1453 Yellow River flood

The 1453 Yellow River flood was a natural disaster in the area surrounding Shawan in Shandong, China, during the Ming dynasty. The banks – repaired just the year before – burst again in the fourth lunar month and again in the fifth.[1]

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References
  1. Tsai, Shih-Shan Henry (1996). The Eunuchs in the Ming Dynasty. SUNY Press. ISBN 9780791426876. Retrieved 16 October 2012.
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