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Mir Syed Jafar Ali Khan Bahadur ( c. 1691 – 5 February 1765) was a commander-in-chief or military general who reigned as the first dependent Nawab of Bengal of the British East India Company.
Mar 24, 2020 · Mir Jafar was a man whose political ambition and fateful betrayal of India allowed the country to become one of the world’s largest and most oppressive empires. This is the story of a man whose name is synonymous with “traitor” in India even today.
2 days ago · On June 29, Clive reached Murshidabad with 200 European soldiers and 300 sepoys. He was received at the Nawab’s palace by Mir Jafar and his officials. Mir Jafar was placed on the throne by Clive. Mir Jafar’s brief reign in two stints, 1757-1760 and 1763-1765, would be turbulent with the new Nawab unable to cope with the demands of the British.
Mīr Jaʿfar (born 1691?—died Feb. 5, 1765, Bengal, India) was the first Bengal ruler (1757–60; 1763–65) under British influence, which he helped bring about by working for the defeat of Mughal rule there. An Arab by birth, Mīr Jaʿfar assisted his brother-in-law, Gen. ʿAlī Vardī Khan, in seizing the government of Bengal in 1740.
May 2, 2024 · For more than a century, Mir Jafar has been a common political trope invoked to symbolise betrayal. Was he the only traitor at Plassey? Or is he more of a 'political myth'?
Apr 4, 2024 · The use of the name ‘Mir Jafar’ in a manner similar to that of an insult or slander, still rankles, say his descendants, as the name of the former Nawab of Bengal comes up once again ahead of Lok Sabha election.
May 9, 2024 · It was in the Battle of Plassey in 1757 that Mir Jafar, one of the most trusted generals of Bengal nawab Siraj-ud-Daulah, defected to the British side, leading to the victory of the East India ...
