Northern Song Bianjing Flood

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1. 1088Bianjing and surroundings · KaifengDikes along the lower Yellow River breached in multiple places, and floodwaters spread south, inundating Bianjing's urban area and suburbs, destroying farmland and homes, and displacing residents. The court ordered dikes reinforced everywhere to prevent further threats to the capital.
2. 1088Bianjing · KaifengThe Northern Song court allocated funds and grain for disaster relief and conscripted laborers to repair Yellow River dikes and Bianjing's moat waterworks. During the Yuanyou era the old faction was in power and emphasized easing the people's burden, yet still had to invest large amounts of manpower and material against the flood.