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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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