Great Plague in the late Ming dynasty

Great Plague in the late Ming dynasty
Yersinia pestis
DiseasePlague
Bacteria strainYersinia pestis
LocationMing dynasty, China
First outbreakShanxi
Index case1633
Deaths
200,000+

The Great Plague in the late Ming dynasty (Chinese: 明末大鼠疫; pinyin: Míngmò Dàshǔyì), also known as the North China Plague in the late Ming dynasty (simplified Chinese: 明末华北鼠疫; traditional Chinese: 明末華北鼠疫; pinyin: Míngmò Huáběi Shǔyì), or the Great Plague of Jingshi (Chinese: 京师大鼠疫; pinyin: Jīngshī Dàshǔyì), was a major plague epidemic between 1633 and 1644, the last phase of the Ming dynasty in China, during the Chongzhen Emperor's reign (1627–1644).[1][2] The epidemic started in Shanxi in 1633 and reached Beijing in 1641, where the plague caused the deaths of more than 200,000 people in 1643, directly contributing to the collapse of the Ming dynasty in 1644.[1][2][3]

  1. ^ a b Ch’iu, Chung-lin. "The Epidemics in Ming Beijing and the Responses from the Empire's Public Health System". 中央研究院歷史語言研究所集刊: 331–388.
  2. ^ a b Cao, Shuji. "鼠疫流行与华北社会的变迁 ( 1580—1644 年)" (PDF). 历史研究 (in Chinese) (1) – via China Academic Journal Electronic Publishing House.
  3. ^ "专家谈明朝灭亡:鼠疫或为重要原因". China News Service (in Chinese). 2013-12-03. Retrieved 2021-01-18.

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