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  1. Siraj-ud-daulanoun

    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)

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  1. siraj-ud-daula

    Mirza Muhammad Siraj-ud-Daulah (Persian: میرزا محمد سراج الدوله; 1733 – 2 July 1757), commonly known as Siraj-ud-Daulah or Siraj ud-Daula, was the last independent Nawab of Bengal. The end of his reign marked the start of the rule of the East India Company over Bengal and later almost all of the Indian subcontinent. Siraj succeeded his maternal grandfather, Alivardi Khan as the Nawab of Bengal in April 1756 at the age of 23. Betrayed by Mir Jafar, the commander of Nawab's army, Siraj lost the Battle of Plassey on 23 June 1757. The forces of the East India Company under Robert Clive invaded and the administration of Bengal fell into the hands of the company.

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  1. siraj-ud-daula

    Siraj-ud-Daula was the last Nawab of Bengal, serving from 1756 to 1757. He is most known for his role in the Battle of Plassey, in which the British East India Company gained significant control over Bengal and subsequently India. The title "Siraj-ud-Daula" is an honorific, with "Siraj" meaning "lamp" and "Daula" meaning "of the state" in Arabic.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of siraj-ud-daula in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of siraj-ud-daula in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4


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