The Tiger of Bengal: Mughal-Born Rebel Siraj-ud-Daulah

We've talked around Siraj-ud-Daulah in several episodes—as Alivardi Khan's grandson, as the nawab who lost Plassey, as the figure in the Black Hole controversy. But who was he actually? This episode pulls together the fragmentary Persian and British accounts to trace his life from a Mughal prince born in Murshidabad to a twenty-three-year-old ruler facing a conspiracy of his own court, the East India Company, and the Jagat Seth banking family. We walk through the siege of Calcutta, the famous 'Black Hole' (and what really happened), the betrayal at Plassey, and the murky circumstances of his death. Along the way, we encounter the Armenian merchant Khoja Wajid, the spurned general Mir Jafar, the Company's Robert Clive, and the mysterious woman who may have been Siraj's most trusted advisor. It's a story of ambition, miscalculation, and a dynasty's last gasp—told through the details the textbooks skip. #Siraj-ud-Daulah #Plassey #Murshidabad #BlackHole #RobertClive #MirJafar #JagatSeth #AlivardiKhan #Bengal #Nawab #EastIndiaCompany #Mughal #Calcutta #WarrenHastings #Gheria #FexingoHistory #History #SouthAsia Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo