Person

Mir Jafar

Events
1
Episodes
1
Years
1757

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Mir Jafar, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Battle of Plassey

    1757

    Role: Commander-in-chief of the Nawab's army

    1. 23 June 1757 · Palashi, West BengalBattle of Plassey

      On 23 June 1757, Clive's 3,000 troops defeated Siraj-ud-Daulah's 50,000-strong army at Palashi. The victory was secured by the inactivity of conspirators and the Nawab's flight from the battlefield.

Sources

  1. Battle of Plassey Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-22