Wallajah dynasty

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The Wallajah dynasty was a ruling family of Nawabs in the Carnatic region of South India during the late Mughal and early British colonial periods.

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Wallajah dynasty canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Indian royal dynasty ⓘ
Nawab family ⓘ
alliedWith British East India Company ⓘ
associatedWithConflict Anglo-French rivalry in India ⓘ
First Carnatic War ⓘ
Second Carnatic War ⓘ
Third Carnatic War ⓘ
built Chepauk Palace, Madras ⓘ
surface form: Chepauk Palace

mosques in Arcot region ⓘ
capital Arcot ⓘ
Madras, India ⓘ
surface form: Madras
country India ⓘ
currentHeadTitle Prince of Arcot ⓘ
dynasticNameDerivedFrom Muhammad Ali Khan Wallajah ⓘ
ethnicOrigin Arab ⓘ
Sayyids ⓘ
surface form: Sayyid
languageOfCourt Persian ⓘ
Urdu language ⓘ
surface form: Urdu
laterStatus titular princes under British rule ⓘ
notableRuler Azim-ud-Daula ⓘ
Ghulam Muhammad Ghouse Khan ⓘ
Muhammad Ali Khan Wallajah ⓘ
Umdat ul-Umara ⓘ
Zahid Ali Khan ⓘ
opposedBy French East India Company ⓘ
Hyder Ali ⓘ
Tipu Sultan ⓘ
patronage Islamic scholarship ⓘ
Persian literature ⓘ
architecture ⓘ
politicalStatus ally of the British East India Company ⓘ
vassal of the Mughal Empire ⓘ
predecessorEntity Nawab of the Carnatic ⓘ
surface form: Nawabs of the Carnatic
recognizedBy Government of India (as Prince of Arcot) ⓘ
region Carnatic ⓘ
South India ⓘ
religion Islam ⓘ
Sunni Islam ⓘ
ruledDuring early British colonial period ⓘ
late Mughal period ⓘ
seatOfPower Arcot ⓘ
Chepauk Palace, Madras ⓘ
surface form: Chepauk Palace
succeededBy British administration in the Carnatic ⓘ
territory Carnatic region of India ⓘ
surface form: Carnatic region

parts of present-day Tamil Nadu ⓘ
titleHeld Nawab of the Carnatic ⓘ
surface form: Nawab of Arcot

Nawab of the Carnatic ⓘ

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Nawab of the Carnatic → dynasty → Wallajah dynasty ⓘ