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 ...
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Mir Syed Jafar Ali Khan Bahadur was a commander-in-chief or military general who reigned as the first dependent Nawab of Bengal of the British East India Company. Wikipedia
Born: 1691
Died: February 5, 1765 (age 74 years), Bengal, Bangladesh
Children: Ashraf Ali Khan, Najmuddin Ali Khan, Najabat Ali Khan and more
Spouse: Munni Begum (m. 1746–1765) and Shah Khanum Sahiba (m. 1727)
Place of burial: Jafraganj Cemetery, Murshidabad, India
Full name: Mir Jafar Ali Khan Bahadur
Grandchildren: Babar Ali Khan and Zainal Abidin Ali Khan
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He is remembered by the people of Bengal and Pakistan. The word "mirjafar" in Bengali and the phrase "meer jafar" in Urdu now are often used to mean traitor.
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 ...
May 2, 2024 · While historians agree that Mir Jafar was indeed a traitor to the Nawab of Bengal, using him as a trope in modern politics has more to do with ...
Dec 6, 2023 · Mir Jafar served as a military general before becoming the first Nawab of Bengal under the authority of the British East India Company, making ...
May 9, 2024 · Lalbagh (Murshidabad) : In Bengal's political discourse, Mir Jafar's name has long been used as a synonym for 'gaddar' (traitor).
Apr 4, 2024 · Mir Jafar Ali Khan was the Nawab of Bengal from 1757 to 1760 and again from 1763 to 1765. He was an Arab by ethnicity and was born sometime in ...
Mar 24, 2020 · Mir Jafar's betrayal of India in 1757 opened the doors to nearly 200 years of British rule in the country.
May 23, 2023 · Mir Jafar served as the Commander of the Bengali Army under Siraj Ud - Daulah , the Nawab of Bengal , but betrayed him during the Battle if ...
May 16, 2022 · The name Mir Jafar characterises a crass traitor, who changed the history of the Indian subcontinent and has become the symbol of betrayal.
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