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There are almost no recorded famines in India before Mughal or British rule, or after British rule either. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_major_fami
by amriksohata 2y ago
There are almost no recorded famines in India before Mughal or British rule, or after British rule either.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_major_famines_in_India_during_British_rule https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_major_famines_in_I...
- amriksohata 2y agoIndia was a bastion of food, crop and spice growth however incoming invaders did not have the knowledge of agriculture in the same way local indians did (british named it indore method etc)
- rayiner 2y agoIncorrect. Cyclical famines were common in India; records of famines go back to 500 BC: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41612-021-00219-1 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41612-021-00219-1.