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1851–1855 Yellow River floods

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historical evolution of the course of the Yellow River

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.

References

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