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Introduction to the Hinin Taiheiki: The Paupers' Chronicle of Peace

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 March 2025

Kyoko Selden
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In the Edo period, famines occurred frequently, imposing disaster. Major famines occurred in roughly thirty to forty or fifty to sixty year cycles, with minor famines interspersed. Typically in Kansai (western Japan), the direct cause was drought, while in Tōhoku (northeastern Japan) it was cold, but floods could also wreak havoc in many areas. Famine was also the product of the political and social system.

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Asia-Pacific Journal , Volume 14 , Issue 14 , July 2016 , e4
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