It has claimed that it will win more than 200 of the 294 seats in West Bengal Assembly election. Not all but some of them hopped from the TMC to the BJP reportedly at the behest of Suvendu Adhikari. 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). View Photos. The Cemetery built by him over an area of 3.51 acres, contains the tombs of Mir Jafar's family. The social order then was such that brothers would stab each other to grab power. Khan's lone voice is being heard. 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. This is the story of a man whose name is synonymous with “traitor” in India even today. Derisive remarks are often made about Khan being a traitor. The BJP is upbeat as Bengal heads to an assembly election in April-May next year. Mir Jafar was a military commander with sworn loyalty to the Nawab of Bengal Siraj-ud-Daulah in 1750s. 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. But now the place serves as a cemetery for Mir Jafar and many family members of his. People Projects Discussions Surnames You have no right to say that the party did not give you anything.". His defection led to the defeat of the Nawab and brought the British East Indian to political power in Bengal in 1757. 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. Mir Jafar originally built this cemetery over an area of 3.51 acres. 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. 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. 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 … Now, the TMC leaders are calling Suvendu Adhikari a Mir Jafar. In the battle that followed, the British prevailed once again, and Mir Jafar lost his precious throne to his son-in-law, Mir Qasim. History suggests that Mir Jafar, a military commander, aided the British and betrayed Nawab of Bengal Siraj-ud-Daulah during the Battle of Plasssey. Mir has many family members and associates who include Gloria Bravo, Jose Guarquila, Theresa Nichols, Minerva Moreno and Isabella Fanouraki. 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. Summary: Mir Jafar currently lives in Corona, NY; in the past Mir has also lived in Flushing NY. Historians view the betrayal by Mir Jafar as a turning point that settled the Battle of Plassey in favour of the East India Company. He had held three ministerial portfolios. Gupta and Sir Jadunath Sircar, Khan has pieced together the history of Murshidabad afresh. Iskander Mirza's great-grandfather was Mir Jafar!! Mir Jafar Khan Jamali was the uncle of Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali. Now actor Rudranil Ghosh has earned the sobriquet of Mir Jafar 2.0. . For Khan, the bigger satisfaction will be that the next generation of his family may at last be absolved of the stigma of treachery. Khan's meticulous research has set off a fresh evaluation of Mir Jafar's role in the conspiracy. Armed with this treaty and the treachery of Mir Jafar and others, Clive arrived at Palashi and took position on 23 June 1757. History suggests that Mir Jafar, a military commander, aided the British and betrayed Nawab of Bengal Siraj ud- Daulah during the Battle of Plasssey. 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. ... parts of the district and the credit does not go to any Mir Jafar or agents of the BJP," he said. 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. But in 1967, after the death of his uncle Mir Jafar Khan Jamali, he decided to take up politics seriously. Mir Shadjareh, 52. You held other important portfolios. 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. According to him, Mir Jafar had been put under house arrest by the young upstart nawab. Mir Jafar is remembered in Indian history for his betrayal of the Nawab of Bengal. Sitting MLAs from the CPI-M, CPI and the Congress also joined the BJP along with Suvendu Adhikari. "It is unjust to judge a person of the 18th century in the light of the 20th century," justifies Khan. TMC leader Subrata Mukherjee mocks the BJP saying, "Just with one Suvendu in its fold, the BJP hopes to win 250 seats." Posters labelling him that also appeared in Purba Medinipur district, the home turf of the former Bengal minister who joined the BJP last week. - See 18 traveler reviews, 8 candid photos, and great deals for Murshidabad, India, at Tripadvisor. The picturesque white cemetery fills you with the grim feeling of death as well as the splendor of the bygone ages all at once. Hasan Hasme, head of the Urdu department in Calcutta's Maulana Azad College. Eventually, he decided to rebel against his current position, and signed a treaty with the Dutch East India Company. Fresh round of Centre-farmers' talks fail to yield any result, what's next? The TMC may unknowingly be enhancing power-switching ability of Suvendu Adhikhari by drawing a parallel with Mir Jafar. Your family is in control of two Lok Sabha constituencies and a civic body. And tourists to the historical sites in Murshidabad flock to his doorstep only to mock him contemptuously. What didn't you get in the TMC? (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. 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. "We did have some information, and therefore we were not stunned or crestfallen. The name 'Mir Jafar' is now an abomination to the people of Bengal. 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. The English East India Company. 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. 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. An Arab by birth, Mīr Jaʿfar assisted his brother-in-law, Gen. ʿAlī Vardī Khan, in seizing the government of Bengal in 1740. To turn history on its head and change beliefs assimilated over the years is no mean achievement. Mir Jafar did not belong to a well off family. The name is still now similar to betrayal. 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. But what is it to be the progeny of a man-turned-pejorative? Khan, who has been conferred a doctorate by Calcutta University, pleads that Mir Jafar was in fact a "pious and honest man". Jafarganj Cemetery: For Mir Jafar n his family!! Such betrayals have been taking place for centuries." It hosts the graves of the later Nawabs of Bengals of the Najafi dynasty, starting from Mir Jafar, and their family members while Khushbagh, which was built by Nawab Alivardi Khan, hosts the graves of the Nawabs of Bengal belonging to the Afshar dynasty and their family members. 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. Read Full Summary A descendant of Mir Jafar tries to set the record straight. So universally defiled has the name become that anyone accused of betrayal is now dubbed Mir Jafar. But redemption may finally be at hand. "It was a question of life and death for him and he opted for life by siding with Siraj's enemies," argues Khan. His name is now used in reference to treachery. Genealogy for Mir Jafar jaffari (deceased) family tree on Geni, with over 200 million profiles of ancestors and living relatives. Our forefathers have dedicated themselves to … Siraj also came to the place to encounter the company's army. • "Riyazu-s-salatin", A History of Bengal, Ghulam Husain Salim (translated from the Persian): viewable online at the Packard Humanities Institute 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. 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. - Issue Date: Jan 31, 1994 Nearly 250 years later, the ignominy still stings. “There is no use denying what Mir Jafar did but we are not all Mir Jafars. In fact, Iskander Ali Mirza was a great-grandson of the infamous General Mir Jafar, who had betrayed the throne of Bengal to the British East India Company and had been rewarded by the British for his betrayal. The Mirza family was an extremely wealthy feudal family in Bengal, with close ties to the ruling British. When Suvendu Adhikari crossed over to the BJP, it was said there’s no reason to fuss over the desertion of Mir Jafars. 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. His name had since been synonymous with treachery. Khan has also dug up evidence from the work of other historians to substantiate his claim that Mir Jafar was not a traitor. The choice of character to draw parallels with Suvendu Adhikari is interesting. There is no reason to raise a hue and cry over the desertion of Mir Jafars. Angry TMC supporters allegedly ransacked his office in the district. The TMC will win the polls without a hitch. 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 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. He has also argued Mir Jafar's case in three recent works- Murshidabad Guide, Murshidabad and Nizams of Bengal and Murshidabad, Past and Present. ", 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. 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Even Siraj-ud-daulah's predecessor, Alivardi Khan, wrested the masnad (throne) by killing his master Sarfraz Khan. Jafar found himself to be not a ruler but a mere puppet in the hands of the colonisers. "He's talking sense and we may well change our opinion on Mir Jafar," says M.N. 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). The point is, Mir Jafar became a symbol of betrayal but the hidden message underscored his power to turn the fate of a war. Hazrat Ali the first khalifa, and the son-in-law of Hazrat Muhammad, was the 30 th predecessor of Mir Jafar. His full name is Mir Jafar Ali Khan. Mir Jafar was born in the late 17th century. The TMC is happy to paint Suvendu Adhikari as Mir Jafar. But now, under the Naya Pakistan Housing Scheme, anyone can build their house by taking out a loan on 5% interest." Conversation stops when acquaintances hear about Khan's background. When he was young he often lost his temper when tourists would spit on Mir Jafar's grave. 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. Yes! Fresh round of Centre-farmers' talks fail to yield any result, what's next? His name is now synonymous with treachery. Discontented, he The rise of … TMC says defections won’t have any impact on polls, hits out at ‘Mir Jafars’ The party labelled such leaders “Mir Jafars”. The Nawab of Bengal was defeated and his territories came under the Company rule. TMC parliamentarian Saugata Roy said, "None of those who left were leaders of significance. 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. 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. On the basis of books by noted historians Dr Atul Roy, Dr B.K. 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