Mir Sadiq

Mir Sadiq held the post of a minister in the cabinet of Tipu Sultan of Mysore.[1]

Mir Sadiq
Minister in the Cabinet
In office
1780s/1790s–1799
MonarchTipu Sultan
Personal details
Died1799

Fourth Anglo-Mysore War

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, Mir 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

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, forcing the administration to impose "strong measures". Even today, tourists pelt the spot where Mir Sadiq was killed. [5]

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]

Jaffar az Bengal, o Sadiq az Deccan
Nang–e–Adam, Nang–e–Deen, Nange–Watan"

(Mir Jaffar of Bengal and Mir Sadiq of Deccan, are a disgrace to mankind, and their religion and country!)

See also

References
  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.
  2. Hasan, Mohibbul (1971). History of Tipu Sultan. Calcutta: THE WORLD PRESS PRIVATE LTD. p. 313.
  3. Sunderlal, Pandit (2018). How India Lost Her Freedom. SAGE Publications. p. 364. ISBN 978-93-5280-642-3. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
  4. "Kingdom of Mysore". lib.mq.edu.au. Archived from the original on 11 March 2014. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
  5. Mohibbul, Hasan (1971). History of Tipu Sultan (2nd ed.). Calcutta: THE WORLD PRESS PRIVATE LTD. p. 328-329.
  6. "Real Grave of Mir Sadiq and Ghulam Ali | टिपु सुल्तान के गद्दार". The Tiger of Mysore – via YouTube.
  7. "Who Was Mir Sadiq? || Why Do People Throw Shoes On The Grave of Mir Sadiq? || Story Of Traitor" – via YouTube.
  8. "Real Grave of Mir Sadiq and Ghulam Ali | टिपु सुल्तान के गद्दार" – via YouTube.
  9. "Recalling the forgotten legacy of Mir Sadiq". The New Indian Express.
  10. The Pakistan Review (Volume 15 ed.). Ferozsons Limited. 1967.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)


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