

and Inca

religion of

Human sacrifice

Mayan

Moche

Hungary

Avar empire in

Jewish Khazars in

Hwicce

Ibn ‘Abd Qusayy, Wahb

Ibn Ishaq

Ice-core evidence

Inca

India

famine in

Ghaznavid empire

Indonesia, volcanic eruption of 535 in

Ingundis, Princess

International Federation of Red

Cross and Red Crescent

Societies

Intergovernmental Panel on

Climate Change (IPCC)

Ireland

Anglo-Saxon expansion in

bubonic plague in

Christianity in

famine in

impact of plague and famine

linguistic/literary culture of

security-conscious mentality in

unification of

Irrigation

Marib Dam (Yemen)

Tiwanakan

Ishtemi, Yabghu

Islam

and apocalyptic tradition

and decline of Yemen

Islam (
cont.
)

ideology of

in India

and Jews

Khazar block on spread of

military conquests of

spread of

Italy

Gothic kingdom in

Lombard invasion of

See also
Roman Empire

Ivory trade, impact of plague on

Jabala

Jabiya-Yarmuk, Battle of

Jaguar Paw I, King of Tikal

Japan

Chinese influence on

climatic disaster in

epidemics in

introduction of Buddhism

Korean migration to

Shintoism in

Java/Sumatra, volcanic eruption of 535 in

Jayabaya, King of Java

Jerusalem

Islamic capture of

Persian capture of

Jews

apocalyptic traditions of

in Arabia

Ashkenazi

Cuman converts

dispersal of

in France

and Islam

Karaite sect

Khazar converts

revolt against Rome

Sephardic

in Spain

See also
Anti-Semitism

John of Ephesus

John the Lydian

John of Nikiu

John of Thessalonica

Joseph, King of Khazars

Justinian, Emperor

Kaba

Kabars

Kami

Kaminaljuyu

Karaites

Khazars

Empire of

Jewish conversion of

Khwarazm, Turkic capture of

Kiev, Jewish Khazars in

Killibury (Britain)

Kimmei, King of Japan

Kobiak

Kolata, Alan

Koran

Korea

Buddhism in

climatic disaster in

disease epidemic in

famine in

religious mission to Japan

Krakatoa volcanic eruption

Krimchaks

Kutrigurs

Kyrgyz

Lady of Tikal

La Marche, Valmore

Lament for the South, The

Lardys, Constantine

Latin America.
See
Mesoamerica; South America