Mir Muhammad Jafar Ali Khan
E161462
Mir Muhammad Jafar Ali Khan, commonly known as Mir Jafar, was the Nawab of Bengal whose alliance with the British East India Company after the Battle of Plassey in 1757 made him infamous in South Asian history as a symbol of betrayal.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Mir Muhammad Jafar Ali Khan canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1418087 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mir Muhammad Jafar Ali Khan Context triple: [Mir Jafar, fullName, Mir Muhammad Jafar Ali Khan]
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A.
Nawab Salimullah Khan
Nawab Salimullah Khan was an influential early 20th-century Muslim political leader from Dhaka who played a key role in organizing Indian Muslims and advocating for their political rights under British rule.
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B.
Nawab Mohsin-ul-Mulk
Nawab Mohsin-ul-Mulk was a prominent late 19th- and early 20th-century Indian Muslim politician and reformer closely associated with Sir Syed Ahmad Khan and the Aligarh Movement, who played a key role in advancing Muslim political organization in British India.
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C.
Abdul Bahram Khan
Abdul Bahram Khan was a Pashtun landowner and influential tribal leader in the North-West Frontier region, best known as the father of Indian independence activist Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan.
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D.
Wajid Ali Shah
Wajid Ali Shah was the last Nawab of Awadh (Oudh), known for his patronage of arts, music, and dance, and for his controversial deposition and exile by the British in 1856.
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E.
Bakht Khan
Bakht Khan was a key military leader of the Indian Rebellion of 1857, known for organizing and commanding rebel forces against British rule.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mir Muhammad Jafar Ali Khan Target entity description: Mir Muhammad Jafar Ali Khan, commonly known as Mir Jafar, was the Nawab of Bengal whose alliance with the British East India Company after the Battle of Plassey in 1757 made him infamous in South Asian history as a symbol of betrayal.
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A.
Nawab Salimullah Khan
Nawab Salimullah Khan was an influential early 20th-century Muslim political leader from Dhaka who played a key role in organizing Indian Muslims and advocating for their political rights under British rule.
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B.
Nawab Mohsin-ul-Mulk
Nawab Mohsin-ul-Mulk was a prominent late 19th- and early 20th-century Indian Muslim politician and reformer closely associated with Sir Syed Ahmad Khan and the Aligarh Movement, who played a key role in advancing Muslim political organization in British India.
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C.
Abdul Bahram Khan
Abdul Bahram Khan was a Pashtun landowner and influential tribal leader in the North-West Frontier region, best known as the father of Indian independence activist Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan.
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D.
Wajid Ali Shah
Wajid Ali Shah was the last Nawab of Awadh (Oudh), known for his patronage of arts, music, and dance, and for his controversial deposition and exile by the British in 1856.
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E.
Bakht Khan
Bakht Khan was a key military leader of the Indian Rebellion of 1857, known for organizing and commanding rebel forces against British rule.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Nawab
ⓘ
historical figure ⓘ military leader ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| allyOf | British East India Company ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Mir Jafar
ⓘ
Mir Ja‘far ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
British colonial expansion in India
ⓘ
decline of independent Nawab rule in Bengal ⓘ |
| birthYear | 1691 ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Murshidabad ⓘ |
| capitalOfRule | Murshidabad ⓘ |
| causeOfNotoriety | betrayal of Siraj ud-Daulah at the Battle of Plassey ⓘ |
| country | Bengal Subah ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Murshidabad ⓘ |
| deathYear | 1765 ⓘ |
| employer |
Nawab of Bengal
ⓘ
surface form:
Nawab of Bengal (as military commander before becoming Nawab)
|
| ethnicGroup | Bengali Muslim nobility ⓘ |
| fatherInLaw | Alivardi Khan ⓘ |
| historicalReputation | symbol of treachery in Bengali and broader South Asian discourse ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Persian ⓘ |
| militaryRank | commander of the Nawab’s army ⓘ |
| monarchOf |
Bengal
ⓘ
Bihar ⓘ Orissa ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
ceded territory and trade privileges to the British East India Company
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installed as Nawab of Bengal by the British after the Battle of Plassey ⓘ |
| notableFor |
alliance with the British East India Company
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being regarded as a symbol of betrayal in South Asian history ⓘ role in the Battle of Plassey ⓘ |
| opponentOf |
Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
ⓘ
surface form:
Mughal Empire (in context of British alliance)
Siraj ud-Daulah ⓘ |
| participantIn |
Battle of Chinsurah
ⓘ
Battle of Plassey ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Nawab of Bengal
ⓘ
Nawab of Bengal ⓘ
surface form:
Nawab of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa
|
| predecessor | Siraj ud-Daulah ⓘ |
| region | South Asia ⓘ |
| reignEnd |
1760
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1765 ⓘ |
| reignStart |
1757
ⓘ
1763 ⓘ |
| relative | Siraj ud-Daulah ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| signedTreatyWith | British East India Company ⓘ |
| spouse | Shah Khanum ⓘ |
| successor | Mir Qasim ⓘ |
| title |
Nawab of Bengal
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surface form:
Nawab Nazim of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mir Muhammad Jafar Ali Khan Description of subject: Mir Muhammad Jafar Ali Khan, commonly known as Mir Jafar, was the Nawab of Bengal whose alliance with the British East India Company after the Battle of Plassey in 1757 made him infamous in South Asian history as a symbol of betrayal.
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