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In the name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit, one God. We begin to write the years in which famines and deaths occurred, to know how they happened in the years that have passed:
1550 In the year 1550: There was an obstacle of slaughter original: "niksta," referring to either a loss of livestock or a violent event in the land of Homs and in the region of Amid Amid is the ancient name for the city of Diyarbakır in modern-day Turkey. It also settled in the entire region of the North.
1551 In the year 1551: There was a cross-like original: "tsliba," perhaps referring to a crossroads of events or a specific religious sign obstacle in every place.
1552 In the year 1552: It was like one who sees a vision like fire.
1553 In the year 1553: There was a trial original: "nushana," which can mean a testing period or a specific agricultural yield concerning flour and olives in every place.
1554 In the year 1554: The Eliye likely a family name or a group of people went out in it. I believe all those who say they went out.
1555 In the year 1555: Ali Amran went out this may refer to a local leader or a specific historical figure.
1556 In the year 1556: There was famine and death in it, just as before.
1557 In the year 1557 and the year 1558: They reached a conclusion. In the beginning, they sprouted when the height original: "rima," referring to a high place or possibly a plateau could not be found.
1558=29