Muhammad Ali Khan Wallajah

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Muhammad Ali Khan Wallajah was the Nawab of the Carnatic in the 18th century, known for his alliance with the British East India Company and involvement in the Carnatic and Mysore conflicts in South India.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Nawab ⓘ
historical figure ⓘ
ruler ⓘ
ally British East India Company ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Muhammad Ali Khan Walla Jah ⓘ
Muhammad Ali Nawab of Arcot ⓘ
associatedWithPlace Arcot ⓘ
Madras Presidency ⓘ
birthYear 1717 ⓘ
capital Arcot ⓘ
conflict Anglo-Mysore Wars ⓘ
surface form: Anglo-Mysore conflicts

Second Carnatic War ⓘ
Third Carnatic War ⓘ
continent Asia ⓘ
country Carnatic ⓘ
deathPlace Madras, India ⓘ
surface form: Madras
deathYear 1795 ⓘ
dynasty Carnatic Nawabate ⓘ
surface form: Carnatic Nawab dynasty
economicPolicy granting revenue rights to the British East India Company ⓘ
ethnicGroup Muslim of Mughal descent ⓘ
familyName Khan ⓘ
father Anwaruddin Khan ⓘ
givenName Muhammad Ali ⓘ
language Persian (court language) ⓘ
Tamil ⓘ
Urdu language ⓘ
surface form: Urdu
laterSeatOfPower Madras, India ⓘ
surface form: Madras
mainWorkLocation Arcot ⓘ
Madras, India ⓘ
surface form: Madras
nobleFamily Nawab of Arcot family ⓘ
notableFor alliance with the British East India Company ⓘ
conflicts with the Kingdom of Mysore ⓘ
role in the Carnatic Wars ⓘ
opponent French East India Company ⓘ
Hyder Ali ⓘ
Tipu Sultan ⓘ
policy support for British expansion in South India ⓘ
politicalStatus client ruler of the British East India Company ⓘ
positionHeld Nawab of the Carnatic ⓘ
predecessor Anwaruddin Khan ⓘ
region South India ⓘ
reignEnd 1795 ⓘ
reignStart 1749 ⓘ
religion Islam ⓘ
residence Chepauk Palace, Madras ⓘ
surface form: Chepauk Palace
successor Umdat ul-Umara ⓘ
supportedBy Robert Clive ⓘ
title Nawab of the Carnatic ⓘ
surface form: Nawab of Arcot

Walla Jah ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

First Anglo-Mysore War → commander → Muhammad Ali Khan Wallajah ⓘ
Carnatic Wars → hasParticipant → Muhammad Ali Khan Wallajah ⓘ
subject surface form: Second Carnatic War
Nawab of the Carnatic → hasRuler → Muhammad Ali Khan Wallajah ⓘ
Second Carnatic War → involvedAlly → Muhammad Ali Khan Wallajah ⓘ
this entity surface form: Muhammad Ali Khan Walajah
Second Carnatic War → keyCommander → Muhammad Ali Khan Wallajah ⓘ
this entity surface form: Muhammad Ali Khan Walajah
Arcot → associatedWithPerson → Muhammad Ali Khan Wallajah ⓘ
Chanda Sahib → successor → Muhammad Ali Khan Wallajah ⓘ
Chanda Sahib → opponent → Muhammad Ali Khan Wallajah ⓘ
Chanda Sahib → politicalRival → Muhammad Ali Khan Wallajah ⓘ
Carnatic → notableRuler → Muhammad Ali Khan Wallajah ⓘ
this entity surface form: Nawab Muhammad Ali Khan Wallajah
Wallajah dynasty → notableRuler → Muhammad Ali Khan Wallajah ⓘ
Wallajah dynasty → dynasticNameDerivedFrom → Muhammad Ali Khan Wallajah ⓘ
Carnatic Nawabate → notableRuler → Muhammad Ali Khan Wallajah ⓘ
Siege of Trichinopoly → hasParticipant → Muhammad Ali Khan Wallajah ⓘ
Siege of Trichinopoly → outcome → Muhammad Ali Khan Wallajah ⓘ
this entity surface form: Muhammad Ali Khan Wallajah confirmed as Nawab of the Carnatic
Chanda Saheb → opponent → Muhammad Ali Khan Wallajah ⓘ
Chanda Saheb → politicalRivalryWith → Muhammad Ali Khan Wallajah ⓘ
Chandrashekhar Sahib → opponent → Muhammad Ali Khan Wallajah ⓘ