Template:Famines in British India
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This article duplicates the scope of other articles, specifically, Timeline of major famines in India during British rule. (May 2017) |
| Famine | Years | Deaths[lower-alpha 1] |
|---|---|---|
| Great Bengal Famine | 1769–1770 | |
| Chalisa famine | 1783–1784 | |
| Doji bara famine | 1789–1795 | |
| Agra famine of 1837–38 | 1837–1838 | |
| Eastern Rajputana | 1860–1861 | |
| Orissa famine of 1866 | 1865–1867 | |
| Rajputana famine of 1869 | 1868–1870 | |
| Bihar famine of 1873–74 | 1873–1874 | |
| Great Famine of 1876–78 | 1876–1878 | |
| Odisha, Bihar | 1888–1889 | |
| Indian famine of 1896–97 | 1896–1897 | |
| Indian famine of 1899–1900 | 1899–1900 | |
| Bombay Presidency | 1905–1906 | |
| Bengal famine of 1943 | 1943–1944 | |
| Total (1765–1947)[10][11][12] | 1769–1944 | 55.48 |
References
- ↑ Kumar & Desai 1983, p. 528.
- ↑ Grove 2007, p. 80.
- ↑ Grove 2007, p. 83.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Fieldhouse 1996, p. 132.
- ↑ Kumar & Desai 1983, p. 529.
- ↑ Imperial Gazetteer of India vol. III 1907, p. 488.
- ↑ Davis 2001, p. 7.
- ↑ Kumar & Desai 1983, pp. 530.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Kumar & Desai 1983, p. 531.
- ↑ Bose 1918, pp. 79–81.
- ↑ Rai 2008, pp. 263–281.
- ↑ Koomar 2009, pp. 13–14.
- ↑ in millions
- Bose, Sudhindra (1918), Some aspects of British rule in India Monographs University of Iowa, 5, The University, pp. 79–81
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