Arcot

E68475

historic town town

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.

Statements (45)

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 →

Referenced by (9)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Nawab of the Carnatic →	appliesToJurisdiction
Carnatic region of India →	associatedWith
Carnatic region of India →	capitalOfNawabLocatedAt
Nawab of the Carnatic →	hasCapital
Siege of Arcot →	location
Chanda Sahib →	placeOfActivity
Chanda Sahib →	powerBase
Nawab of the Carnatic →	seatOfGovernment
Second Carnatic War →	theatreOfWar