Succession
Mirza Mohammad Siraj succeeds Ali Vardi Khan as the Nawab of Bengal at the age of 23, and took the name Siraj-Ud-Daulah
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Siraj-Ud-Daulah Biography and Timeline
Follow Siraj-Ud-Daulah through 12 dated historical records for India.
Siraj-Ud-Daulah, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
12Distinct records
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1756–1757Years on this page
1756
Capture of Calcutta
Siraj-ud-Daulah's forces take Calcutta from the East India Company during the Bengal campaign.
Capture of Fort William
Siraj-ud-Daulah's forces capture Fort William at Calcutta during the confrontation with the East India Company.
Siege of Calcutta
Siraj-ud-Daulah's army besieges the British position at Fort William before taking Calcutta.
Siege of Kolkata
Siraj-ud-Daulah's campaign against Calcutta forces the East India Company garrison to abandon its position.
1757
Siege of Calcutta
East India Company forces under Robert Clive and Charles Watson retake Calcutta before renewing pressure on Siraj-ud-Daulah.
Siege of Calcutta
Siraj-ud-Daulah advances on Calcutta but is checked by an East India Company dawn attack.
Siege of Calcutta
Negotiations after renewed fighting around Calcutta lead toward the Treaty of Alinagar.
Treaty of Alinagar
Siraj-ud-Daulah concludes the Treaty of Alinagar with the East India Company after the Calcutta campaign.
Treaty of Alinagar
The Treaty of Alinagar restores Company trading privileges granted under the Mughal farman of 1717.
Battle of Plessey
Siraj-ud-Daulah is defeated at Plassey after key commanders withhold support, allowing Robert Clive's East India Company force to prevail.
Death of Siraj-Ud-Daulah
Siraj Ud Daulah, the last independent ruler of Bengal, is brutally executed by Mohammad Ali Beg under orders from Mir Jafar
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.