Me Jafar
Mir Jafar Ali Khan Bahadur (* 1691 ; † February 5, 1765 ) was the first Nawab of Bengal who was under the influence of the British East India Company . He ruled from 1757 to 1760 and from 1763 to 1765.
In the Battle of Plassey he supported the British troops under the leadership of Robert Clive by making a pact with them and opposing the forces of the Nawab of Bengal Siraj-ud-Daula with his soldiers. As a reward, he was used by the British as a nawab after the Battle of Plassey.
Mir Jafar soon resisted the tough economic conditions imposed by the British East India Company and forged a pact with the Dutch against the British. He was deposed after the battle of Chinsurah . In 1763 he regained his trust and was a Nawab until his death in 1765. The word mirjafar was used as a synonym for "traitor" in India.
Jafar is portrayed by Cesar Romero in the 1935 film Battle for India .
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| SURNAME | Jafar, me |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Jafar Ali Khan Bahadur, Mir (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | first nawab of Bengal |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1691 |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 5, 1765 |