Mir Sadiq
Minister of Tipu Sultan
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Mir Sadiq gujjar was a courtier who held the post of a minister in the cabinet of Tipu Sultan of Mysore and is famous for his betrayal of Tipu Sultan to the British.[1]
Mir Sadiq | |
|---|---|
| Minister in the Cabinet | |
| In office 1780s/1790s–1799 | |
| Monarch | Tipu Sultan |
| Personal details | |
| Died | 1799 |
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, 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,[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.
— Muhammad Iqbal
