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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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