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Biography
Mir Madan Khan (? - June 23, 1757) was one of the most trusted officer and chief of the artillery of Nawab Siraj Ud Dowla army who died in Battle of Plassey.
Early life
At first Mir Madan worked in Dhaka under Hossain Kuli Khan's nephew Hasan-Uddin Khan. Nawab Alivardi Khan preferred him due to his good performance, trustworthiness and brought him in Murshidabad. Here he got the Title 'Bakshi' (Paymaster of the army). Subsequently, occupied the post of Chief Artillery in Nawab Siraj-Ud-Doula's army.
Death
On 23 June 1757, in the infamous Battle of Plassey faithful officer Madan and Diwan Mohanlal fought for the Nawab whereas Commander-in-chief Mir Jafar and others remained standstill. In fact Madan's troop caused a serious pressure to the East India Company's force. At 2 pm on that very day, he was mortally wounded by a British cannonball and died. His two fellow Nawe Singh Hajari and Bahadur Khan also died.
Tomb
Some cadres of his troop buried him secretly in Faridpur village, Murshidabad district (P.S. Rejinagar) near Palashi battlefield. This place is known as Farid Shah's Dargah (Mosque). At present his tomb is under supervision of the Archaeological Survey of India.