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Tomb of Haibat Jung, Father of Nawab Siraj ud Dauwla I Patna | Bihar

Today the Begumpur locality in Patna City area in Bihar’s capital city of Patna has no Muslim family as resident but has many Muslim heritage sites including palace still standing, reminding one that a Muslim nawab or emperor must have lived here once. Yes, Begumpur was headquarters of Nawab Haibat Jung government. Nawab Haibat Jung was governor of Bihar during the Moghul period from 1740 to 1748. He was killed by an Afghan in 1748. The area was named after his wife Begum Sahiba. Though habitations over centuries have covered up many historic sites here Haibat Jung Masjid, Hebat Jung Qabristan (graveyard) and Hebat Jung Mazar (tomb) – that is inside the graveyard — also are still standing as witness to the Muslim footsteps here. All these three places are located at a four-acre piece of land which was given under the protection of Bihar Waqf Board long ago. But unfortunately the Waqf Board failed to do any thing to protect these heritages, which resulted into falling down of the Masjid and boundary walls of the graveyard. With the passage of time Muslims started to leave the area and finally it became a non-Muslim colony with Muslim name. Till before the 1992 nation-wide communal violence there were some Muslim families who would take care of the Masjid and graveyard but when violence broke out they were forced to leave the locality and migrate to some other place. Since then the Masjid has been deserted. More than half part of the Masjid has fallen down and the graveyard has become dens of tramp people. But the mazar has survived the onslaught of trespassers and neglect of the Waqf Board thanks to some local Hindus who believe their wishes are fulfilled at the mazar. TCN #Patna #Bihar #Heritage #India #NawabOfBengal #Nawab #MeerQasim #HaibatJung