What the records say
- When
- 1640 – 1643
- Kind
- Famine
- Coordinates
- 35.00° N, 136.00° E
- Description
- famine which affected Japan during the Edo period
Placed at the country: the source names no closer place.
Kan'ei Great Famine
17th century famine in Japan
The Kan'ei Great Famine was a famine which affected Japan during the reign of Empress Meishō in the Edo period. The estimated number of deaths due to starvation is between 50,000 and 100,000. The famine is generally considered to have begun in 1640 and lasted into 1643. It was named after the Kan'ei era (1624–1644). The ruling shōgun during the famine was Tokugawa Iemitsu.
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