Historedia
Person

Siraj-ud-Daulah

Events
2
Episodes
4
Years
1756–1757

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Siraj-ud-Daulah, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Black Hole of Calcutta

    1756

    Role: Nawab of Bengal

    1. 20 June 1756 · Fort William, CalcuttaFall of Fort William

      Bengali forces captured Fort William on 20 June 1756 after sepoy desertions weakened British defenses.

    2. 20 June 1756 · Black Hole dungeon, Fort WilliamConfinement in the Black Hole

      146 British prisoners were confined in a 14 by 18-foot dungeon in Fort William on the night of 20 June 1756.

    3. 20 June 1756 · Black Hole dungeon, Fort WilliamPrisoner Deaths

      John Zephaniah Holwell reported that 123 of 146 prisoners died from suffocation and heat exhaustion in the cramped dungeon.

  2. Battle of Plassey

    1757

    Role: Nawab of Bengal

    1. 23 June 1757 · Palashi, West BengalBattle of Plassey

      On 23 June 1757, Clive's 3,000 troops defeated Siraj-ud-Daulah's 50,000-strong army at Palashi. The victory was secured by the inactivity of conspirators and the Nawab's flight from the battlefield.

Sources

  1. Black Hole of Calcutta Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-17
  2. Battle of Plassey Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-22