Mir Jafar

### Allies:

Ixion, Akhenaten, Minos, Tantalus, Sisyphus, Commodus, Thrax, Antaeus, Medea, Penthesilea, Magmus, Caracalla, Herobrus

### Enemies:

the player

*"I urge you to reconsider your strength. You are not grand enough to overcome struggle. You are weak. Come… taste your blood."* - Mir Jafar's introduction.

*“You are too strong, <player name>. Go in peace with the block.”* – Mir Jafar’s final words.

**Mir Jafar** is the boss of the Taj Mahal.

He is based on the Nawab of Bengal Mir Jafar.

## Biography

### Early Life

Mir Jafar was born around 1691 in Comilla, Bangladesh.

Mir Jafar became a subedar (the Indian army equivalant of Captain) in the Indian army, commanding the province of Odisha, under the supervision of the Alivardi Khan, who was the Nawab of Bengal.

In March 1747, the Maratha Empire, whom they were fighting, invaded Odisha. Mir Jafar, teamed up with Ataullah Khan (the faujdar of Rajmahal), ordered all of the troops to retreat to Bardhaman without engaging in combat. They had also planned to overthrow Alivardi Khan. After Alivardi Khan won the Battle of Burwan, he learned about the plan, furiously shamed Mir Jafar for his cowardice, and dismissed him.

When Alivardi Khan was succeeded by Siraj Ud Daulah, Mir Jafar, promoted to commander-in-chief initially showed his loyalty to him, but on June 23, 1757, the East India Trading Company, owned by Great Britian, annexed Bengal, sparking the Battle of Plassey; British colonel Robert Clive bribed Mir Jafar and promised to make him Nawab of Bengal if he betrayed the current one. Mir Jafar, who had long since dreamed of becoming Nawab of Bengal, defected to the British and betrayed Siraj to the British, resulting in the British victory and Siraj's execution.

### Nawab of Bengal

Mir Jafar paid the East India Company and Calcuttian traders 17 million rupees as compensation for attacking Calcutta, and bribed soldiers Robert Clive 2 million rupees and William Watts 1 million rupees.

Upon realizing their unlimited expectations to control India, Mir Jafar realized he could not meet said expectations, so the British cut their funding. Upon realizing that Mir Jafar had aligned himself with the Dutch East Trading Company, the British attacked Chinsurah, winning the battle, and since Mir Jafar was unable to cope with how hard the demands were, the British forced him to abdicate the role of Nawab in October 1760; he was replaced by his son-in-law: Mir Qasim.

On October 22, 1764, The Battle of Buxar was fought, resulting in Mir Qasim joining forces with Shuja-ud-Daula the Nawab of Awadh and Alam II the Mughal Emperor Shah; it did not matter, for the British won the battle. Due to their defeat and disputes over trading policiese, Mir Qasim was overthrown. Seizing an opportunity, Mir Jafar was restored as Nawab of Bengal in 1764, and held the position for one more year.

### Death

Mir Jafar died from leprosy on February 5, 1765, at the age of 74.

His body was buried in Jafarganj Cemetery, Murshidabad, West Bengal, India.

## Return

Mir Jafar returned as a spider and usurped the Taj Mahal.

## Physical Description

Although as a spider he carries no weapons or armor, there are several varied potions hidden in chests within the Taj Mahal, plus an enchanted iron sword called "Tempered Blade", with Sharpness I, Looting I, and +7.25 Attack Damage.

## Trivia

* Like Sisyphus, Mir Jafar bears no armor and carries no weapons.