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What year was the plague in Ming Dynasty?

It entered the Little Ice Age in the late Ming Dynasty, and the weather was extremely cold. Then China entered an unprecedented era of little rain, and there was a nationwide drought. During the Chongzhen period, a great plague broke out in the Ming Dynasty, causing numerous casualties. According to historical records, tens of thousands of people die every day in Beijing, so that the city gates are blocked by coffins brought out.

Since Chongzhen 14, there has been a great plague in Daming Prefecture, and 56 people died in 10. There was a great famine in Guangping Prefecture, and people ate people. Great plague in Beijing and Tianjin. There was a great epidemic in Henan Province, and Wu Yang County of Kaifeng Prefecture died 19 people, killing countless people. Yang Rong, when people die, the road is deserted in March. Pandemic occurred in Qingzhou, Jinan, Dezhou, Tai 'an and other places in Shandong. The plague in Anhui, the blue fly is as big as a jujube, Fengyang Prefecture, Anqing Prefecture and Luzhou Prefecture were successively captured by the plague, and the death toll in the places with the most deaths reached 90%. Therefore, there are no people in Luzhou Prefecture, which is now Hefei. The bustling streets are like quiet nights, and no one walks. At that time, it was popular to call this disease the black death, which is now commonly known as plague.