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    Posted 24 Mar 2025

    Updated 27 Mar 2025

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    Vijay Durg (Fort William)

    Fort William in Kolkata, the headquarters of the Eastern Army Command, recently renamed as Vijay Durg.

    About Vijay Durg

    • It was named after King William III of England.
      • "Renaming to ‘Vijay Durg’ pays homage to the oldest fort on Maharashtra’s Sindhudurg coast, which served as naval base during Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj’s reign"
    • It is located on the banks of the river Hoogly.
    • Black Hole Tragedy took place on June 20, 1756 in Fort William.
      • Nawab Siraj-ud-Daula imprisoned British captives in a tiny cell overnight, causing many deaths from suffocation and extreme heat, it is known as Black Hole Tragedy. 
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