Great Bengal Famine (18 sept. 1769 – 1 août 1770)
Description:
Major damage to the northern Bengal area- huge amounts of death (range of estimates from 5% to 1/3rd of the population dead) from starvation in combination with a smallpox epidemic. Start of unrest in India under the rule of the East India Company as they appeared to only care about the loss in profits and hardly provided relief.Ajouté au bande de temps:
Date:
18 sept. 1769
1 août 1770
~ 10 months