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Year 536 Was A Terrible Time To Be Alive, And These History Facts Prove It

Odd climate changes in China and Mesopotamia

So far, we’ve shown you what happened in Europe in 536, but this region wasn’t the only one to suffer a total eclipse of the sun for over a year. China and Mesopotamia underwent some odd changes too.

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According to the Chronicles of the Southern Dynasties, frost in mid-summer with snow in August ruined crops in various Chinese provinces, resulting in widespread famine and the loss of roughly 70-80% of the population. Something similar happened in Mesopotamia, where the winter was so severe that all birds perished.

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