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  1. Mirza Muhammad Siraj-ud-Daulah (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.

  2. Jul 21, 2018 · Learn about the life, history, facts, and death of Siraj ud-Daulah, the last independent Nawab of Bengal who resisted the British East India Company. Discover how he lost the Battle of Plassey due to a betrayal by his own officer Mir Jafar and how he was captured and executed by the British.

  3. Siraj-ud-Daulah, who reigned for around 15 months, was assassinated in prison days later at the instruction of Mir Jafar, his general and the leader of the conspirators whom the British placed on...

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  5. Jan 21, 2020 · How did the nawab of Bengal flee from the English after losing the decisive battle in 1757? Read an excerpt from a book by Sudeep Chakravarti that reveals the details of his flight and his fate.

  6. Mîrzâ Mohammad Sirâjud Dawla, more popularly known as Siraj-Ud-Daulah, (1733 – July 2, 1757) was the last independent Nawab of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa. The end of his reign marks the start of British East India Company rule in India.

  7. southasia.ucla.edu › british-india › siraj-ud-daulahSiraj-ud-daulah | MANAS

    Siraj-ud-daulah was to acquire much notoriety both among the British and the Indians. He was to succeed as the Nawab of Bengal in April 1756 at the age of 27. “Siraj-ud-daula has been pictured”, says the biographer of his vanquisher, Lord Clive, “as a monster of vice, cruelty and depravity.

  8. Bengali victory. The siege of Calcutta was a battle between the Bengal Subah and the British East India Company on 20 June 1756. The Nawab of Bengal, Siraj ud-Daulah, aimed to seize Calcutta to punish the company for the unauthorised construction of fortifications at Fort William.