明代陕北地区的自然灾害及其对社会经济的影响

The Plague in the North Area of Shanxi in the Ming Dynasty and the Affect of the Social Economy By It

陕北地区处于晋陕高原灾害区,自然灾害向来频繁,明代更是严重,各种自然灾害频发,严重破坏了社会经济的发展,以致饿莩遍野,尸首枕籍,社会矛盾激化。详尽回顾陕北地区自然灾害方面的所有史料,不仅有助于分析明代陕北地区自然灾害的严重程度,论述自然灾害对社会经济的惨重破坏,而且有助于揭示明末陕北农民军兴起的社会背景。

The plague was very frequent in the north of shanxi in the Ming Dynasty.Which destroyed the economy in the area seriously,caused crop failure distribution and resulted in refugees of famine here and there.Some people who were not willing to hunger rose to revolt.The thesis researches the revolt and thinks that the plague is the main cause of it.