Massive epidemics had broken out in northern …
Years: 1636 - 1647
Massive epidemics had broken out in northern and central China in 1640 and raced south down along the Grand Canal of China and the densely populated settlements there, from the northern terminus at Beijing, to the fertile Jiangnan region.
The epidemic wipes out ninety percent of the local populace in some areas and towns.
Locations
People
Groups
- Chinese (Han) people
- Chinese Empire, Ming Dynasty
- Later Jin (Manchu Khanate)
- Chinese Empire, Qing (Manchu) Dynasty
