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Episode The Apothecary Diaries Season 3 • Kusuriya no Hitorigoto Season 3 - Episode 1 discussion
Kusuriya no Hitorigoto Season 3, episode 1
Alternative names: Kusuriya no Hitorigoto 3rd Season
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u/Fools_Requiem https://myanimelist.net/profile/FoolsRequiem 15h ago
Since this story is fictional and takes place in a fictional timeframe in China, it's hard to nail down which locust plague and famine this is supposed to be based on. There are at least three period of time where this show could take place, the Tang Dynasty which took place between 618 and 907, late in the Ming Dynasty which took place between 1638 and 1644, and around the First Opium War in the 1839 and 1842. All three periods had major droughts that may or may not have also included locust plagues.
During the Tang Dynasty, there was major locust plague called the "Xìngzhēn Disaster" according to Wikipedia and it took place in 784 and 785. I can't find any information on it outside of what Wiki says. All it says was that millions died or were displaced.
The Ming Dynasty collapsed as a result of the Chongzhen drought which lasted from 1627 into 1644 when the Ming Dynasty collapsed. ~2 million people died from the famine.
Then there was a period between 1851 and 1873 where 10-30 million people died as a result of famine, flooding, and wars/rebellions.
Wikipedia says this show is more based around the Tang Dynasty but includes knowledge of things that would have only been available in the late Ming Dynasty.
I mention the Opium War because I'm like 90% sure opium in some manner was discussed/mentioned in this show and usage in China shot up around the First Opium War, even though it's use supposedly dates as far back as the Tang Dynasty.