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The Bengal Famine of 1770: Drought, Tax, and the Great Mortality
In this episode of The Hidden History of Bengal, Lucas and Luna explore the Bengal Famine of 1770—also known as the Great Famine or Chhiattorer Manvantar. Lucas traces the famine's origins to the disastrous policies of the British East India Company after they acquired the diwani of Bengal, Bihar, and Orissa in 1765. He explains how the Company's revenue demands, enforced by officials like Harry Verelst and Richard Becher, stripped the peasantry of their grain reserves. Luna asks about the role of the monsoon failure, and Lucas clarifies that while drought triggered the crisis…
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