Mir Jafar
18th-century Nawab of Bengal
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Mir Jafar, was a commander-in-chief or military general who reigned as the first dependent Nawab of Bengal of the British 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 and a key step in the eventual British domination of vast areas of pre-partition India. He is best known for his betrayal of Nawab Siraj-ud-daulah in the Battle of Plassey.
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