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Meaning of SIRAJ-UD-DAULA

Pronunciation:  si'râjûd 'dawlu

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 Definition: [n]  Indian general who opposed colonization by England; he captured Calcutta in 1756 and many of his prisoners suffocated in a crowded room that became known as the Black Hole of Calcutta; he was defeated at the battle of Plassey by a group of Indian nobles in alliance with Robert Clive (1728-1757)
 
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