Upper Doab famine of 1860–1861
Punjab
The Doab famine of 1860–1861 was a famine in India that affected the Ganga-Yamuna
British India, then under Crown rule, and the eastern regions of the princely states of Rajputana. Up to 2 million people are thought to have perished in the famine.[1]
See also
References
- ISBN 0521002540.
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