INDIAN HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Mir Jumla was a prominent subahdar of Bengal in Eastern India under the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb . He was born in Iran, the son of an oil merchant. In his early age, Mir Jumla found a job of a clerk under a diamond merchant. Later he came to India and started his own diamond business.

Detailed explanation-2: -Mir Jumla I or Mir Muhammad Amin of Shahristan (died 1637 CE), builder of Hajiganj Fort. Mir Jumla II or Mir Muhammad Saeed of Ardestan (died 1663 CE) (during the reign of Aurangzeb) Mir Jumla III or Ubaidullah, son of Mir Muhammad Wafa of Samarkand (died 1731 CE), aide of Farrukhsiyar.

Detailed explanation-3: -After being appointed the Governor of Bengal by Aurangzeb in 1659, the 69 years old Mir Jumla invaded the Koch kingdom of Cooch Behar and forced the Raja of Cooch Behar to submit to Mughal authority.

Detailed explanation-4: -In September 1657, Shah Jahan nominated his eldest and liberalist son Dara Shikoh as his successor, a move repudiated by Aurangzeb, who proclaimed himself emperor in February 1658. In April 1658, Aurangzeb defeated the allied army of Shikoh and the Kingdom of Marwar at the battle of Dharmat.