Tag: history

The Battle of Plassey (Palashi) was fought on June 23, 1757, between the forces of Siraj-ud-Daula and the British East India Company led by Robert Clive. This battle marked the beginning of British political control in India. 1757 is the correct year - other options are close but incorrect.

Titumir (1782-1831), a famous rebel against British rule and zamindars, was born as Syed Mir Nisar Ali. He led the Farazi movement and built the famous bamboo fort (Banser-Kella) in 1831. Syed Md. Ali, Syed Nisar Ali, and Syed Ali are incorrect - his full name included both Mir and Nisar.

BBD Bag stands for Benoy-Badal-Dinesh, the three revolutionary freedom fighters who assassinated the brutal British police officer Col. N.S. Simpson in 1930 at the Writers' Building in Kolkata. Benoy Basu, Badal Gupta, and Dinesh Gupta carried out this attack to avenge the oppression of political prisoners.

Khudiram Bose, at just 18 years old, was hanged in 1908 for attempting to assassinate British judge Kingsford by throwing a bomb at his carriage. He is widely regarded as one of the youngest and earliest martyrs of the Indian independence movement from Bengal.

After capturing Calcutta in 1756, Nawab Siraj-ud-Daulah renamed the city Alinagar, meaning 'the city of Ali'. This was done to mark his victory over the British East India Company and to Islamicize the city's name.

Job Charnock is traditionally credited with the founding of Calcutta (Kolkata) in 1690 by combining the three villages of Sutanuti, Gobindapur, and Kalikata. Although modern courts have contested this 'founding' status, historically it is taught as true.

Lal-Bal-Pal refers to the trio of prominent Indian nationalists during the independence movement: Lala Lajpat Rai (Punjab), Bal Gangadhar Tilak (Maharashtra), and Bipin Chandra Pal (Bengal). They were known as 'Lal-Bal-Pal' and advocated for Swaraj (self-rule).

The museum was originally called the Prince of Wales Museum (note the correct spelling is 'Prince' not 'Price'). It was renamed Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya in 1998. The other options are fictional names - Queen Elizabeth Museum, Lord Mackensey, and Queen Victoria Museum were never the names of this museum. Dr. Bhau Daji Lad Museum is a different museum in Mumbai (formerly Victoria and Albert Museum).