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Calcutta June 20th, 1756. The EIC has crossed the line! Leading India to capture yet ANOTHER British Fort (Yes, The British are really bad at this). Thus making an example of the EIC by locking them in the dreaded The Black Hole of Calcutta. Where 146 prisoners go in and only 26 come out. How will the British's response drive this historical paradox further?

If you missed the previous episodes check them out here: 

Part One - A Historical Paradox - https://youtu.be/E4vonIphF4E

Part Two - East India Companies - https://youtu.be/AqCWlABVddY

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Conquest of India - The Black Hole - Extra History

Looking to lower your monthly phone bill? Use the link http://extracredits.ting.com/ to get a $25 credit from this week's sponsor Ting Mobile! Calcutta June 20th, 1756. The EIC has crossed the line! Leading India to capture yet ANOTHER British Fort (Yes, The British are really bad at this). Thus making an example of the EIC by locking them in the dreaded The Black Hole of Calcutta. Where 146 prisoners go in and only 26 come out. How will the British's response drive this historical paradox further? If you missed the previous episodes check them out here: Part One - A Historical Paradox - https://youtu.be/E4vonIphF4E Part Two - East India Companies - https://youtu.be/AqCWlABVddY ___________ Support the people who make this show, vote for future Extra History topics, and get great perks at our Patreon! http://bit.ly/EHPatreon Subscribe & ! to our channel on YouTube at http://bit.ly/SubToEC Got more info about Extra Credits on our website at http://extracredits.site/ Grab your Extra Credits gear at the store! http://extracredits.store/ We're doing a giveaway at: https://gleam.io/Sb3oO/win-extra-credits-merch Enter unique code WELCOMEKAT to get extra entries as a thanks for checking out this episode! ___________ Thanks for participating in this week's discussion! We want you to be aware of our community posting guidelines so that we can have high-quality conversations: https://www.extracredits.site/extra-credits-community-code-of-con Come chat with us live on Twitch http://bit.ly/ECtwitch Want to contact us directly? Email us: contact@extra-credits.net Interested in sponsoring an episode? Email us: extracredits@standard.tv ___________ Want more Extra Credits? Follow us on social media: Twitter : http://bit.ly/ECTweet Facebook : http://bit.ly/ECFBPage Instagram : http://bit.ly/ECisonInstagram ___________ ♪ Get the intro music here! http://bit.ly/1EQA5N7 *Music by Demetori: http://bit.ly/1AaJG4H ♪ Outro music: "British India" by Tiffany Roman #ExtraHistory #ConquestofIndia #History

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John Comedy

Banger series so far, EC. Keep up the good work!

Anonymous

This is probably one of the few events from this time period I knew about in my younger years