ALL meanings of siraj-ud-daula
Si·raj-ud-dau·la
S s - noun siraj-ud-daula 1728?–57, nawab of Bengal 1756–57. 1
- noun siraj-ud-daula ?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 0