Great Bengal famine of 1770
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The Great Bengal famine of 1770 struck Bengal and Bihar between 1769 and 1770 and affected some 30 million people. It occurred during a period of dual governance in Bengal. Wikipedia
Start date: 1769
Location: Bengal
Total deaths: Between seven and 10 million in conventional estimates
Causes: Crop failure and drought
Consequences: East India Company took over full administration of Bengal
Effect on demographics: Population of Bengal declined by around a third
Relief: Attempts to stop exportation and hoarding or monopolising grain; 15,000 expended in importation of grains