Question 1

What happened at the Black Hole of Calcutta?

Accepted Answer

The Black Hole of Calcutta was a small prison cell used to keep a number of East India Company soldiers and employees. A great number died overnight in June 1756 from the heat and lack of air.

Question 2

What does the saying Black Hole of Calcutta mean?

Accepted Answer

The saying "Black Hole of Calcutta" means any dark and forbidding place and is named after the infamous prison cell used to keep captured East India Company soldiers in 1756. Most of the prisoners died overnight from the heat and lack of air and water.

Question 3

What was the consequence of the Black Hole of Calcutta?

Accepted Answer

The Black Hole of Calcutta story was used by the East India Company to justify taking over Calcutta and imposing colonial rule on Bengal. It was also used in the Victorian era as a justification for the British presence in India.

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