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प्रश्न
Answer the following question in one or two words/sentences:
Why did Siraj-ud-Daulah attack Calcutta in 1756?
उत्तर
When the Britishers tried to fortify Calcutta, Siraj-ud-Daulah ordered both the British and the French to dismantle their fortifications and not to fight private wars on his territory. The French agreed but the British refused. This enraged the Nawab and he attacked Calcutta’with a large army and captured Fort William.
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