Yuan court famine relief in Shandong

Timeline

1. 1287Circuits of Shandong · ShandongIn 1287 drought, flood, or poor harvests caused grain shortages in Shandong and elsewhere, increasing the number of starving people. After local officials reported the disaster, the Yuan court ordered the Central Secretariat to coordinate relief and instructed the Shandong provincial government and neighboring circuits to assist with grain transfers.
2. 1287Shandong and the grain transfer route via Jiangzhe · ChinaThe Yuan court allocated grain from circuits such as Jiangzhe and Henan, some shipped by sea to Shandong's coastal ports and then distributed to affected prefectures and counties. Local authorities set up relief points to distribute grain to the starving and forbade officials from embezzling relief supplies to alleviate the Shandong famine.