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Anhui and Jiangsu had a combined population of 42.1 million as of 1911. Two commentaries from the 2010s estimate the total famine deaths in the range of 20–25 million, implying that most of the population of northern Anhui and northern Jiangsu population were wiped out, but offering no explanation on
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It is very difficult to distinguish fatalities due to the famine from deaths caused by the violence; however, some estimate placed the excess of lethality of the period at 20–25 million dead Such a figure, though including deaths from starvation as well as repression, are
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It is the first time in Qing dynasty history when the government formally acknowledged and collaborated with private organizations in disaster relief work ("官义合办"), which attracted a lot of academic interest. The relief campaign is coordinated by
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furnished over two-thirds of foreign funds sent to China. The Central China Famine Relief Fund Committee was established to coordinate foreign efforts.
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to permit Jiangsu to redirect the imperial taxes to disaster relief. He cited 13 counties to be disaster-stricken.
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The primary sources only report fatalities in selected villages or counties. On 21 December 1906,
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CHINESE FAMINE A PERIL.; American Consul Predicts Dangerous Outcome of Terrible Conditions.
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reported 16 counties in northern Anhui to have particular high mortalities. The
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Most of the foreign relief fund came from American missionaries. The
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from Autumn 1906 to Spring 1907, administratively in northern
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how the calculation is made. As author Bas Dianda commented:
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Li, Zhuohua (Guangxu 33-2-15 ). "奏為皖北賑款不敷擬請截留練兵經費賑撫事". In
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Report of the Central China Famine Relief Fund Committee
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Thousands of tons of food donated via private donations
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Political Routes to Starvation: Why Does Famine Kill?
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Political Routes to Starvation: Why Does Famine Kill?
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SAGE Publications. pp. 69, 70. 296:struck the middle and lower course of 897: 882:"CHINESE EXHUMING CORPSES FOR FOOD", 195:A beggar on the street in circa 1907. 851:School of History, Renmin University 767: 666: 596: 560: 558: 556: 554: 552: 469: 467: 465: 463: 369:Viceroy of the Two Yangtze Provinces 120: 47:adding citations to reliable sources 18: 863: 844: 358: 13: 764:First Historical Archives of China 628:First Historical Archives of China 14: 1068: 950: 549: 460: 328: 270:Contributed to the causes of the 323: 205: 125: 23: 921: 906: 891: 876: 857: 838: 809: 696:Disaster Annals in Modern China 660:. 21 December 1906. p. 1. 638:Disaster Annals in Modern China 477:Encyclopedia of Disaster Relief 254:1906 China floods, poor harvest 34:needs additional citations for 784: 746: 702: 683: 613: 402: 1: 957:Dianda, Bas (15 March 2019). 453: 378: 58:"Chinese famine of 1906–1907" 571:. Vernon Press. p. 45. 7: 441: 423:and the American newspaper 351:to 40 counties in northern 316:was directly caused by the 294:Chinese famine of 1906–1907 183:Chinese famine of 1906–1907 10: 1073: 776:(4): 62–63. Archived from 760:Copies of Palace Memorials 675:(4): 62–63. Archived from 624:Copies of Palace Memorials 605:(4): 62–63. Archived from 347:on 9 February 1907 waived 1047:Disasters in Qing dynasty 690:李文海; 林敦奎; 周源; 宫明 (1990). 632:李文海; 林敦奎; 周源; 宫明 (1990). 435:The Sydney Morning Herald 266: 258: 248: 240: 232: 217: 200: 188: 181: 935:. 1907-06-26. p. 10 774:The Qing History Journal 698:]. pp. 724–725. 673:The Qing History Journal 640:]. pp. 724–725. 603:The Qing History Journal 448:List of famines in China 355:. The 40 counties were: 1057:1907 disasters in China 1052:1906 disasters in China 990:. 1907-02-25. p. 7 770:"光绪三十二年苏皖水灾中的救济差异及皖北困境" 669:"光绪三十二年苏皖水灾中的救济差异及皖北困境" 599:"光绪三十二年苏皖水灾中的救济差异及皖北困境" 244:20 million - 25 million 16:Famine in eastern China 792:"一、中华人民共和国成立前的人口调查和普查" 400: 898:Curti, Merle (1963). 827:]. 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