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.

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All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Second Carnatic War canonical 26
Anglo-Carnatic Wars 1
Indian theatre of the Seven Years' War 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 (30)

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

Siege of Arcot → conflict → Second Carnatic War ⓘ
Battle of Chandannagar → theatre → Second Carnatic War ⓘ
this entity surface form: Indian theatre of the Seven Years' War
Siege of Calcutta → relatedTo → Second Carnatic War ⓘ
this entity surface form: Seven Years’ War in India
Carnatic Wars → hasPart → Second Carnatic War ⓘ
Nawab of the Carnatic → conflict → Second Carnatic War ⓘ
Nawab of the Carnatic → conflict → Second Carnatic War ⓘ
this entity surface form: Anglo-Carnatic Wars
Battle of Arni → conflict → Second Carnatic War ⓘ
Battle of Arni → partOf → Second Carnatic War ⓘ
Chanda Sahib → conflict → Second Carnatic War ⓘ
Anglo-French rivalry in India → hasPart → Second Carnatic War ⓘ
Anglo-French rivalry in India → keyEvent → Second Carnatic War ⓘ
Muhammad Ali Khan Wallajah → conflict → Second Carnatic War ⓘ
Seven Years' War in India → relatedConflict → Second Carnatic War ⓘ
Siege of Pondicherry (1748) → hasCause → Second Carnatic War ⓘ
this entity surface form: War of the Austrian Succession in the Indian theatre
First Carnatic War → followedBy → Second Carnatic War ⓘ
Battle of Ambur → conflict → Second Carnatic War ⓘ
Carnatic → involvedIn → Second Carnatic War ⓘ
Wallajah dynasty → associatedWithConflict → Second Carnatic War ⓘ
Carnatic Nawabate → conflict → Second Carnatic War ⓘ
Third Carnatic War → precededBy → Second Carnatic War ⓘ
Siege of Trichinopoly → conflict → Second Carnatic War ⓘ
Joseph François Dupleix → participatedIn → Second Carnatic War ⓘ
Arni → historicalPeriod → Second Carnatic War ⓘ
Chanda Saheb → conflict → Second Carnatic War ⓘ
Chanda Saheb → diedDuring → Second Carnatic War ⓘ
Nasir Jung → conflict → Second Carnatic War ⓘ
Battle of Kaveripak → partOf → Second Carnatic War ⓘ
Battle of Valikondapuram → conflict → Second Carnatic War ⓘ
Battle of Valikondapuram → partOf → Second Carnatic War ⓘ
Chandrashekhar Sahib → conflict → Second Carnatic War ⓘ