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'''Mir Sadiq''' held the post of a minister in the [[Cabinet (government)|cabinet]] of [[Tipu Sultan]] of [[Mysore]]. In the [[Fourth Anglo-Mysore War]] in 1798–99, he | '''Mir Sadiq gujjar''' was a courtier who held the post of a minister in the [[Cabinet (government)|cabinet]] of [[Tipu Sultan]] of [[Mysore]] and is famous for his betrayal of Tipu Sultan to the British.<ref name=":0" /> | ||
== Fourth Anglo-Mysore War == | |||
In the [[Fourth Anglo-Mysore War]] in 1798–99, he betrayed Tipu Sultan during the [[Siege of Seringapatam (1799)|Siege of Srirangapatana]], paving the way for a British victory. During the siege, although the invading English troops were starving, Sadiq withdrew his troops, allowing the British to commence their attack on the fort.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Hasan |first1=Mohibbul |title=History of Tipu Sultan |date=1971 |publisher=THE WORLD PRESS PRIVATE LTD |location=Calcutta |page=313}}</ref> He betrayed Tipu, killing Tipu loyalist Ghazi Khan and later arranged to have Tipu trapped behind locked doors.<ref name="Sunderlal 2018 p. 364">{{cite book | last=Sunderlal | first=Pandit | title=How India Lost Her Freedom | publisher=SAGE Publications | year=2018 | isbn=978-93-5280-642-3 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=E4lIDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA364 | access-date=20 January 2022 | page=364}}</ref> Sadiq was killed by some of the dismayed Mysorean troops immediately following the defeat as he attempted to go over to welcome the British.<ref>{{cite web|title=Kingdom of Mysore|url=http://www.lib.mq.edu.au/digital/seringapatam/mysoreans.html|website=lib.mq.edu.au|access-date=5 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140311110226/http://www.lib.mq.edu.au/digital/seringapatam/mysoreans.html|archive-date=11 March 2014}}</ref> | |||
== Death and legacy == | |||
Following his death, Sadiq's body was mutilated, exhumed and defiled for over two weeks by the angered general public, including women and children, dismayed at his betrayal of Tipu Sultan,{{citation needed|date=October 2023}} forcing the administration to impose "strong measures". Even today, tourists pelt the spot where Mir Sadiq was killed.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Mohibbul |first1=Hasan |title=History of Tipu Sultan |date=1971 |publisher=THE WORLD PRESS PRIVATE LTD |location=Calcutta |page=328-329 |edition=2nd}}</ref>{{page needed|date=October 2023}} | |||
Mir Sadiq's mausoleum, also located in Srirangapatna, has regularly been assaulted by shoes thrown by visitors over the years.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hiJE46h28Dg |title=Real Grave of Mir Sadiq and Ghulam Ali {{!}} टिपु सुल्तान के गद्दार |publisher=The Tiger of Mysore |via=YouTube}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Who Was Mir Sadiq? {{!}}{{!}} Why Do People Throw Shoes On The Grave of Mir Sadiq? {{!}}{{!}} Story Of Traitor |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ss3u2MSMrxU |via=YouTube}}</ref> Presently, it is in a severe state of disrepair, rarely visited,<ref>{{cite web |title=Real Grave of Mir Sadiq and Ghulam Ali {{!}} टिपु सुल्तान के गद्दार |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hiJE46h28Dg |via=YouTube}}</ref> and its lands have been encroached.<ref>{{cite web |title=Recalling the forgotten legacy of Mir Sadiq |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/2010/sep/16/recalling-the-forgotten-legacy-of-mir-sadiq-187276.html#:~:text=Mir%20Sadiq's%20body%20was%20also,are%20under%20the%20Waqf%20Board. |work=The New Indian Express}}</ref> | |||
[[Muhammad Iqbal]], the notable poet of [[Indian subcontinent]], had condemned [[Mir Jafar]] and Mir Sadiq as follows:<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kmXVAAAAMAAJ&q=Mir+Jaffar%E2%80%93e%E2%80%93Bengal,+o+Mir+Sadiq%E2%80%93e%E2%80%93Deccan.+iqbal |title=The Pakistan Review |publisher=Ferozsons Limited |year=1967 |edition=Volume 15 |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Ali |first=Mubarak |date=2022-05-20 |title=Why Mir Jafar and Mir Sadiq are vilified in Pakistan's political discourse |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1690133 |access-date=2023-01-23 |website=DAWN.COM |language=en}}</ref> | |||
{{blockquote|{{lang|fa|{{Nastaliq|جافر از بنگال، و صادق از دکن<br>ننگِ آدم، ننگِ دین، ننگِ وطن}}}}}} | |||
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{{blockquote|''Jafar of Bengal and Sadiq of the Deccan:<br>A stigma on humanity, on religion, and the country.''|title=Muhammad Iqbal}} | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
* [[Mir Jafar]] | * [[Mir Jafar]] | ||
* [[Mir Qasim]] | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
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Mir Sadiq gujjar was a courtier who held the post of a minister in the cabinet of Tipu Sultan of Mysore and is famous for his betrayal of Tipu Sultan to the British.[1]
Fourth Anglo-Mysore War[edit | edit source]
In the Fourth Anglo-Mysore War in 1798–99, he betrayed Tipu Sultan during the Siege of Srirangapatana, paving the way for a British victory. During the siege, although the invading English troops were starving, Sadiq withdrew his troops, allowing the British to commence their attack on the fort.[2] He betrayed Tipu, killing Tipu loyalist Ghazi Khan and later arranged to have Tipu trapped behind locked doors.[3] Sadiq was killed by some of the dismayed Mysorean troops immediately following the defeat as he attempted to go over to welcome the British.[4]
Death and legacy[edit | edit source]
Following his death, Sadiq's body was mutilated, exhumed and defiled for over two weeks by the angered general public, including women and children, dismayed at his betrayal of Tipu Sultan,[citation needed] forcing the administration to impose "strong measures". Even today, tourists pelt the spot where Mir Sadiq was killed.[5][page needed]
Mir Sadiq's mausoleum, also located in Srirangapatna, has regularly been assaulted by shoes thrown by visitors over the years.[6][7] Presently, it is in a severe state of disrepair, rarely visited,[8] and its lands have been encroached.[9]
Muhammad Iqbal, the notable poet of Indian subcontinent, had condemned Mir Jafar and Mir Sadiq as follows:[10][1]
جافر از بنگال، و صادق از دکن
ننگِ آدم، ننگِ دین، ننگِ وطن
Translation:
Jafar of Bengal and Sadiq of the Deccan:
A stigma on humanity, on religion, and the country.— Muhammad Iqbal
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Ali, Mubarak (20 May 2022). "Why Mir Jafar and Mir Sadiq are vilified in Pakistan's political discourse". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
- ↑ Hasan, Mohibbul (1971). History of Tipu Sultan. Calcutta: THE WORLD PRESS PRIVATE LTD. p. 313.
- ↑ Sunderlal, Pandit (2018). How India Lost Her Freedom. SAGE Publications. p. 364. ISBN 978-93-5280-642-3. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
- ↑ "Kingdom of Mysore". lib.mq.edu.au. Archived from the original on 11 March 2014. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
- ↑ Mohibbul, Hasan (1971). History of Tipu Sultan (2nd ed.). Calcutta: THE WORLD PRESS PRIVATE LTD. p. 328-329.
- ↑ "Real Grave of Mir Sadiq and Ghulam Ali | टिपु सुल्तान के गद्दार". The Tiger of Mysore – via YouTube.
- ↑ "Who Was Mir Sadiq? || Why Do People Throw Shoes On The Grave of Mir Sadiq? || Story Of Traitor" – via YouTube.
- ↑ "Real Grave of Mir Sadiq and Ghulam Ali | टिपु सुल्तान के गद्दार" – via YouTube.
- ↑ "Recalling the forgotten legacy of Mir Sadiq". The New Indian Express.
- ↑ The Pakistan Review (Volume 15 ed.). Ferozsons Limited. 1967.
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