Carnatic Nawabate

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The Carnatic Nawabate was a semi-autonomous Muslim-ruled state in South India that emerged in the Carnatic region under Mughal influence and later became a key arena of Anglo-French rivalry during the 18th century.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Muslim-ruled state
historical polity
princely state
alternativeCapital Gingee
alternativeName Carnatic Nawabate
surface form: Carnatic Sultanate

Nawab of the Carnatic
surface form: Nawab of Arcot's dominions
borderedBy Bay of Bengal
capital Arcot
conflict First Carnatic War
Second Carnatic War
Third Carnatic War
continent Asia
country India
economy agrarian
emergedUnderInfluenceOf Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
surface form: Mughal Empire
governmentType monarchy
historicalRegionOverlap modern Tamil Nadu
parts of Andhra Pradesh
parts of Karnataka
involvedParty British East India Company
French East India Company
Kingdom of Mysore
Maratha Empire
knownFor Anglo-French rivalry
Carnatic Wars
language Persian
Tamil
Telugu
Urdu language
surface form: Urdu
laterSuzerainPower British Crown
British East India Company
locatedIn Carnatic region
South India
notableRuler Anwaruddin Khan
Chanda Sahib
Muhammad Ali Khan Wallajah
partOf Deccan region
politicalStatus semi-autonomous state
regionType subah of the Mughal Empire
religion Islam
rulingDynasty Nawab of Arcot family
surface form: Nawabs of Arcot
rulingTitle Nawab of the Carnatic
strategicImportance control of Coromandel Coast
subordinateTo Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
surface form: Mughal Empire
successor Madras Presidency
Government of India (as Prince of Arcot)
surface form: Princely state of Arcot (titular nawabs)
suzerainPower Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
surface form: Mughal Empire
timePeriod 18th century

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Mughal dynasty successorState Carnatic Nawabate
Muhammad Ali Khan Wallajah dynasty Carnatic Nawabate
this entity surface form: Carnatic Nawab dynasty
Jinji Fort laterControlledBy Carnatic Nawabate
this entity surface form: Carnatic Nawabs
Carnatic Nawabate alternativeName Carnatic Nawabate
this entity surface form: Carnatic Sultanate
Azim-ud-Daula associatedWith Carnatic Nawabate
this entity surface form: Carnatic Nawab dynasty
Chanda Saheb associatedWith Carnatic Nawabate
this entity surface form: Mughal successor states in South India
Safdar Ali Khan partOf Carnatic Nawabate
this entity surface form: Carnatic Sultanate
Safdar Ali Khan conflict Carnatic Nawabate
this entity surface form: Carnatic succession disputes