Tenpō famine
1833 – 1837 · Japan
Crop failures from cold weather and floods caused a long famine in Edo-period Japan. Many people died, and the suffering led to riots such as Ōshio Heihachirō's revolt in Osaka.
Tenpō famine1833 – 1837 · Japan
Crop failures from cold weather and floods caused a long famine in Edo-period Japan. Many people died, and the suffering led to riots such as Ōshio Heihachirō's revolt in Osaka.