Siraj ud-Daulah

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Nawab historical figure monarch

Siraj ud-Daulah was the last independent Nawab of Bengal, whose defeat by the British East India Company at the Battle of Plassey in 1757 marked a key turning point in the establishment of British rule in India.

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All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Siraj ud-Daulah canonical 25
Nawab Siraj ud-Daulah 2
Nawab of Bengal 2

Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Nawab ⓘ
historical figure ⓘ
monarch ⓘ
allegiance nominal vassal of the Mughal Emperor ⓘ
associatedWithEvent Siege of Calcutta ⓘ
surface form: Black Hole of Calcutta controversy
battleDate 23 June 1757 ⓘ
battleLocation Palashi ⓘ
near Murshidabad ⓘ
birthPlace Bengal Subah ⓘ
Murshidabad ⓘ
birthYear 1733 ⓘ
capitalOfRealm Murshidabad ⓘ
causeOfDeath assassination ⓘ
countryRuled Bengal Subah ⓘ
currencyUsed rupee ⓘ
deathDate 2 July 1757 ⓘ
deathPlace Bengal Subah ⓘ
Murshidabad ⓘ
defeatedBy British East India Company ⓘ
Robert Clive ⓘ
dynasty Najafi dynasty ⓘ
era Mughal Empire (in much of the territory) ⓘ
surface form: Mughal Empire (late period)
fullName Siraj ud-Daulah self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Mirza Muhammad Siraj ud-Daulah
givenName Siraj ud-Daulah self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Siraj
grandfather Alivardi Khan ⓘ
grandmother Shah Khanum ⓘ
historicalSignificance his defeat at Plassey marked the beginning of British political control in Bengal ⓘ
his fall is considered a turning point in the establishment of British rule in India ⓘ
honorific ud-Daulah ⓘ
killedBy agents of Mir Jafar ⓘ
knownFor being the last independent Nawab of Bengal ⓘ
conflict with the British East India Company ⓘ
languageSpoken Bengali ⓘ
Persian language ⓘ
surface form: Persian
lastIndependentRulerOf Bengal ⓘ
notableBattle Battle of Plassey ⓘ
opponent British East India Company ⓘ
Jagat Seth banking family ⓘ
Mir Jafar ⓘ
positionHeld Nawab of Bengal ⓘ
Nawab of Bengal ⓘ
surface form: Nawab of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa
predecessor Alivardi Khan ⓘ
reignEnd 23 June 1757 ⓘ
reignStart 9 April 1756 ⓘ
religion Islam ⓘ
religiousBranch Sunni Islam ⓘ
spouse Lutfunnisa Begum ⓘ
successor Mir Jafar ⓘ
territoryIncluded Bengal ⓘ
Bihar ⓘ
Orissa ⓘ

Referenced by (31)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Robert Clive → opponent → Siraj ud-Daulah ⓘ
Battle of Plassey → belligerent → Siraj ud-Daulah ⓘ
this entity surface form: Nawab of Bengal
Battle of Plassey → commander → Siraj ud-Daulah ⓘ
Bengal → wasRegionOf → Siraj ud-Daulah ⓘ
this entity surface form: Nawab of Bengal
Siraj ud-Daulah → fullName → Siraj ud-Daulah self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mirza Muhammad Siraj ud-Daulah
Siraj ud-Daulah → givenName → Siraj ud-Daulah self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Siraj
Mir Jafar → predecessor → Siraj ud-Daulah ⓘ
Mir Jafar → opponent → Siraj ud-Daulah ⓘ
Palashi → battleInvolvedParty → Siraj ud-Daulah ⓘ
Siege of Calcutta → commander → Siraj ud-Daulah ⓘ
Siege of Calcutta → primaryOpponentOf → Siraj ud-Daulah ⓘ
this entity surface form: Nawab Siraj ud-Daulah
agents of Mir Jafar → opposed → Siraj ud-Daulah ⓘ
Najafi dynasty → notableMember → Siraj ud-Daulah ⓘ
Shah Khanum → hasRelative → Siraj ud-Daulah ⓘ
Shah Khanum → grandmotherOf → Siraj ud-Daulah ⓘ
Jagat Seth banking family → opposed → Siraj ud-Daulah ⓘ
Alivardi Khan → successor → Siraj ud-Daulah ⓘ
Alivardi Khan → grandson → Siraj ud-Daulah ⓘ
Lutfunnisa Begum → spouseOf → Siraj ud-Daulah ⓘ
Nawab of Bengal → hasTitleHolder → Siraj ud-Daulah ⓘ
Bengal Subah → keyFigure → Siraj ud-Daulah ⓘ
Bengal Subah → lastIndependentNawab → Siraj ud-Daulah ⓘ
British conquest of Bengal → participant → Siraj ud-Daulah ⓘ
Mir Muhammad Jafar Ali Khan → predecessor → Siraj ud-Daulah ⓘ
Mir Muhammad Jafar Ali Khan → relative → Siraj ud-Daulah ⓘ
Mir Muhammad Jafar Ali Khan → opponentOf → Siraj ud-Daulah ⓘ
Black Hole of Calcutta → associatedWith → Siraj ud-Daulah ⓘ
Khoshbagh → burialPlaceOf → Siraj ud-Daulah ⓘ
this entity surface form: Nawab Siraj ud-Daulah
Mirza Muhammad Madani → notableDescendant → Siraj ud-Daulah ⓘ
Mirza Muhammad Ali → successor → Siraj ud-Daulah ⓘ
subject surface form: Alivardi Khan
Mirza Muhammad Ali → grandson → Siraj ud-Daulah ⓘ
subject surface form: Alivardi Khan