Mir Sadiq
Mir Sadiq | |
|---|---|
| Minister in the Cabinet | |
| In office 1780s/1790s–1799 | |
| Monarch | Tipu Sultan |
| Personal details | |
| Died | 1799 |
Mir Sadiq held the post of a minister in the cabinet of Tipu Sultan of Mysore.[1]
Fourth Anglo-Mysore War[edit]
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]
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.
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b 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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