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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024Si•raj-ud-dau•la (si räj′ŏŏd dou′lə),USA pronunciation n. - 1728?–57, nawab of Bengal 1756–57.
Also, Surajah Dowlah. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Siraj-ud-daula /sɪˈrɑːdʒʊdˈdaʊlə/ n - ?1728–57, Indian leader who became the Great Mogul's deputy in Bengal (1756); opponent of English colonization. He captured Calcutta (1756) from the English and many of his prisoners suffocated in a crowded room that became known as the Black Hole of Calcutta. He was defeated (1757) by a group of Indian nobles in alliance with Robert Clive
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