The Black Hole of Calcutta incident occurred in June 1756, shortly after Sirajuddaula became the Nawab of Bengal and attacked the British settlement in Calcutta.
During whose tenure did the incident of ‘Black Hole’ take place ?
Asked in UPPCS Prelims 2009 · Topic: East India Company and Nawab of Bengal (The 'Black Hole' Incident and EIC's Retaliation)
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