735–737 Japanese smallpox epidemic

735–737 Japanese smallpox epidemic
DiseaseSmallpox
LocationJapan
Dates735–737 CE
Deaths
1 million

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 smallpox epidemic that afflicted much of Japan. Killing approximately one third (around 1 million individuals) of the entire Japanese population, the epidemic had significant social, economic, and religious repercussions throughout the country.

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