[si-rahj-oo
d-dou-luh] 
| 1728?–57, nawab of Bengal 1756–57. |
| siraj-ud-daula | |
noun | |
| Indian general and nawab of Bengal who opposed the colonization of India by England; he captured Calcutta in 1756 and many of his prisoners suffocated in a crowded room that became known as the Black Hole of Calcutta; he was defeated at the battle of Plassey by a group of Indian nobles in alliance with Robert Clive (1728-1757) |