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Between 1333 and 1336 China suffered a drought and renewed floods, as well as many uncommon atmospheric phenomena. [2] Regions around the Kiang and Hoai rivers were affected. In 1333 rain fell in torrents in and about Kingsai. [3] In 1334, floodings occurred in the neighbourhood of Canton. [3]
Northern Chinese Famine of 1901 1901 Shanxi, Shaanxi, Inner Mongolia The drought from 1898-1901 led to a fear of famine, which was a leading cause of Boxer Rebellion. The famine eventually came in Spring 1901. [15] 0.2 million in Shanxi, the worst hit province. Chinese famine of 1906–1907: 1906-07 northern Anhui, northern Jiangsu 20 to 25 ...
Chinese scholars had kept count of 1,828 instances of famine from 108 BC to 1911 in one province or another—an average of close to one famine per year. From 1333 to 1337 a famine in the north killed 6 million Chinese. The four famines of 1810, 1811, 1846, and 1849 cost perhaps 45 million lives. [28] [29] The period from 1850 to 1873 saw, as a ...
A famine (lasting until 1337) breaks out in China, killing six million. A great famine takes place in Southern Europe. It is known to historians of Catalonia as Lo mal any primer, "the First Bad Year" (equivalent to the Great Famine of 1315–1317 further north), an early notice of the catastrophes of the second half of this century. [2]
Estimates of mortality during the Great Chinese Famine Deaths (in millions) Researchers Year Comments 55 Yu Xiguang (余习广) 2015 Yu is an independent Chinese historian and a former instructor at the Central Party School of the Chinese Communist Party, estimated that 55 million people died due to the famine.
Peasant rebellion in China inspired by famine; [11] [12] Huang Chao captured capital: China: 927–928: Famine caused by four months of frost [13] [14] Byzantine Empire: 942–944 Famine in the Yellow River Basin caused by severe drought and locust plagues. During the first month 5387 families fled, then approximately 10% of the remaining ...
Chinese famine of 1333–1337; G. Great Famine of 1315–1317 This page was last edited on 2 October 2024, at 19:42 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative ...
1333: 19 July: Rinchinbal's older brother Toghon Temür became emperor of the Yuan dynasty. 1334: Wang Dayuan travelled to North Africa. 1342: Papal missionary Giovanni de Marignolli leaves Europe for Khanbaliq (Beijing). 1351: Red Turban Rebellion: The millenarian White Lotus sect first plotted armed rebellion against the Yuan dynasty. 1352