Reports of famine and Iranian government denial -- Famine in South Iran -- Famine in Central Iran: Isfahan, Yazd and Qum -- Famine in Khorassan and North-East Iran -- Famine in Tehran -- Famine in Hamadan and Kermanshah -- Famine in Zanjan and Qazvin -- Famine in Azerbaijan -- The Persian Famine Relief Committee -- The toll from famine and disease.
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Little is known about the Great Famine of 1869-1873, possibly the greatest calamity in the history of Iran. Using a variety of primary sources, including American missionary reports, this book describes and quantifies the devastation of the Great Famine of 1869-73 that killed 10-12 million Iranians, amounting to two-thirds of the population.