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Categories: 1756 in British India, Coordinates on Wikidata, Use dmy dates from June 2016, Wikipedia articles incorporating a citation from the 1911 Encyclopaedia Britannica with Wikisource reference, 18th century in Kolkata

Black Hole of Calcutta Black Hole of Kolkata Blackhole of Calcutta Holwell Monument the Black Hole of Calcutta

A dungeon (20 feet square) in a fort in Calcutta where as many as 146 English prisoners were held overnight by Siraj-ud-daula; the next morning only 23 were still alive WordNet 3.0

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A dungeon (20 feet square) in a fort in Calcutta where as many as 146 English prisoners were held overnight by Siraj-ud-daula; the next morning only 23 were still alive WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

The Black Hole of Calcutta was a dungeon in Fort William, Calcutta, measuring 14 by 18 feet, in which troops of Siraj-ud-Daulah, the Nawab of Bengal, held British prisoners of war on the night of 20 June 1756. Wikipedia

A dungeon in which many British troops and various civilians allegedly died in 1756 Wikipedia Disambiguation

Small prison or dungeon in Fort William Wikipedia Disambiguation

Dungeon in Fort William, Calcutta Wikidata

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dungeon

COUNTRY

India

DESCRIBED BY SOURCE

The Nuttall Encyclopædia

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Fort William, India