Siraj-ud-daula

American

[si-rahj-ood-dou-luh] / sɪˈrɑdʒ ʊdˈdaʊ lə /

noun

1728?–57, nawab of Bengal 1756–57.

Siraj-ud-daula British

/ sɪˈrɑːdʒʊdˈdaʊlə /

noun

?1728–57, Indian leader who became the Great Mogul's deputy in Bengal (1756); opponent of English colonization. He captured Calcutta (1756) from the English and many of his prisoners suffocated in a crowded room that became known as the Black Hole of Calcutta. He was defeated (1757) by a group of Indian nobles in alliance with Robert Clive

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Siraj-ud-daula, though he did not yet know it, was a ruined man when he returned to his capital.

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Sent back by Law, he joined Siraj-ud-daula, and commanded the small French contingent at Plassey.

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Siraj-ud-daula had not even yet learned the folly of his double policy.

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Before the death of Aliverdi Khan the character of Siraj-ud-daula was reported to be one of the worst ever known.

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Siraj-ud-daula, who was informed by his spies which of them were beautiful, sent his satellites in disguise in little boats to carry them off.

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