Question

If you would have been in place of Mir Jafar, what would you have done and why?​

Answer 1

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Mir Jafar served as the commander of Bengali forces under Siraj ud-Daulah, the Nawab of Bengal, but betrayed him during the Battle of Plassey and succeeded him after the British victory in 1757. Mir Jafar received military support from the British East India Company until 1760, but failed to satisfy various British demands. In 1758, Robert Clive discovered that Jafar had made a treaty with the Dutch at Chinsurah through his agent Khoja Wajid. Dutch ships of war were also seen in the River Hooghly. Circumstances led to the Battle of Chinsurah. British company official Henry Vansittart proposed that since Jafar was unable to cope with the difficulties, Mir Qasim, Jafar's son-in-law, should act as Deputy Subahdar. In October 1760, the company forced him to abdicate in favor of Qasim. However, Qasim's independent spirit and plans to force the East India company out of his dominion led to his overthrow, and Jafar was restored as the Nawab in 1763 with the support of the company. Mir Qasim however refused to accept this and went to war against the company. Jafar ruled until his death on 5 February 1765 and lies buried at the Jafarganj Cemetery in Murshidabad, West Bengal. Mir Jafar remains a controversial figure in Indian history and became a symbol of intimate betrayal or treachery among Bengalis.

Answer 2

Answer:

If I had been in the place of Mir Jafar, I would not have betrayed the trust of my King for the britishers and would have had him known of their attempt to persuade his officials. Whether it would or would not have changed the course of the battle, I would not have sided with the Britishers.

Explanation:

Mir Zafar, who was the commander of Nawab Siraj-ud Daula's army, betrayed him in the Battle of Plassey. Siraj-Ud Daula had conflicts with Britishers over many issues such as:

• Fortification of Fort Williams.
• Britishers supported claim of Ghaseeti Begum (who was aunt of Siraj-ud Daula) for the throne.
• Britishers gave shelter to an official of Nawab kingdom (who was accused of financial irregularities) in Fort William.
• Most important issue of Firman which Farrukh Siyar gave to Britishers in 1717 for free trade.

Siraj-Ud Daula reached fort Williams, defeated Britishers and went back to Murshidabadkeeping the fort in protection of Manik Chand. Robert clive promised to make Mir Zafar the nawab if he helped them to defeat Siraj-ud daula. Britishers were also said to have bribed Manik Chand, Amirchand (a merchant), Rai Durlabh (a jagatseth)

Now, on 23rd June 1757- Battle of Plassey, The fight was about to begin. Mir Zafar told Siraj-Ud Daula that he himself will handle the battle and so he should get back to Murshidabad. Plassey is 30 km from Murshidabad on bank of river Hoogly. Siraj-Ud Daula returned to Murshidabad assuming it is easy for his army to defeat Britishers but he was killed on reaching Murshidabad and Mir Zafar was made the new Nawab of Bengal. Historians says, "Battle of Plassey was a war which was never fought" and in this battle very few people died.

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