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The Black Hole of Calcutta was a dungeon in Fort William, Calcutta, measuring 14 by 18 feet (4.3 m × 5.5 m), in which troops of Siraj-ud-Daulah, the Nawab of Bengal, held British prisoners of war on the night of 20 June 1756.
One of Kolkata's most enduring British-era military fortifications, other than those in Bombay and Madras , it extends over an area of seventy hectares. The fort was named after King William III. [1] In front of the Fort is the Maidan, the largest park in the country. An internal guard room became the Black Hole of Calcutta.
Pindari's loyal to Siraj ud-Daulah carry out the Black Hole of Calcutta atrocity, 20 June 1756. During this period, the British East India Company was increasing their influence in the Indian subcontinent, particularly in Bengal; Siraj soon grew to resent the politico-military presence of the East India Company in Bengal. In particular, he was ...
Memorial of Black Hole of Calcutta. For some, the Black Hole of Calcutta event is a controversial part of Indian history; for others it was an atrocity that befell its victims. According to one British survivor (John Holwell), during the siege of Calcutta Siraj – ud – Daulah took 146 prisoners and confined them in a room measuring 14 feet ...
John Zephaniah Holwell FRS (17 September 1711 – 5 November 1798) was a surgeon, an employee of the British East India Company, and a temporary Governor of Bengal (1760). He was also one of the first Europeans to study Indian antiquities and was an early advocate of animal rights and vegetarianism.
Innumerable journalistic and historical works recounted the story of the "Black Hole" of Calcutta, but Holwell's account was the sole contemporary narrative. 146 people could not have been accommodated in a room of the stated dimensions of 24 x 18 feet, and it is now almost universally conceded that Holwell greatly embellished his story.
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Lal Dighi acts as a reservoir to supply water in the BBD Bagh complex. [2]Lal Dighi is a 25 acres (10 ha) wide body of water in the area of BBD Bagh. [4] Some of the heritage buildings including Andrew's Church, Writers' Building, High Court, General Post Office are situated nearby to the tank.