Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:dam
|
| gptkbp:affectedArea |
gptkb:Bihar
gptkb:Bengal_Subah gptkb:Orissa |
| gptkbp:cause |
gptkb:dam
British East India Company policies crop failure |
| gptkbp:consequence |
gptkb:migration
disease outbreaks displacement of populations loss of livestock economic decline widespread starvation increase in poverty social disruption decline in trade decline in agricultural output decline in birth rates population loss loss of skilled labor breakdown of social order increase in crime depopulation of villages food riots changes in land tenure criticism of East India Company decline in irrigation infrastructure decline in local governance decline in tax revenue decline in textile industry decline in urban population increase in banditry increase in beggary increase in grain prices increase in landless laborers increase in orphaned children increase in rural distress land abandonment parliamentary inquiry in Britain regulatory changes in British India rise in mortality rates spread of epidemics |
| gptkbp:endDate |
1773
|
| gptkbp:historicalName |
British colonial rule
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Bengal famine of 1770
|
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:British_India
gptkb:Bengal |
| gptkbp:startDate |
1769
|
| gptkbp:victim |
10 million
|
| gptkbp:year |
1770
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Sannyasi_Rebellion
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
|