Mir Jafar

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Mir Jafar (Full Name: Syed Mir Muhammad Jafar Ali Khan Bahadaur) (c. 1691 – 5 February 1765) was a commander-in-chief or general, who became the first dependent Nawab of Bengal within the support of the East India Company. His reign has been considered by many historians as the start of the expansion of British control of the Indian subcontinent in Indian history. He is notoriously known for his betrayal of Nawab Siraj-ud-Daulah in the Battle of Plassey. Mir Jafar served as the commander of the Bengali army under Siraj ud-Daulah, but betrayed him during the Battle of Plassey and ascended to the masnad after the British victory in 1757. Mir Jafar received military support from the East India Company until 1760, when he failed to satisfy various British demands. In 1758, Robert Clive discovered that Jafar had made a treaty with the Dutch East India Company at Chinsurah through his agent Khoja Wajid. Dutch ships of the line were also seen in the River Hooghly. Jafar's dispute with the British...

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