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Suraja Dowlah or Siraj-ud-Dawlah c.1732-1757
Nawab of Bengal
He came into conflict wih the British over their fortification of Calcutta, and marched on the city in 1756. Having captured Fort William, he confined his 146 prisoners in the military prison, the Black Hole (300 sq ft). The following morning there were 23 survivors. The British, under Robert Clive, joined forces with Suraja Dowlah's general, Mir Jafar, and defeated him at the Battle of Plassey in 1757. He fled to Murshidabad, but was captured and executed.
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