Great Famine in India

GPTKB entity

Properties (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf famine
gptkbp:aftermath social unrest
gptkbp:causedBy British_colonial_policies
gptkbp:celebrates memorials and education
gptkbp:community malnutrition
gptkbp:contemporary scholarly research
gptkbp:contributedTo economic_decline_in_India
gptkbp:culturalHeritage artistic expressions
historical novels
films and documentaries
gptkbp:culturalImpact literature and art
gptkbp:debutYear 1769
1773
gptkbp:demographics population decline
gptkbp:documentedIn British_officials
gptkbp:economicActivity land revenue system failures
gptkbp:governs increased taxation
gptkbp:historicalContext 18th century India
gptkbp:historicalPeriod differing accounts
importance of food security
role of colonialism
causes and responsibilities
impact of governance
gptkbp:historicalSignificance reports and journals
highlighted colonial exploitation
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Great Famine in India
gptkbp:impact gender roles
crop failures
community structures
class divisions
gptkbp:internationalClassification limited global awareness
gptkbp:is_used_in economic policies
social policies
agricultural policies
gptkbp:ledTo increased_resistance_against_British_rule
gptkbp:legacy influenced_future_famines_in_India
gptkbp:majorStations rice
wheat
gptkbp:notableFigures gptkb:Warren_Hastings
gptkbp:occursIn gptkb:India
gptkbp:populationTrend Bengal
gptkbp:publications varied perspectives
gptkbp:relatedEvent gptkb:Indian_independence_movement
Sepoy Mutiny
Bengal_Renaissance
gptkbp:respondsTo relief efforts were inadequate
gptkbp:resultedIn millions of deaths
gptkbp:secondaryRole migration of people
disease outbreaks