1048 Yellow River flood
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The AD 1048 Yellow River flood was a natural disaster along the Yellow River
in China
occasioned by the failure of a fascine
at Shanghu
.
After five years of failed efforts to restore the river to its previous course following the 1034 flood
, the Song attempted to change their strategy and adjust their flood control efforts along the river's new paths in 1041.
This was not yet complete when the 1048 flood shifted the river's main course sharply, overtaking the Hai River
and further damaging the empire's northern provinces. (Their revenues were reduced to about one-fifth their pre-1034 level.) This course lasted until 1194. During this century and a half, the coast around modern Tianjin
moved forward about 23 kilometers.
Yellow River
The Yellow River or Huang He, formerly known as the Hwang Ho, is the second-longest river in China and the sixth-longest in the world at the estimated length of . Originating in the Bayan Har Mountains in Qinghai Province in western China, it flows through nine provinces of China and empties into...
in China
China
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occasioned by the failure of a fascine
Fascine
A fascine is a rough bundle of brushwood used for strengthening an earthen structure, or making a path across uneven or wet terrain. Typical uses are protecting the banks of streams from erosion, covering marshy ground and so on.-Early military use:...
at Shanghu
Shanghu
ShanghuChinese: s , p Shānghú. is a former city of China.A burst fascine there shifted the course of the Yellow River north towards modern Tianjin in 1048. The damage occasioned by the 1034 flood had not yet been repaired, and the new flood was even worse, reducing the income of the rich northern...
.
After five years of failed efforts to restore the river to its previous course following the 1034 flood
1034 Yellow River flood
The AD 1034 Yellow River flood was a natural disaster along China's Yellow River originating in a burst fascine at Henglong in the territory of the Northern Song dynasty...
, the Song attempted to change their strategy and adjust their flood control efforts along the river's new paths in 1041.
This was not yet complete when the 1048 flood shifted the river's main course sharply, overtaking the Hai River
Hai River
The Hai River , previously called Bai He , is a river in the People's Republic of China which flows through Beijing and Tianjin before emptying into the Yellow Sea at the Bohai Gulf.The Hai River at Tianjin is formed by the confluence of five rivers, the Southern Canal, Ziya...
and further damaging the empire's northern provinces. (Their revenues were reduced to about one-fifth their pre-1034 level.) This course lasted until 1194. During this century and a half, the coast around modern Tianjin
Tianjin
' is a metropolis in northern China and one of the five national central cities of the People's Republic of China. It is governed as a direct-controlled municipality, one of four such designations, and is, thus, under direct administration of the central government...
moved forward about 23 kilometers.