1259-06-16-Hubei

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Date startStart date of the disease.	1259-06-16 Monday	+
Date endEnd date of the disease.		+
SeasonSeason (spring, summer, fall or winter)
Date otherOther mentioned dates.
PlacePlace(s), city or location of the disease.
RegionHistorical region(s)	Hubei
CountryCurrent country	China
RiverMentioned river(s)
Natural eventMentioned natural event(s)	Flooding
PersonMentioned persons(s)
GroupGroup(s) of people mentioned
VictimIndication of victims		+
AnimalMentioned animal(s)
DiseaseMentioned disease(s)
Epidemic waveAssociated epidemic wave
Social responseSocial response that happened in reaction to the disease
LanguageLanguage of the original text	Chinese
KeywordFurther keyword(s)	Epidemics, Famine, Mortality
last edited	23. 12. 2025 by EpiMedDat-Bot.

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About an edict ordering rice to be released for charitable purposes, because of famine and epidemics in the year before.

Text originalOriginal text

五月辛亥，雨雹。丁已，诏：“湖北诸郡，去年旱潦饥疫，令江陵、常、澧、岳、寿诸州，发义仓米振粜。”辛未，婺州大水，发义仓米赈之。《宋史·理宗纪》四

Template:Compendium of Chinese Meteorological Records 2004, p. 493. 1

Text translationEnglish translation of the text

On the day Dingsi, an edict was issued: "In the various prefectures of Hubei, due to last year's drought, floods, famine, and epidemics, order was given to the prefectures of Jiangling, Chang, Li, Yue, and Shou to release rice from the charity granaries for relief."

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