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The Black Hole of Calcutta: Myth, Massacre, and Memory
In this episode of The Hidden History of Bengal, Lucas and Luna unravel the story of the Black Hole of Calcutta, one of the most controversial events in British colonial history. They explore what really happened on the night of June 20, 1756, when Siraj-ud-Daulah's forces captured Fort William and allegedly confined 146 British prisoners in a tiny guardroom, from which only 23 emerged alive. Lucas digs into the primary sources: John Zephaniah Holwell's sensational account, the only surviving eyewitness report, and contrasts it with Indian records and later historical analysis that…
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