To: Egypt
From: Arab Empire
We will liberate the entire Arab lands, including the long since destroyed Babylonian nation. Hand over all lands to our north up to Russia and we will make peace.
OOC: naervod, I've been waiting for someone to mention that. During the RL black plague period, trade and travel was much more severely limited. In rtor, cars, planes, trains, and reliable ships have all been invented, leading to much easier and rapid spreading of the disease. Also there are more people around than in RL times, so casualties are obviously heavier and the disease spreads even easier.