History · Sources of Modern Indian History
UGC NET June 2024 History (Re-Exam Shift-I)
Who among the following captured the British factory at Kasim Bazar during the Calcutta campaign and captured Fort William on June 20, 1756?
ATipu Sultan
BMir Jafar
CSiraj-ud-Daulah ✓ Correct
DMir Qasim
Correct answer: (C) Siraj-ud-Daulah — The answer is Siraj-ud-Daulah.
Explanation
★The answer is Siraj-ud-Daulah.
★On 4 June 1756 Siraj-ud-Daulah attacked and captured Kasimbazar.
★He then attacked Calcutta on 15 June.
★After a five-day siege he captured Fort William on 20 June 1756.
★Governor Drake and other British officers fled to Fulta Island.
★The Black Hole incident is associated with this campaign.
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