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[[File:In_Mohanlal's_Memory.jpg|thumb|Memoirs of Diwan Mohanlal, Guptipara, Hooghly]] | [[File:In_Mohanlal's_Memory.jpg|thumb|Memoirs of Diwan Mohanlal, Guptipara, Hooghly]] | ||
'''Diwan Mohanlal of Purnia''' ({{lang-bn|{{font|মোহনলাল|font=kalpurush}}}}) was a [[Hindu]] [[Yadav]] King who served as the [[Diwan (title)|Diwan]] of [[Siraj ud-Daulah]], the [[Nawab of Bengal]], at [[Murshidabad]] | '''Diwan Mohanlal of Purnia''' ({{lang-bn|{{font|মোহনলাল|font=kalpurush}}}}) was a [[Hindu]] [[Yadav]] King who served as the [[Diwan (title)|Diwan]] of [[Siraj ud-Daulah]], the [[Nawab of Bengal]], at [[Murshidabad]].<ref>{{Cite book|last=Roy|first=Upendra Nath|url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=iy4AsrVW8aoC&q=%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%A8+%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B2+%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%80&dq=%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%A8+%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B2+%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%80&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwirsO7U9bDzAhUAyzgGHe1BByA4PBDoAXoECAcQAw|title=Golavalakara aura Hindū rāshṭṛavāda|date=1967|publisher=Hindī Sāhitya Bhavana|language=hi}}</ref> | ||
==Career== | ==Career== | ||
It is claimed by few historian that he was born in Purnea. His appointment was controversial due to his religion; The Nawab's decision of elevating Mohanlal to the prominent position of his supreme Diwan{{ref|mohanlal}} caused the [[Muslim]] nobility, and in particular [[Mir Jafar]], to take great offense. Mir Jafar was then the head of the armed forces, second only to the Nawab, and the elevation of a Hindu to a post above him was taken almost as a personal insult. He became one of the powerful vassal king of Purnea, when Ali Vardi Khan took the chair of Deputy Governor of Bihar in 1733. He was the close friend of Jainuddin Ahmed son-in-law of [[Alivardi Khan|Ali Vardi Khan]]. On the other hand some historians also claimed that Mohanlal was born at [[Guptipara]] in [[Hooghly district]].<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Citation|last=Pinakpani|title=English: Mohonlal's memory, Hoogly.|date=2017-05-07|url=https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=File:Mohonlal%27s_memory_stone.jpg&oldid=559565013|access-date=2021-08-17}}</ref> | It is claimed by few historian that he was born in Purnea. His appointment was controversial due to his religion; The Nawab's decision of elevating Mohanlal to the prominent position of his supreme Diwan{{ref|mohanlal}} caused the [[Muslim]] nobility, and in particular [[Mir Jafar]], to take great offense. Mir Jafar was then the head of the armed forces, second only to the Nawab, and the elevation of a Hindu to a post above him was taken almost as a personal insult. He became one of the powerful vassal king of Purnea, when Ali Vardi Khan took the chair of Deputy Governor of Bihar in 1733. He was the close friend of Jainuddin Ahmed son-in-law of [[Alivardi Khan|Ali Vardi Khan]]. On the other hand, some historians also claimed that Mohanlal was born at [[Guptipara]] in [[Hooghly district]].<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Citation|last=Pinakpani|title=English: Mohonlal's memory, Hoogly.|date=2017-05-07|url=https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=File:Mohonlal%27s_memory_stone.jpg&oldid=559565013|access-date=2021-08-17}}</ref> | ||
In 1752 Ali Vardi Khan appointed him as one of the general and allotted a house at Kalandarbag, Murshidabad. Siraj took the chair of Nawab on 15 April 1756 and Mohan Lal was appointed Peskar.<ref>{{cite book |last=Ghosh |first=Swapankumar |year=2015 |title=The Yadavs of India: A Precise and Concise History of Yadavs |location=Kolkata |publisher=Pandulipi |pages=211, 213 |isbn=978-93-83895-39-7}}</ref> On 23 June 1757 in the [[Battle of Plassey]], Siraj ud-Daulah faced off against the British, apparently with overwhelming force, but at the critical time Mir Jafar's men stood watching passively while the soldiers of Siraj ud-Daulah were decimated by the smaller, but much better armed British forces. In the said 'so called' battle Mohan Lal and his fellow leader [[Mir Madan]] fought on the side of the Nawab's Army.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Rupmanjari (Bengali)|last=Part I|first=Narayan Sanyal|publisher=Dey's Publishing|year=1990|location=Kolkata|pages=485, 489}}</ref> After the death of Mir Madan, he wanted to attack the British army rapidly and advised Siraj ud-Daulah that the decision of retreat may be fatal for the Nawab. But the Nawab was already misguided by Mir Jafar did not consider Mohanlal's opinion. | In 1752 Ali Vardi Khan appointed him as one of the general and allotted a house at Kalandarbag, Murshidabad. Siraj took the chair of Nawab on 15 April 1756 and Mohan Lal was appointed Peskar.<ref>{{cite book |last=Ghosh |first=Swapankumar |year=2015 |title=The Yadavs of India: A Precise and Concise History of Yadavs |location=Kolkata |publisher=Pandulipi |pages=211, 213 |isbn=978-93-83895-39-7}}</ref> On 23 June 1757 in the [[Battle of Plassey]], Siraj ud-Daulah faced off against the British, apparently with overwhelming force, but at the critical time Mir Jafar's men stood watching passively while the soldiers of Siraj ud-Daulah were decimated by the smaller, but much better armed British forces. In the said 'so called' battle Mohan Lal and his fellow leader [[Mir Madan]] fought on the side of the Nawab's Army.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Rupmanjari (Bengali)|last=Part I|first=Narayan Sanyal|publisher=Dey's Publishing|year=1990|location=Kolkata|pages=485, 489}}</ref> After the death of Mir Madan, he wanted to attack the British army rapidly and advised Siraj ud-Daulah that the decision of retreat may be fatal for the Nawab. But the Nawab was already misguided by Mir Jafar did not consider Mohanlal's opinion. | ||