The 1630–1632 famine was the worst that occurred during the Mughal Empire (mid-sixteenth to mid-nineteenth century) in India. It was caused by a severe drought, followed by a huge flood and a plague of locusts. During that same period, the Ganges in East India changed its river bed, which led to bad harvests in the following years.
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Further Readings:
- Ó Gráda, Cormac. “Making Famine History.” Journal of Economic Literature 45 (March 2007): 5–38. View PDF
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