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2. Chinese famine of 1333–1337 - Wikipedia

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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]

3. List of famines in China - Wikipedia

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   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 ...

4. Population history of China - Wikipedia

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   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 ...

5. 1333 - Wikipedia

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   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]

6. Shanghai Orphans - Wikipedia

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   Shanghai Orphans (simplified Chinese: 上海孤儿; traditional Chinese: 上海孤兒; pinyin: Shànghǎi gūér, officially romanized to State's children【國家的孩子】), refers to 3000 orphans from Shanghai that were transferred to the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region during the nationwide Great Chinese Famine, in the People's Republic of China.

7. Category:14th-century famines - Wikipedia

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   Download QR code; Print/export ... Chinese famine of 1333–1337; G. Great Famine of 1315–1317 This page was ...

8. World Food Programme Director Cindy McCain: Northern ... - AOL

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   Cindy McCain, the executive director of the World Food Programme, said she believes there is a "full-blown famine" in northern Gaza. "Whenever you have conflicts like this, and emotions rage high ...

9. List of famines - Wikipedia

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   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 ...