Great Famine of 1876–1878

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:dam
gptkbp:affectedPopulation	58 million
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs	gptkb:Southern_India_famine_of_1876–1878
gptkbp:category	gptkb:Disasters_in_British_India 19th-century famines Famines in India
gptkbp:causedBy	gptkb:El_Niño gptkb:dam failure of monsoon
gptkbp:consequence	gptkb:migration epidemics social unrest widespread starvation
gptkbp:criticizedFor	laissez-faire policies export of grain during famine inadequate relief measures
gptkbp:documentedIn	gptkb:Famine_Campaign_in_Southern_India_(book) gptkb:The_Famine_Campaign_in_Southern_India,_1876–1878_(William_Digby)
gptkbp:endDate	1878
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Great Famine of 1876–1878
gptkbp:impact	gptkb:colonialism agriculture census public health
gptkbp:location	gptkb:Bombay gptkb:British_India gptkb:Hyderabad gptkb:Madras gptkb:Central_Provinces gptkb:Bombay_Presidency gptkb:Madras_Presidency gptkb:Rajputana gptkb:Punjab gptkb:Mysore
gptkbp:notablePerson	gptkb:Florence_Nightingale gptkb:Richard_Temple gptkb:William_Digby
gptkbp:relatedEvent	gptkb:Orissa_famine_of_1866 gptkb:Great_Bengal_Famine_of_1943 gptkb:Great_Famine_of_1896–1897
gptkbp:reliefEffortsBy	gptkb:British_colonial_government
gptkbp:reliefPolicy	gptkb:Famine_Codes grain importation work camps
gptkbp:startDate	1876
gptkbp:victim	5.5 million 10 million
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Indian_Famine_Codes
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5