Arcot

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Arcot is a historic town in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu that served as an important political and military center, especially under the Nawabs of the Carnatic during the 18th century.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf historic town
town
administrativeDivision taluk headquarters
associatedWithDynasty Carnatic Nawabs
associatedWithPerson Chanda Sahib
Muhammad Ali Khan Wallajah
Robert Clive
associatedWithTitle Nawab of Arcot
battleSite Siege of Arcot
climate tropical savanna climate
country India
elevation low-lying plain along Palar River
governedBy Arcot municipality
hasLandmark Jama Masjid of Arcot
various dargahs of Carnatic Nawabs
hasStructure Arcot fort (ruins)
historicalEra 18th century
historicalImportance center of Indo-Muslim culture in the Carnatic
historicalRegion Carnatic
historicalRole buffer state between Mysore and the Coromandel Coast
involvedInConflict Anglo-French rivalry in India
Carnatic Wars
knownFor siege of Arcot (1751)
strategic military importance in the Carnatic Wars
locatedIn Ranipet district
Tamil Nadu
locatedInRegion northern Tamil Nadu
locatedNear Vellore
locatedOn southern bank of the Palar River
locatedOnRoad Chennai–Bengaluru highway
nearRiver Palar River NERFINISHED
officialLanguage Tamil
partOf Carnatic region of South India
Mughal Empire (indirectly through the Carnatic)
postalCodeType PIN
religionMajority Hinduism
religionMinority Christianity
Islam
ruledBy Nawabs of the Carnatic
servedAs capital of the Nawabs of the Carnatic
military center of the Carnatic
political center of the Carnatic
timeZone Indian Standard Time
UTCOffset +5:30
vehicleRegistrationCode TN 73


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