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  1. en.wikipedia.org

    Bengal famine Droughts and famines in Russia and the Soviet Union Famine in India Famines in the Czech lands Famines in Ethiopia Great Bengal famine of 1770 Great Famine of 1876-1878 Great Chinese Famine Holodomor List of famines in China North Korean famine Timeline of major famines in India during British rule
  2. en.wikipedia.org

    Great Tenmei famine The Great Tenmei famine (天明の大飢饉, Tenmei no daikikin) affected Japan during the Edo period. [1] The famine was the deadliest one during the early modern period in Japan. [2] It is considered to have begun in 1782 and lasted until 1788. It was named after the Tenmei era (1781-1789) during the reign of Emperor Kōkaku. The ruling shoguns during the famine were ...
  3. alanmacfarlane.com

    The three major famines of Japanese history. Alan Macfarlane The first well-described famine in Japan, known as the Kyoho famine, occurred in 1732. There are various theories as to what caused this. One author suggests 'swarms of locusts appeared in the Inland Sea area, ruining much of the rice crop of western Japan.' In the resulting period, rice in Edo and Osaka 'cost five to seven times as ...
  4. The Asia-Pacific Journal: Japan Focus

    https://apjjf.org › 2016 › 14 › Selden-1

    In the Edo period, famines occurred frequently, imposing disaster. Major famines occurred in roughly thirty to forty or fifty to sixty year cycles, with minor famines interspersed. Typically in Kansai (western Japan), the direct cause was drought, while in Tōhoku (northeastern Japan) it was cold, but floods could also wreak havoc in many areas. Famine was also the product of the political and ...
  5. This session investigates the responses of the Han domain governor and village community to the 'Great Famine' in the Tenpo period (the 1830s), from various view points, and by comparing what happened in Japan with similar events elsewhere. We will examine the village administration, the characteristics of the famine as a natural disaster, demographic patterns, social and economic ...
  6. tabi-samurai-japan.com

    An easy-to-understand explanation of the Tenmei Famine. Among the famines that occurred during the Edo period, the three most famous are the Kyoho Famine, the Tenmei Famine, and the Tenpo Famine. The Tenmei Famine, which caused particularly severe damage in the Tohoku region, lasted for a long time from 1782 to 1788.
  7. history-maps.com

    Oct 13, 2024The Great Tenmei famine was a famine which affected Japan during the Edo period. It is considered to have begun in 1782, and lasted until 1788. It was named after the Tenmei era (1781-1789), during the reign of Emperor Kōkaku. The ruling shoguns during the famine were Tokugawa Ieharu and Tokugawa Ienari. The famine was the deadliest one during the early modern period in Japan.

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