First Anglo-Mysore War

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18th-century conflict war

The First Anglo-Mysore War (1767–1769) was an early conflict in southern India between the Kingdom of Mysore under Hyder Ali and the British East India Company, which ended inconclusively with the Treaty of Madras.

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First Mysore War ×1

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	18th-century conflict → war →
alsoKnownAs	First Mysore War →
cause	Mysore’s resistance to British influence in South India → expansionist policies of the British East India Company →
combatantSide	Company and allied forces → Mysorean forces →
commander	Colonel Smith → Hyder Ali → Lord Pigot → Muhammad Ali Khan Wallajah →
concludedBy	Treaty of Madras →
conflictInvolving	British East India Company army → Mysore army →
conflictType	colonial war →
effect	recognition of Hyder Ali as a major power in South India → temporary alliance arrangements between Mysore and the British East India Company →
endDate	1769 →
followedBy	Second Anglo-Mysore War →
geopoliticalContext	competition among European trading companies in India → rivalry between Mysore and the Nawab of the Carnatic →
historicalPeriod	British colonial period in India → late 18th century →
involvedPolity	British India → Hyderabad State → Mysore →
location	Carnatic region → Southern India →
mainBelligerent	British East India Company → Kingdom of Mysore → Nawab of the Carnatic → Nizam of Hyderabad →
notableLeader	Hyder Ali →
outcome	restoration of territories to pre-war status in many areas →
partOf	Anglo-Mysore Wars →
precededBy	Seven Years' War in India →
region	Deccan →
result	inconclusive →
significantEvent	Hyder Ali’s advance towards Madras → Mysorean invasion of the Carnatic →
startDate	1767 →
theatreOfWar	Indian subcontinent →
treatySignedAt	Madras →
yearOfTreaty	1769 →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
First Anglo-Mysore War ("First Mysore War") →	alsoKnownAs
Second Anglo-Mysore War →	follows
British East India Company →	involvedInWar