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What happened in the Little Ice Age of Ming Dynasty? Should it take the fall for the Ming Dynasty?

The so-called Little Ice Age in Ming Dynasty actually means that the climate entered a relatively cold period, during which the temperature dropped abnormally. I think this played a certain role in the demise of the Ming Dynasty.

If you have ever learned some common sense about climate, you will find that there has been a certain climate evolution cycle since ancient times. Cycle means that the climate changes alternately between hot and cold, not always warm and not always cold. This cycle is actually quite long.

A relatively long period of slow change can provide a certain time for the evolution of organisms. In this way, all living things can survive well in such a climate background. But! Climate change is not only cyclical, but also sudden.

Including the Little Ice Age of the Ming Dynasty mentioned here, is actually an example of mutation. So what is a mutation? Simply put, mutation is actually a leap from one climate state to another, and the time for this leap is actually very short.

At the end of the Ming Dynasty, the climate suddenly changed from warm period to cold period. Therefore, many living things, including crops, will not be able to adapt to this climate change. In this way, there is no doubt that crops will be reduced. After crop production is reduced, there will be famine and people will not be able to live.

At the same time, the sudden change of climate will also cause the spread of some diseases, such as plague. In this case, it will make the hard-working ordinary people worse. The problem of food and clothing is difficult to solve, and the spread of various diseases will undoubtedly greatly damage all aspects of a country.

So this tragic situation gave the Qing dynasty an opportunity. In the case of the poor, there is no doubt that the invasion of the Qing Dynasty had a certain climate, place and people. So, I think this little ice age needs to carry some pots.