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Carnatic (Nawabs of Arcot)
Kingdom
Level 2
1692 – 1855
Nawabdom at the centre of the Anglo-French Carnatic Wars.
- Capital
- Arcot
- Region
- South
- Duration
- 163 years
- Main period
- Maratha Empire & Regional Powers
Approximate extent.
At a glance
Move along the chart to read any year; click a ruler or event to open the map there.
Rulers
- Anwaruddin Khan Nawab1744 – 1749Killed at Ambur.
- Muhammad Ali Khan Wallajah Nawab1749 – 1795British ally.
Selected rulers; gaps in the list are not gaps in the dynasty.
Key events
| Year | Event | Place |
|---|---|---|
| 1749 | Battle of Ambur Anwaruddin Khan was killed; Chanda Sahib, backed by the French, took Arcot. |
Ambur |
| 1751 | Siege of Arcot Clive's defence of Arcot turned the Second Carnatic War in Britain's favour. |
Arcot |
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Contemporaries
Powers that coexisted with the Carnatic (Nawabs of Arcot) for a significant part of its history. The bar shows when, within its own span.
Sultanate of the Maldives ★
Islands · c. 1153 – 1968
Overlap: 163 years
Malla Dynasty of Nepal ★
Himalaya · 1201 – 1769
Overlap: 77 years
Ahom Kingdom ★
Northeast · 1228 – 1826
Overlap: 134 years
Mewar (Sisodia) ★
West · 1326 – 1949
Overlap: 163 years
Kingdom of Mysore ★
South · 1399 – 1950
Overlap: 163 years
Kingdom of Kandy ★
Sri Lanka · c. 1469 – 1815
Overlap: 123 years
Portuguese Estado da Índia ★
Coastal · 1505 – 1961
Overlap: 163 years
Mughal Empire ★
North · 1526 – 1857
Overlap: 163 years
British East India Company ★
Pan-Indian · 1600 – 1858
Overlap: 163 years
Maratha Empire ★
Deccan · 1674 – 1818
Overlap: 126 years
Nawabs of Bengal ★
East · 1717 – 1765
Overlap: 48 years
Hyderabad State (Nizams) ★
Deccan · 1724 – 1948
Overlap: 131 years
Sikh Empire ★
North · 1799 – 1849
Overlap: 50 years
Kingdom of Nepal ★
Himalaya · 1816 – 2008
Overlap: 39 years
Zamorins of Calicut
South · c. 1124 – 1766
Overlap: 74 years
Kachwahas of Amber (Jaipur)
West · c. 1128 – 1949
Overlap: 163 years
Marwar (Rathore)
West · c. 1226 – 1949
Overlap: 163 years
Koch Kingdom (Kamata / Cooch Behar)
Northeast · 1515 – 1949
Overlap: 163 years
Madurai Nayaks
South · 1529 – 1736
Overlap: 44 years
Portuguese Bassein & Bombay
Coastal · 1534 – 1739
Overlap: 47 years
Portuguese Diu
Coastal · 1535 – 1961
Overlap: 163 years
Portuguese Daman
Coastal · 1559 – 1961
Overlap: 163 years
Gorkha Kingdom
Himalaya · 1559 – 1768
Overlap: 76 years
Dutch East India Company (VOC) in India
Coastal · 1605 – 1825
Overlap: 133 years
Dutch Coromandel (Pulicat)
Coastal · 1610 – 1825
Overlap: 133 years
Bhutan under the Zhabdrung (Druk Desi)
Himalaya · 1616 – 1907
Overlap: 163 years
Danish India
Coastal · 1620 – 1869
Overlap: 163 years
Danish Tranquebar
Coastal · 1620 – 1845
Overlap: 153 years
Fort St George, Madras
Coastal · 1639 – 1858
Overlap: 163 years
Dutch Chinsurah
Coastal · 1656 – 1825
Overlap: 133 years
Dutch Ceylon
Sri Lanka · 1658 – 1796
Overlap: 104 years
Dutch Malabar (Cochin)
Coastal · 1663 – 1795
Overlap: 103 years
French India
Coastal · 1668 – 1954
Overlap: 163 years
Bombay (English East India Company)
Coastal · 1668 – 1858
Overlap: 163 years
Chandernagore
Coastal · 1673 – 1950
Overlap: 163 years
Pondichéry
Coastal · 1674 – 1954
Overlap: 163 years
Hotak Dynasty
Northwest · 1709 – 1738
Overlap: 29 years
Gaekwad State (Baroda)
West · 1721 – 1949
Overlap: 134 years
Rohilkhand
Gangetic Plain · 1721 – 1774
Overlap: 53 years
Mahé
Coastal · 1721 – 1954
Overlap: 134 years