- Surajah Dowlah
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/seuh rah"jeuh dow"leuh/Siraj-ud-daula.
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Surajah Dowlah
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Surajah Dowlah — /səˌradʒə ˈdaʊlə/ (say suh.rahjuh dowluh) noun → Siraj ud daula …
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Siraj-ud-daula — noun Indian general and nawab of Bengal who opposed the colonization of India by England; he captured Calcutta in 1756 and many of his prisoners suffocated in a crowded room that became known as the Black Hole of Calcutta; he was defeated at the… … Useful english dictionary
