1851–1855 Yellow River floods

The 1851-1855 Yellow River floods resulted in a change of the Yellow River's course, thereafter emptying into the Bohai Sea rather than into the Yellow Sea.[1] This natural disaster is thought to have been a major cause of the Taiping Rebellion and Nian Rebellion.

historical evolution of the course of the Yellow River

References
  1. Fei, J., Lai, ZP., He, HM. et al. Limnology (2012) 13: 117. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10201-011-0361-5
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