what was responsible for the great famine in Bengal
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Crop failure in autumn 1768 and summer 1769 and an accompanying smallpox epidemic were thought to be the manifest reasons for the famine. The Company had farmed out tax collection on account of a shortage of trained administrators, and the prevailing uncertainty may have worsened the famine's impact.
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Crop failure in autumn 1768 and summer 1769 and an accompanying smallpox epidemic were thought to be the manifest reasons for the famine. The Company had farmed out tax collection on account of a shortage of trained administrators, and the prevailing uncertainty may have worsened the famine's impact.
Consequences: The revenues of East India Company dropped to £174,300 due to the ...
Observations: Policy failure and drought
Total deaths: Between seven and 10 million in conventional estimates; revised down .