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TIL of the Siege of Caffa which took place in 1343-1344 and was conducted by Jani Beg of the Golden Horde. Facing the dire situation of weakened forces due to the plague and a fortified city, Beg decided to catapult bodies of plague-infected soldiers over the city walls to infect Caffa's inhabitants

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