Siraj-ud-daula

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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Siraj-ud-daula
       n : Indian general and nawab of Bengal who opposed the
           colonization of India 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)