Siege of Calcutta
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The Siege of Calcutta was a 1756 military confrontation in which the Nawab of Bengal’s forces captured the British-held city of Calcutta, setting the stage for subsequent British military campaigns in India.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Siege of Calcutta canonical | 2 |
| Black Hole of Calcutta controversy | 1 |
| Black Hole of Calcutta incident | 1 |
| Fall of Calcutta (1756) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T236532 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Siege of Calcutta Context triple: [Battle of Plassey, precededBy, Siege of Calcutta]
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A.
Siege of Delhi
The Siege of Delhi was a pivotal 1857 military engagement in which British forces recaptured the Mughal capital from rebel sepoys, marking a turning point in the Indian Rebellion of 1857.
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B.
Siege of Cawnpore
The Siege of Cawnpore was a brutal and pivotal episode of the Indian Rebellion of 1857, marked by a prolonged rebel siege of British forces and the subsequent massacre of British soldiers and civilians.
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C.
Siege of Lucknow
The Siege of Lucknow was a prolonged and pivotal defense of the British Residency at Lucknow by British and loyalist forces against rebel sepoys and local insurgents during the Indian Rebellion of 1857.
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D.
Battle of Plassey
The Battle of Plassey was a pivotal 1757 engagement in Bengal in which the British East India Company defeated the Nawab of Bengal and his French allies, marking the beginning of British colonial dominance in India.
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E.
Siege of Arcot
The Siege of Arcot was a 1751 military engagement in southern India during the Second Carnatic War, where Robert Clive’s daring defense of the city against a much larger force helped establish British military prestige and influence in the region.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Siege of Calcutta Target entity description: The Siege of Calcutta was a 1756 military confrontation in which the Nawab of Bengal’s forces captured the British-held city of Calcutta, setting the stage for subsequent British military campaigns in India.
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A.
Siege of Delhi
The Siege of Delhi was a pivotal 1857 military engagement in which British forces recaptured the Mughal capital from rebel sepoys, marking a turning point in the Indian Rebellion of 1857.
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B.
Siege of Cawnpore
The Siege of Cawnpore was a brutal and pivotal episode of the Indian Rebellion of 1857, marked by a prolonged rebel siege of British forces and the subsequent massacre of British soldiers and civilians.
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C.
Siege of Lucknow
The Siege of Lucknow was a prolonged and pivotal defense of the British Residency at Lucknow by British and loyalist forces against rebel sepoys and local insurgents during the Indian Rebellion of 1857.
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D.
Battle of Plassey
The Battle of Plassey was a pivotal 1757 engagement in Bengal in which the British East India Company defeated the Nawab of Bengal and his French allies, marking the beginning of British colonial dominance in India.
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E.
Siege of Arcot
The Siege of Arcot was a 1751 military engagement in southern India during the Second Carnatic War, where Robert Clive’s daring defense of the city against a much larger force helped establish British military prestige and influence in the region.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
military siege ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Fall of Calcutta (1756)
ⓘ
linked to:
Siege of Calcutta
|
| associatedWith | Black Hole of Calcutta ⓘ |
| belligerentStrength |
large army of the Nawab of Bengal
ⓘ
small British and allied garrison ⓘ |
| cause |
British fortification of Calcutta without Nawab’s consent
ⓘ
sheltering of Nawab’s enemies by the British ⓘ tensions between Nawab of Bengal and British East India Company ⓘ |
| combatant |
British East India Company
ⓘ
British garrison of Fort William ⓘ Nawab of Bengal ⓘ |
| commander |
John Zephaniah Holwell
ⓘ
Siraj ud-Daulah ⓘ |
| conflictType |
18th-century military conflict
ⓘ
Anglo-Indian conflict ⓘ |
| countryAtTime |
Bengal Subah of the Mughal Empire
ⓘ
linked to:
Bengal Subah
|
| datePrecision | day ⓘ |
| endDate | 1756-06-20 ⓘ |
| era | Early modern period ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Battle of Plassey
ⓘ
British military campaigns in Bengal ⓘ recapture of Calcutta by British forces ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
European colonial competition in India
ⓘ
Mughal successor state politics ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Bengal Subah ⓘ |
| involvedFortification |
Fort William, Calcutta
ⓘ
linked to:
Fort William, Kolkata
|
| locatedInPresentDay |
India
ⓘ
Kolkata ⓘ
linked to:
Calcutta
West Bengal ⓘ |
| location |
Calcutta
ⓘ
Fort William ⓘ |
| militaryObjective | seizure of British-held Calcutta ⓘ |
| notableEvent | fall of Fort William ⓘ |
| outcome | temporary expulsion of British from Calcutta ⓘ |
| partOf |
Anglo-French rivalry in India
ⓘ
British expansion in India ⓘ |
| precededBy | Nawab Siraj ud-Daulah’s march on Calcutta ⓘ |
| primaryOpponentOf |
British East India Company authorities in Bengal
ⓘ
linked to:
British East India Company
Nawab Siraj ud-Daulah ⓘ
linked to:
Siraj ud-Daulah
|
| relatedTo |
Seven Years’ War in India
ⓘ
linked to:
Second Carnatic War
|
| result |
Bengali victory
ⓘ
capture of Calcutta by the Nawab of Bengal ⓘ |
| significance |
helped pave the way for British political dominance in Bengal
ⓘ
triggered major British military intervention in Bengal ⓘ |
| startDate | 1756-06-16 ⓘ |
| year | 1756 ⓘ |
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Subject: Siege of Calcutta Description of subject: The Siege of Calcutta was a 1756 military confrontation in which the Nawab of Bengal’s forces captured the British-held city of Calcutta, setting the stage for subsequent British military campaigns in India.
Referenced by (5)
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linked to: Siege of Calcutta
linked to: Siege of Calcutta