Carnatic Wars

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18th-century war battle series of military conflicts war

The Carnatic Wars were a series of 18th-century military conflicts in South India between the British and French East India Companies and their local allies, which played a crucial role in establishing British dominance in the Indian subcontinent.

Aliases (6)

Second Carnatic War ×10
First Carnatic War ×7
Third Carnatic War ×7
Battle of Arcot ×3
Battle of Wandiwash ×3
Third Carnatic War in India (overlapping phase) ×1

Statements (55)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	18th-century war → battle → battle → series of military conflicts → war → war → war →
affectedTerritory	Carnatic region → Hyderabad State → Kingdom of Mysore →
cause	Seven Years' War → War of the Austrian Succession →
conflictType	colonial war → succession dispute →
date	1751 → 1760 →
endTime	1748 → 1754 → 1763 → 1763 →
followedBy	consolidation of British rule in India →
hasPart	First Carnatic War → Second Carnatic War → Third Carnatic War →
hasParticipant	Chanda Sahib → Muhammad Ali Khan Wallajah → Nizam of Hyderabad → Robert Clive → local Indian allies →
historicalSignificance	pivotal in establishing British supremacy in the Indian subcontinent →
locatedIn	Carnatic region → Carnatic region → Carnatic region → South India →
mainBelligerent	British East India Company → British East India Company → British East India Company → British East India Company → French East India Company → French East India Company → French East India Company → French East India Company →
numberOfConflicts	3 →
outcome	British victory →
partOf	European colonial conflicts in India →
result	British dominance in South India → decline of French political influence in India →
significantBattle	Battle of Ambur → Battle of Arcot → Battle of St. Thomé → Battle of Wandiwash →
startTime	1744 → 1744 → 1749 → 1756 →

Referenced by (10)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Second Carnatic War → Siege of Arcot →	partOf
War of the Austrian Succession ("Third Carnatic War in India (overlapping phase)") →	alsoKnownAs
Chanda Sahib →	conflict
Madras Army →	engagedIn
Arcot →	involvedInConflict
Carnatic region of India →	majorPowerIn
Raza Sahib →	militaryConflict
Raza Sahib →	participatedIn
Carnatic region of India →	relatedTo