Mystery Atlas1490 Qingyang Event
A meteor shower reported in Ming-dynasty Chinese chronicles as striking Qingyang (then in Shaanxi, now Gansu province) in 1490, with some accounts claiming more than 10,000 deaths; the official History of Ming records only the shower itself without a casualty figure, and modern researchers regard the death toll as unverified and most likely exaggerated.
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Events
- Tunguska Event30 June 1908
1490 Qingyang Event is frequently compared to Tunguska Event — Yau, Weissman & Yeomans (1994) noted the reported devastation resembles an airburst on the scale of Tunguska, though unlike Tunguska no physical trace of the object has ever been recovered to test the comparison.
Concepts & Beliefs
1490 Qingyang Event is an instance of Meteorite Fatality and Injury Claims — Ming-dynasty chronicles claim over 10,000 deaths, but the official History of Ming omits any casualty figure, no specimen or crater has ever been found, and a 1994 academic survey (Yau, Weissman & Yeomans) calls the reported toll 'rather implausible.'.