Kanshō famine

When

1459 – 1461

Kind

Famine

Coordinates

35.00° N, 136.00° E

Description

1459–1461 famine in Japan

Placed at the country: the source names no closer place.

1459–1461 famine in Japan

The Kanshō famine, was a famine which affected mostly western Japan from 1459 to 1461, during the reign of Emperor Go-Hanazono in the Muromachi period. The ruling shōgun during the famine was Ashikaga Yoshimasa. The number of deaths from starvation was at least 82,000.

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