Sure, once the famine was well underway, he may have taken steps to alleviate the suffering by sending shipments of wheat and barley from other parts of the empire, but by that time it was already too late.
The famine was definitely caused by his initial policies of extracting a key resource from India to support the war effort of the emp…
Sure, once the famine was well underway, he may have taken steps to alleviate the suffering by sending shipments of wheat and barley from other parts of the empire, but by that time it was already too late.
The famine was definitely caused by his initial policies of extracting a key resource from India to support the war effort of the empire.
So, directly or indirectly he was responsible for the unfortunate death of 3 million Bengalis.
He may not have done it intentionally, but his previous actions and statements he made during other wars of empire in Africa and Asia, show that he had a serious disregard for non-European subjects of the empire..
Sure, once the famine was well underway, he may have taken steps to alleviate the suffering by sending shipments of wheat and barley from other parts of the empire, but by that time it was already too late.
The famine was definitely caused by his initial policies of extracting a key resource from India to support the war effort of the empire.
So, directly or indirectly he was responsible for the unfortunate death of 3 million Bengalis.
He may not have done it intentionally, but his previous actions and statements he made during other wars of empire in Africa and Asia, show that he had a serious disregard for non-European subjects of the empire..