Black Hole of Calcutta (1756)
GPTKB entity
Statements (19)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:historical_event
|
| gptkbp:commemorates |
gptkb:Black_Hole_Memorial
|
| gptkbp:controversy |
disputed number of victims
|
| gptkbp:date |
20 June 1756
|
| gptkbp:eventType |
imprisonment
|
| gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
used as justification for British retribution
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Black Hole of Calcutta (1756)
|
| gptkbp:involves |
Bengali forces
British prisoners |
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Fort_William,_Calcutta,_India
|
| gptkbp:number_of_prisoners |
146
|
| gptkbp:perpetrator |
gptkb:Siraj_ud-Daulah
|
| gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:British_East_India_Company
gptkb:Battle_of_Plassey |
| gptkbp:resultedIn |
deaths by suffocation
|
| gptkbp:survived |
23
|
| gptkbp:witness_account_by |
gptkb:John_Zephaniah_Holwell
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Calcutta_(until_1911)
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
|