Chanda Sahib

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Indian ruler Nawab historical figure military leader

Chanda Sahib was an 18th-century Indian ruler and military leader who played a central role in the Carnatic Wars, notably opposing the British during conflicts such as the Siege of Arcot.

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Chand Sahib 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Indian ruler ⓘ
Nawab ⓘ
historical figure ⓘ
military leader ⓘ
ally French East India Company ⓘ
Joseph François Dupleix ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Chanda Sahib ⓘ
surface form: Chand Sahib

Chanda Saheb ⓘ
birthCentury 18th century ⓘ
capturedBy Maratha ⓘ
surface form: Marathas
causeOfDeath killed after defeat at Trichinopoly ⓘ
claimedTitle Nawab of the Carnatic ⓘ
conflict Carnatic Wars ⓘ
First Carnatic War ⓘ
Second Carnatic War ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship India ⓘ
deathYear 1752 ⓘ
ethnicGroup Muslim of South India ⓘ
fatherInLaw Dost Ali Khan ⓘ
fullName Chandrashekhar Sahib ⓘ
historicalContext early phase of European colonial expansion in India ⓘ
historicalPeriod Mughal decline in South India ⓘ
imprisonmentLocation Satara ⓘ
legacy central figure in the struggle for control of the Carnatic ⓘ
key figure in Franco-British rivalry in South India ⓘ
notableEvent Siege of Arcot ⓘ
Siege of Trichinopoly ⓘ
notableFor alliance with the French in India ⓘ
opposition to the British East India Company ⓘ
role in the Carnatic Wars ⓘ
opponent British East India Company ⓘ
Muhammad Ali Khan Wallajah ⓘ
Robert Clive ⓘ
placeOfActivity Arcot ⓘ
Carnatic region of India ⓘ
surface form: Carnatic region

Trichinopoly ⓘ
politicalRival Muhammad Ali Khan Wallajah ⓘ
Nasir Jung ⓘ
positionHeld Nawab of the Carnatic ⓘ
powerBase Arcot ⓘ
predecessor Safdar Ali Khan ⓘ
region Carnatic ⓘ
releasedWithHelpOf French East India Company ⓘ
religion Islam ⓘ
sideInConflict French-allied faction in the Carnatic ⓘ
spouse daughter of Dost Ali Khan ⓘ
successor Muhammad Ali Khan Wallajah ⓘ
supportedBy Joseph François Dupleix ⓘ
surface form: Dupleix

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Chanda Sahib → alsoKnownAs → Chanda Sahib ⓘ
this entity surface form: Chand Sahib
Siege of Arcot → associatedWith → Chanda Sahib ⓘ
Arcot → associatedWithPerson → Chanda Sahib ⓘ
Carnatic Wars → hasParticipant → Chanda Sahib ⓘ
subject surface form: Second Carnatic War
Second Carnatic War → involvedAlly → Chanda Sahib ⓘ
Second Carnatic War → keyCommander → Chanda Sahib ⓘ