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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...
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    A black hole is a region of spacetime where gravity is so strong that nothing, including light and other electromagnetic waves, is capable of possessing...
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    An internal guard room became the Black Hole of Calcutta. Today the fort is the headquarters of Eastern Command of the Indian Army. There are two Fort...
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    Siraj ud-Daulah (category Nawabs of Bengal)
    Robert Clive's actions in India, vindicated Siraj ud-Daulah of any charge surrounding the Black Hole incident: "A peace was however agreed upon with Surajah...
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  • A black hole is a region of extreme gravitational pull. Black hole or blackhole may also refer to: Black hole (networking), in computer networking, a...
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    St. John's Church, Kolkata (category Monuments of National Importance in West Bengal)
    Company after Kolkata (Calcutta) became the effective capital of British India. It is located at the North-Western corner of Raj Bhavan, and served as...
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    Martin & Co. of Calcutta, and work on the superstructure began in 1910. In 1911, before construction was finished, George V, the Emperor of India, announced...
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  • Calcutta, West Virginia, United States Calcutta, Suriname Calcutta, Belize Black Hole of Calcutta, an 18th-century dungeon in Fort William, Calcutta Calcutta...
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    Kolkata (redirect from City of Calcutta)
    attacked; his capture of Fort William led to the killings of several East India company officials in the Black Hole of Calcutta. A force of Company soldiers...
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    of Calcutta and the Infamous Black Hole". Military History (April 1997). Leesburg, Virginia: 34–40. "Black Hole of Calcutta". Manas. Retrieved 4 May 2008...
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