Tomb of Mir Madan is located at Faridpur, in the Beldanga II CD block in the Berhampore subdivision of Murshidabad district.[1]
| Tomb of Mir Madan | |
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| General information | |
| Location | Murshidabad district |
| Town or city | Faridpur |
| Country | India |
| Coordinates | 23°50′51″N 88°13′48″E / 23.8476°N 88.2301°E |
| Completed | 1757 |
| Owner | Archaeological Survey of India |
According to the List of Monuments of National Importance in West Bengal, the Tomb of Mir Madan is an ASI Listed Monument.[2]
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Location edit
The Tomb of Mir Madan is located at 23°50′51″N 88°13′48″E / 23.8476°N 88.2301°E.
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Mir Madan edit
Mir Madan was one of the most trusted officers and chief of the artillery of Nawab Siraj Ud Dowla. On 23 June 1757, in the Battle of Plassey, Mir Madan fought for the Nawab whereas Commander-in-chief Mir Jafar and others remained standstill. Madan's troops caused a serious pressure on the forces of the East India Company. At 2 pm on that day, he was mortally wounded by a British cannonball and died. His two fellow fighters, Nawe Singh Hajari and Bahadur Khan, also died.[3][4]
Some cadres of his troop buried him secretly in Faridpur village, Rejinagar, near the Palashi battlefield. This place is known as Farid Shah's Dargah (Mosque).[5][6]
Gallery edit
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Mir Madan’s tomb -
Mir Madan’s tomb (left) and Farid Shah's darga (right) -
Mir Madan’s tomb -
ASI board
References edit
- ^ GOVERNMENT OF INDIA, MINISTRY OF CULTURE. "LIST OF MONUMENTS CONSERVED AND PROTECTED IN WEST BENGAL" (PDF). Retrieved 7 May 2024.
- ^ "List of Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains of West Bengal - Archaeological Survey of India". Item no. 112. ASI. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
- ^ Subodhchandra Sengupta; Anjali Basu (2002). Sansad Bengali Charitavidhan (in Bengali). Vol. 1. Kolkata: Sahitya Sansad. p. 417. ISBN 81-85626-65-0.
- ^ Amin, Sk Abdul (2 July 2019). "The Real 'Heroes' of the Battle of Plassey". PeepulTree. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
- ^ Atul Ch. Roy (1996). Bharater Itihas (in Bengali). Kolkata: Prantik. p. 234.
- ^ Pinaki1983 (25 February 2017), English: Mir Madan's Tomb, Faridpur, Murshidabad, retrieved 17 November 2021
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External links edit
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