But now the place serves as a cemetery for Mir Jafar and many family members of his. Mir Jafar originally built this cemetery over an area of 3.51 acres. But what is it to be the progeny of a man-turned-pejorative? Jafarganj Cemetery: For Mir Jafar n his family!! Council agreed to a secret treaty with Mir Jafar promising to place him on the throne, and the latter agreeing to grant territorial, financial and trade facilities to the English. Fresh round of Centre-farmers' talks fail to yield any result, what's next? The English East India Company. "We did have some information, and therefore we were not stunned or crestfallen. It has claimed that it will win more than 200 of the 294 seats in West Bengal Assembly election. Khan, who has been conferred a doctorate by Calcutta University, pleads that Mir Jafar was in fact a "pious and honest man". You have no right to say that the party did not give you anything.". Sitting MLAs from the CPI-M, CPI and the Congress also joined the BJP along with Suvendu Adhikari. Since the 70s he has been sifting through moth-eaten records at the library of the local Hazarduari Palace, the Asiatic Societies in Calcutta and Dhaka, and Patna's Khuda Bakhsh library. Summary: Mir Jafar currently lives in Corona, NY; in the past Mir has also lived in Flushing NY. S yud Mir Muhammed Jafar Ali Khan, formal title 'Shuja ul-Mulk, Hashim ud-Daulla, Nawab Ja'afar Ali Khan Bahadur, Mahabat Jang (Hero of the Country, Sword of the State, Horror in War)' commonly known as Mir Jafar, belonged to the Syud dynasty. (File photos), Why calling Suvendu Adhikari 'Mir Jafar' may be admission of defeat by TMC, TMC humiliated me, will lose 2021 Bengal polls, says Suvendu Adhikari after joining BJP. Mir Jafar was a military commander who betrayed Nawab of Bengal Siraj Ud-Daulah by joined hands with the British during the Battle of Plassey in 1757. Kalyan Banejree said, "You (Adhikari) are driven by greed. An influential aide of Siraj-ud-daulah, Bengal's last independent nawab, Mir Jafar refused to help the besieged nawab during the Battle of Plassey in 1757, paving the way for British rule in India. Genealogy profile for Mir Jafar میر جعفر 19 Mir Jafar (1460 - 1560) - Genealogy Genealogy for میر جعفر 19 Mir Jafar (1460 - 1560) family tree on Geni, with over 200 million profiles of ancestors and living relatives. Such betrayals have been taking place for centuries," said Subrata Mukherjee, the panchayat minister in the Mamata Banerjee government, on Sunday during his interaction with journalists in Kolkata. His name is now used in reference to treachery. The choice of character to draw parallels with Suvendu Adhikari is interesting. Your family is in control of two Lok Sabha constituencies and a civic body. After Mukul Roy, Suvendu Adhikari is the biggest gain for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in West Bengal and, conversely, the second major jolt to Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress (TMC). You were a minister with three departments. The BJP is upbeat as Bengal heads to an assembly election in April-May next year. Eventually, he decided to rebel against his current position, and signed a treaty with the Dutch East India Company. Now, the TMC leaders are calling Suvendu Adhikari a Mir Jafar. Yes! When Suvendu Adhikari crossed over to the BJP, it was said there’s no reason to fuss over the desertion of Mir Jafars. His defection led to the defeat of the Nawab and brought the British East Indian to political power in Bengal in 1757. His thesis is that while Mir Jafar had deserted Siraj-ud-daulah when the British were advancing on the nawab, it cannot be said that he betrayed his nation since the concept of nationhood had not emerged yet. Khan's lone voice is being heard. ", However, another TMC Lok Sabha MP Kalyan Banerjee's comments would suggest something different as he accused Suvendu Adhikari of becoming "greedy" for political power. People Projects Discussions Surnames To turn history on its head and change beliefs assimilated over the years is no mean achievement. For reprint rights: Syndications Today, Click here to get the latest issue for FREE, Descendant of Mir Jafar fights to erase stamp of treachery from family name. Khan has also dug up evidence from the work of other historians to substantiate his claim that Mir Jafar was not a traitor. Gupta and Sir Jadunath Sircar, Khan has pieced together the history of Murshidabad afresh. His name is now synonymous with treachery. Mir Jafar (Persian: ميرجعفر ‎, also Romanized as Mīr Ja‘far) is a village in Jabal Rural District, Kuhpayeh District, Isfahan County, Isfahan Province, Iran.At the 2006 census, its … And tourists to the historical sites in Murshidabad flock to his doorstep only to mock him contemptuously. Read Full Summary On the basis of books by noted historians Dr Atul Roy, Dr B.K. The TMC will win the polls without a hitch. Nearly 250 years later, the ignominy still stings. • "Riyazu-s-salatin", A History of Bengal, Ghulam Husain Salim (translated from the Persian): viewable online at the Packard Humanities Institute But now, under the Naya Pakistan Housing Scheme, anyone can build their house by taking out a loan on 5% interest." The rise of … Mir Jafar is remembered in Indian history for his betrayal of the Nawab of Bengal. Posters labelling him that also appeared in Purba Medinipur district, the home turf of the former Bengal minister who joined the BJP last week. 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To set the record straight, Khan, an Urdu teacher at Murshidabad's Nawab-Bari Institution and a part-time historian, has been working at unearthing historical evidence about the local nawabs, piling up scholastic achievements in the process. Our forefathers have dedicated themselves to … An Arab by birth, Mīr Jaʿfar assisted his brother-in-law, Gen. ʿAlī Vardī Khan, in seizing the government of Bengal in 1740. Syed Reza Ali Meerza, the eighth generation descendant of Mir Jafar from his mother’s side popularly known as Chhota Nawab in Murshidabad, is still living down his family’s past. In the battle that followed, the British prevailed once again, and Mir Jafar lost his precious throne to his son-in-law, Mir Qasim. Mīr Jaʿfar, first Bengal ruler (1757–60; 1763–65) under British influence, which he helped bring about by working for the defeat of Mughal rule there. Among those who have joined the BJP switching sides from the TMC include sitting MLAs Shilbhadra Dutta, Banashri Maiti, Biswajit Kundu, Saikat Panja, Dipali Biswas and Sukra Munda. Siraj also came to the place to encounter the company's army. The TMC is busy playing down the political influence of Suvendu Adhikari with some of the close aides of Mamata Banerjee saying that he is not "a leader of significance" in Bengal. What irks him above all is that while the original conspirators - Jagat Seth, Rani Bhabani and Raidullav - have been forgotten, the stigma of betrayal continues to be attached to Mir Jafar's name. Founding member of the Pakistan People’s Party When Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto founded the PPP on December 1, 1967, a few days before that he went to meet Mir Jaffar Khan Jamali in Rojhan Jamali and asked him to form a political party, to take a member of his family. TMC says defections won’t have any impact on polls, hits out at ‘Mir Jafars’ The party labelled such leaders “Mir Jafars”. Historians view the betrayal by Mir Jafar as a turning point that settled the Battle of Plassey in favour of the East India Company. His … Fresh round of Centre-farmers' talks fail to yield any result, what's next? Mir Shadjareh, 52. Hasan Hasme, head of the Urdu department in Calcutta's Maulana Azad College. For reprint rights: Syndications Today, Former state minister Suvendu Adhikari recently switched sides from West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress to the Bharatiya Janata Party. Mir Jafar did not belong to a well off family. His full name is Mir Jafar Ali Khan. You held other important portfolios. - Issue Date: Jan 31, 1994 The Nawab of Bengal was defeated and his territories came under the Company rule. The Cemetery built by him over an area of 3.51 acres, contains the tombs of Mir Jafar's family. Discontented, he TMC parliamentarian Saugata Roy said, "None of those who left were leaders of significance. When the expansionist British East India Company fought a war with the army of the Nawab of Bengal at Plassey in the today's Nadia district of Bengal, Mir Jafar switched sides in the middle of the Battle of Plassey. The point is, Mir Jafar became a symbol of betrayal but the hidden message underscored his power to turn the fate of a war. Now, what all is he saying?" The TMC is happy to paint Suvendu Adhikari as Mir Jafar. 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But redemption may finally be at hand. There is no reason to raise a hue and cry over the desertion of Mir Jafars. The TMC may unknowingly be enhancing power-switching ability of Suvendu Adhikhari by drawing a parallel with Mir Jafar. “There is no use denying what Mir Jafar did but we are not all Mir Jafars. Major General Iskander Ali Mirza (1899-1969) was a descendant of Gaddar-e-Abrar Mir Jafar and the first President of the Republic of Pakistan (23 March 1956 to 27 October 1958). Derisive remarks are often made about Khan being a traitor. When he was young he often lost his temper when tourists would spit on Mir Jafar's grave. Khan's meticulous research has set off a fresh evaluation of Mir Jafar's role in the conspiracy. Watch: Rare Gangetic dolphin beaten to death in Uttar Pradesh's Pratapgarh, No breakthrough in fresh round of Centre-farmers' talks, next meeting on January 15, Copyright © 2021 Living Media India Limited. He had held three ministerial portfolios. Mir has many family members and associates who include Gloria Bravo, Jose Guarquila, Theresa Nichols, Minerva Moreno and Isabella Fanouraki. So universally defiled has the name become that anyone accused of betrayal is now dubbed Mir Jafar. The TMC is rattled over the development with Mamata Banerjee calling the BJP "cheatingbaaz" and her party members, including ministers, addressing Suvendu Adhikari and other defectors as Mir Jafars. A descendant of Mir Jafar tries to set the record straight. Armed with this treaty and the treachery of Mir Jafar and others, Clive arrived at Palashi and took position on 23 June 1757. 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. TMC leader Subrata Mukherjee mocks the BJP saying, "Just with one Suvendu in its fold, the BJP hopes to win 250 seats." No Bengali can name his child after this name. Watch: Rare Gangetic dolphin beaten to death in Uttar Pradesh's Pratapgarh, No breakthrough in fresh round of Centre-farmers' talks, next meeting on January 15, Copyright © 2021 Living Media India Limited. View Photos. He has also argued Mir Jafar's case in three recent works- Murshidabad Guide, Murshidabad and Nizams of Bengal and Murshidabad, Past and Present. His name had since been synonymous with treachery. Hazrat Ali the first khalifa, and the son-in-law of Hazrat Muhammad, was the 30 th predecessor of Mir Jafar. But in 1967, after the death of his uncle Mir Jafar Khan Jamali, he decided to take up politics seriously. This is the story of a man whose name is synonymous with “traitor” in India even today. . Criminal or Civil Court records found on Mir's Background Report Lawsuits, Liens or Bankruptcies found on Mir's Background Report Criminal or Civil Court records found on Mir's Family, Friends, Neighbors, or Classmates View Details. But this statement again inherently betrays the TMC's discomfort with Suvendu Adhikari switching sides to the BJP. Iskander Mirza's great-grandfather was Mir Jafar!! The Mirza family was an extremely wealthy feudal family in Bengal, with close ties to the ruling British. - See 18 traveler reviews, 8 candid photos, and great deals for Murshidabad, India, at Tripadvisor. Angry TMC supporters allegedly ransacked his office in the district. As a penniless person he started a job in the army of Nawab Alivardi Khan and ascended the ranks all the way to his confidant so much so that he married his sister and was raised him to the designation of Bakhshi (the army chief). Mir Jafar (left) and Mir Miran (right).jpg 400 × 537; 39 KB Mir Jafar and his son Miran delivering the Treaty of 1757 to William Watts.jpg 660 × 555; 169 KB Mir Jaffar, Nawab of Murshidabad, with a courtier and attendants (6124504029).jpg 500 × 584; 94 KB The picturesque white cemetery fills you with the grim feeling of death as well as the splendor of the bygone ages all at once. Not all but some of them hopped from the TMC to the BJP reportedly at the behest of Suvendu Adhikari. Mir Jafar Khan Jamali was the uncle of Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali. Mir Jafar was born in the late 17th century. Mir Jafar was a military commander who aided the British and betrayed Nawab of Bengal Siraj Ud-Daulah during the Battle of Plassey in 1757. What didn't you get in the TMC? "It was a question of life and death for him and he opted for life by siding with Siraj's enemies," argues Khan. Mir Jafar Ali Al Baqary hails from a Syed family, he was born and brought up in Southern India where he studied LLB and commenced working for Indian Federal Government. History suggests that Mir Jafar, a military commander, aided the British and betrayed Nawab of Bengal Siraj-ud-Daulah during the Battle of Plasssey. Such betrayals have been taking place for centuries." Jafar found himself to be not a ruler but a mere puppet in the hands of the colonisers. Now actor Rudranil Ghosh has earned the sobriquet of Mir Jafar 2.0. The name is still now similar to betrayal. ... parts of the district and the credit does not go to any Mir Jafar or agents of the BJP," he said. According to him, Mir Jafar had been put under house arrest by the young upstart nawab. "He's talking sense and we may well change our opinion on Mir Jafar," says M.N. Even Siraj-ud-daulah's predecessor, Alivardi Khan, wrested the masnad (throne) by killing his master Sarfraz Khan. 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