The Black Hole Of Calcutta

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The Black Hole Of Calcutta. Up to a hundred european civilians suffocate to death in a tiny prison cell. The horrifying story of the black hole of calcutta starts in early 1756.

The Black Hole of Calcutta Kolkata, India Atlas Obscura
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The black hole of calcutta is one of those historical events that i've been aware about for some time but have never really known very much about. An unpleasantly full and hot room: Depiction of the black hole of calcutta in 18th century india, the power of the mughal empire lay in the despotic hands of the nawabs, or provincial princes.

The Black Hole of Calcutta Kolkata, India Atlas Obscura

The east india company, a relative newcomer to the indian subcontinent, had already established a popular trading base in calcutta but this hegemony was under threat by french interests in the area.as a preventive measure, the company decided to increase the defences of its main fort in the city, fort william. The 'black hole' itself, being merely the guardroom in the old fort william, disappeared shortly after the incident when the fort itself was taken down to be replaced by the new fort william which still stands today in the maidan to the south of b. An unpleasantly full and hot room: The black hole was retired as a prison after the ordeal and was converted to a storage room instead.