Second Carnatic War

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18th-century conflict war

The Second Carnatic War was an 18th-century conflict in southern India between the British and French East India Companies and their Indian allies, which significantly advanced British colonial dominance in the region.

Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form	Occurrences
Anglo-Carnatic Wars	1
Indian theatre of the Seven Years' War	1
Seven Years’ War in India	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	18th-century conflict ⓘ war ⓘ
cause	Anglo-French rivalry in India ⓘ succession disputes in Hyderabad ⓘ succession disputes in the Carnatic ⓘ
conflictType	colonial war ⓘ
effect	decline of French influence in the Carnatic ⓘ strengthening of British political influence in southern India ⓘ
endTime	1754 ⓘ
followedBy	Third Carnatic War ⓘ
historicalPeriod	British colonial expansion in India ⓘ
historicalRegion	Deccan sultanates ⓘ surface form: Mughal successor states
impactOnBritain	consolidation of British East India Company power in South India ⓘ
impactOnFrance	loss of political leverage in the Deccan and Carnatic ⓘ
involvedAlly	Chanda Sahib ⓘ Muhammad Ali Khan Wallajah ⓘ surface form: Muhammad Ali Khan Walajah Nawab of the Carnatic ⓘ surface form: Nawab of Arcot Hyderabad State ⓘ surface form: Nizam of Hyderabad
keyCommander	Chanda Sahib ⓘ Charles de Bussy ⓘ Joseph François Dupleix ⓘ Muhammad Ali Khan Wallajah ⓘ surface form: Muhammad Ali Khan Walajah Robert Clive ⓘ Stringer Lawrence ⓘ
location	Carnatic region of India ⓘ surface form: Carnatic region South India ⓘ surface form: southern India
mainBelligerent	British East India Company ⓘ French East India Company ⓘ
notableEvent	defence of Arcot by Robert Clive ⓘ
opposingForce	British-supported candidates for local thrones ⓘ French-supported candidates for local thrones ⓘ
partOf	Carnatic Wars ⓘ
precededBy	First Carnatic War ⓘ
relatedConflict	First Carnatic War ⓘ Seven Years' War ⓘ Third Carnatic War ⓘ War of the Austrian Succession ⓘ
result	British victory ⓘ
significantBattle	Battle of Ambur ⓘ Siege of Arcot ⓘ surface form: Battle of Arcot Battle of Kaveripak ⓘ Battle of Valikondapuram ⓘ Siege of Trichinopoly ⓘ
startTime	1749 ⓘ
territorialChange	recognition of Muhammad Ali Khan Walajah as Nawab of Arcot ⓘ
theatreOfWar	Arcot ⓘ Hyderabad State ⓘ Trichinopoly ⓘ

Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Battle of Arni → conflict → Second Carnatic War ⓘ

Chanda Sahib → conflict → Second Carnatic War ⓘ

Nawab of the Carnatic → conflict → Second Carnatic War ⓘ

this entity surface form: Anglo-Carnatic Wars

Siege of Arcot → conflict → Second Carnatic War ⓘ

Carnatic Wars → hasPart → Second Carnatic War ⓘ

Battle of Arni → partOf → Second Carnatic War ⓘ

Siege of Calcutta → relatedTo → Second Carnatic War ⓘ

this entity surface form: Seven Years’ War in India

Battle of Chandannagar → theatre → Second Carnatic War ⓘ

this entity surface form: Indian theatre of the Seven Years' War