Many times in the history of mankind, many events happened in the world which become the reason behind the deaths of millions of people.
1. European Colonization of the Americas (Death Toll Estimate: 100 Million)
Europeans found a new continent in 15th century, Some estimates state that 80% of the Native American population died as a result of contact with Europeans.
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2. World War 2 (Death Toll Estimate: 72 Million)
The Allies won the war, though 85% of the death toll came from their side, with the Soviet Union and China seeing the greatest casualties.
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3. World War 1 (Death Toll Estimate: 65 Million)
In World War 1 between 1914 to 1918 more than 65 million people lost their lives.
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4. Mongol Conquests (Death Toll Estimate: 60 Million)
Genghis Khan was the man behind the largest empire world has ever seen covering 16% of the Earth.
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5. Soviet Crimes (Death Toll Estimate: 49 Million)
Under the Soviet Union, from 1917 to 1953, millions of Russians died at the hands of revolution, civil war, famine, and other crimes.
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6. Great Chinese Famine (Death Toll Estimate: 43 Million)
Also know as ‘the great leap forward’, more than 43 million people died under Communist-led China.
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7. Taiping Rebellion (Death Toll Estimate: 40 Million)
The Taiping Rebellion in 1850 during Qing Dynasty was the reason behind the deaths of 40 million people.
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8. An Lushan Rebellion (Death Toll Estimate: 36 Million)
The war between Tang Dynasty and Yan Dynasty known as An Lushan rebellion lasted from 755 until 763.
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9. Late Yuan Warfare & Transition to Ming Dynasty (Death Toll Estimate: 30 Million)
Kublai Khan was no less than his grandfather Genghis Khan and become the reason of 30 million deaths.
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10. Atlantic Slave Trade (Death Toll Estimate: 15 Million)
The Atlantic slave trade began roughly in the 16th century and was abolished in the 19th Century.
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