Northern Chinese Famine of 1876–1879

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The Northern Chinese Famine of 1876–1879 (Chinese: 丁戊奇荒), also known as the Dingwu Famine, was marked by drought-induced crop failures and subsequent widespread starvation. Between 9.5 and 13 million people in China died, mostly in Shanxi province (5.5 million dead), but also in Zhili (now Hebei, 2.5 million dead), Henan (1 million) and Shandong (0.5 million). The population reduction in censuses, which include famine migration, shows a drop of 23 million people, among which Shanxi lost 48% (8.18 million), Shaanxi lost 25% (2.43 million), Henan lost 22% (7.48 million). The drought began in 1875 and was influenced by the 1877–1878 El Niño event.

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