After taking this city from John Zephaniah Holwell in 1756, the Nawab Siraj-ud-Daula crammed over onehundred British prisoners into a tiny room.
For much of its history, this city was surrounded by the Maratha Ditch, which was intended torepel Bargi invaders but was used to dump garbage. This city was traditionally founded by JobCharnock. The Treaty of Alinagar was signed after repairs to (*) Fort William led to strife in this city.It was the site of a duel between Philip Francis and Warren Hastings, who had been impeached for escapingcorruption charges by having his accuser Nuncomar convicted of forgery. A general strike planned for thiscity on August 16 1946 resulted in thousands of deaths and rampant destruction on Direct Action Day.After taking this city from John Zephaniah Holwell in 1756, the Nawab Siraj-ud-Daula crammed over onehundred British prisoners into a tiny room. For 10 points, name this Bengali city which was the site of a"black hole."
For much of its history, this city was surrounded by the Maratha Ditch, which was intended torepel Bargi invaders but was used to dump garbage.
Calcutta [or Kolkata]