Tomb of Mir Madan

Tomb of Mir Madan
An ASI Listed Monument
Tomb of Mir Madan is located in West Bengal
Tomb of Mir Madan
Tomb of Mir Madan is located in India
Tomb of Mir Madan
General information
LocationMurshidabad district
Town or cityFaridpur
CountryIndia
Coordinates23°50′51″N 88°13′48″E / 23.8476°N 88.2301°E / 23.8476; 88.2301
Completed1757
OwnerArchaeological Survey of India

Tomb of Mir Madan is located at Faridpur, in the Beldanga II CD block in the Berhampore subdivision of Murshidabad district.[1]

According to the List of Monuments of National Importance in West Bengal, the Tomb of Mir Madan is an ASI Listed Monument.[2]

Geography

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Tomb of Mir Madan
H
Jalangi
River
Dwaraka
River
Mayurakshi
River
Bhagirathi
River
Panchthupi
R
Panchthupi (R)
Nagar
R
Nagar, Murshidabad (R)
Khargram
R
Khargram (R)
Gram Salkia
R
Gram Salkia (R)
Gokarna
R
Gokarna, West Bengal (R)
Burwan
R
Burwan (R)
Bharatpur
R
Bharatpur, Murshidabad (R)
Surangapur
R
Surangapur (R)
Shaktipur
R
Shaktipur (R)
Sarulia
R
Sarulia (R)
Rejinagar
R
Rejinagar (R)
Naoda
R
Naoda (R)
Hariharpara
R
Hariharpara (R)
Daulatabad
R
Daulatabad, Murshidabad (R)
Amtala
R
Amtala, Murshidabad (R)
Karnasuvarna
H
Karnasuvarna (H)
Kandi
M
Kandi, Murshidabad (M)
Beldanga
M
Beldanga (M)
Berhampore
M
Berhampore (M)
Salar
CT
Salar, Murshidabad (CT)
Sibdanga Badarpur
CT
Sibdanga Badarpur (CT)
Haridasmati
CT
Haridasmati (CT)
Gora Bazar
CT
Gora Bazar (CT)
Gopjan
CT
Gopjan (CT)
Goaljan
CT
Goaljan (CT)
Cossimbazar
CT
Cossimbazar (CT)
Chaltia
CT
Chaltia (CT)
Barua
CT
Barua, Murshidabad (CT)
Banjetia
CT
Banjetia (CT)
Ajodhya Nagar
CT
Ajodhya Nagar (CT)
Cities, towns and locations in the Berhampore and Kandi subdivisions, Murshidabad district
M: municipal town, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, H: historical centres
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location

The Tomb of Mir Madan is located at 23°50′51″N 88°13′48″E / 23.8476°N 88.2301°E / 23.8476; 88.2301.

Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the subdivisions. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.

Mir Madan

Mir Madan was one of the most trusted officers and chief of the artillery of Nawab Siraj Ud Dowla. On 23 June 1757, in the Battle of Plassey, Mir Madan fought for the Nawab whereas Commander-in-chief Mir Jafar and others remained standstill. Madan's troops caused a serious pressure on the forces of the East India Company. At 2 pm on that day, he was mortally wounded by a British cannonball and died. His two fellow fighters, Nawe Singh Hajari and Bahadur Khan, also died.[3][4]

Some cadres of his troop buried him secretly in Faridpur village, Rejinagar, near the Palashi battlefield. This place is known as Farid Shah's Dargah (Mosque).[5][6]

  • Mir Madan’s tomb
    Mir Madan’s tomb
  • Mir Madan’s tomb (left) and Farid Shah's darga (right)
    Mir Madan’s tomb (left) and Farid Shah's darga (right)
  • Mir Madan’s tomb
    Mir Madan’s tomb
  • ASI board
    ASI board

References

  1. ^ GOVERNMENT OF INDIA, MINISTRY OF CULTURE. "LIST OF MONUMENTS CONSERVED AND PROTECTED IN WEST BENGAL" (PDF). Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  2. ^ "List of Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains of West Bengal - Archaeological Survey of India". Item no. 112. ASI. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  3. ^ Subodhchandra Sengupta; Anjali Basu (2002). Sansad Bengali Charitavidhan (in Bengali). Vol. 1. Kolkata: Sahitya Sansad. p. 417. ISBN 81-85626-65-0.
  4. ^ Amin, Sk Abdul (2 July 2019). "The Real 'Heroes' of the Battle of Plassey". PeepulTree. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  5. ^ Atul Ch. Roy (1996). Bharater Itihas (in Bengali). Kolkata: Prantik. p. 234.
  6. ^ Pinaki1983 (25 February 2017), English: Mir Madan's Tomb, Faridpur, Murshidabad, retrieved 17 November 2021{{citation}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)