1862年爆发的西北回民起义直接导致了该地区的人口锐减。宁夏作为战事持续十年且异常残酷的地区,人口损耗相当严重。战乱之后,宁夏的自然灾害频繁;饱受天灾人祸的宁夏人口在以后的五十年里呈下降趋势,而无上升的可能。 The Northwest Muslim uprising erupted in 1862 directly led to a sharp population decline in the area. As a war-stricken area with unusually cruel areas, Ningxia has suffered from serious population losses. After the war, natural disasters in Ningxia were frequent; the number of Ningxia population affected by natural and man-made disasters showed a downward trend in the next 50 years without any increase.