The Journal of the Bihar Research Society, Volume 58Bihar Research Society, 1972 - Folklore |
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Page 228
... famine . The economy of Purnea was shattered by this famine . Purnea , in those days , depended wholly on regular and timely rains for a favourable harvest as Ducarel reported to the Controlling Council of Revenue.18 The least failure ...
... famine . The economy of Purnea was shattered by this famine . Purnea , in those days , depended wholly on regular and timely rains for a favourable harvest as Ducarel reported to the Controlling Council of Revenue.18 The least failure ...
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... famine . A great part of the market turned into jungle and became a refuge for wild beasts . According to Ducarel , nearly two lakhs of people perished in the dreadful famine which was about half the pre - famine population of Purnea ...
... famine . A great part of the market turned into jungle and became a refuge for wild beasts . According to Ducarel , nearly two lakhs of people perished in the dreadful famine which was about half the pre - famine population of Purnea ...
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... famines and huge amount of expenditure on famine relief brought about a turning point in the history of revenue administration . The Orissa Famine of 1866 brought about a marked change in the attitude of the British administrators ...
... famines and huge amount of expenditure on famine relief brought about a turning point in the history of revenue administration . The Orissa Famine of 1866 brought about a marked change in the attitude of the British administrators ...
Contents
Material Culture of Chalcolithic Bihar | 2 |
Settlement Patterns of the Chalcolithic Cultures | 33 |
Chronological Infrastructure of Indian Protohistory | 44 |
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