What is the Black Hole of Calcutta?
The Black Hole of Calcutta was a dungeon in colonial India in which a large number of British prisoners of war allegedly died on the night of 20 June 1756. John Holwell, one of the survivors of the incident, was responsible for the official story, but there is little objective support for his claims. Modern historians believe he may have exaggerated or even invented the story as propaganda against the Indian forces that captured Fort William, where the Black Hole was located.
