Template:Famines in British India

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Major famines in India during British rule
Famine Years Deaths[lower-alpha 1]
Great Bengal Famine 1769–1770
10[1]
Chalisa famine 1783–1784
11[2]
Doji bara famine 1789–1795
11[3]
Agra famine of 1837–38 1837–1838
0.8[4]
Eastern Rajputana 1860–1861
2[4]
Orissa famine of 1866 1865–1867
1[5]
Rajputana famine of 1869 1868–1870
1.5[6]
Bihar famine of 1873–74 1873–1874
0
Great Famine of 1876–78 1876–1878
10.3[7]
Odisha, Bihar 1888–1889
0.15[8]
Indian famine of 1896–97 1896–1897
5[4]
Indian famine of 1899–1900 1899–1900
1[4]
Bombay Presidency 1905–1906
0.23[9]
Bengal famine of 1943 1943–1944
1.5[9]
Total (1765–1947)[10][11][12] 1769–1944 55.48


References

  1. in millions
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