ID: 901002636 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901002636	Record Type: Event/Narrative

	North China Plague (late Ming dynasty event)

Note: Great plague that killed over 200,000 people, contributing to fall of Ming dynasty; during the Chongzhen Emperor's reign (1627-1644); it is believed it was possibly bubonic plague and pneumonic plague caused by Yersinia pestis.

Display Date: 1633-1644

Names:

	North China Plague (late Ming dynasty event) (preferred,English-P)
	Great Plague in the late Ming dynasty (late Ming dynasty event) (English)

Hierarchical Position:

		Named Events (P)
		....<Asian history> (P)
		........Chinese history (P)
		............North China Plague (late Ming dynasty event) (I)

Other Relationships:

	role/characteristic is .... bubonic plague
	.....(communicable disease, disease, health-related concepts, health and related concepts, biological concepts, scientific concepts, Associated Concepts (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	located in .... China
	..... ULAN Candidate

Sources:

	North China Plague (late Ming dynasty event)
	................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
	................Langer, Encyclopedia of World History (1980)
	Great Plague in the late Ming dynasty (late Ming dynasty event)
	................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)

Iconography Record Sources:

	................ Britannica Student Encyclopedia Online (2002-)
	................ Langer, Encyclopedia of World History (1980)