⚔ Battle
Siege of Arcot
1751 – present · 📍 Arcot
What it led to: Clive's defence of Arcot turned the Second Carnatic War in Britain's favour.
Where it happened.
Meanwhile (within 10 years)
- 1741 ⚔ Battle of Colachel · Travancore
- 1742 ⚔ Maratha (Bargi) raids on Bengal · Nawabs of Bengal
- 1746 ⚔ French capture Madras (First Carnatic War) · French India
- 1747 Ahmad Shah Durrani founds the Durrani Empire · Durrani Empire
- 1749 ⚔ Battle of Ambur · Carnatic (Nawabs of Arcot)
- 1757 ⚔ Battle of Plassey · British East India Company
- 1760 ⚔ Battle of Wandiwash · British East India Company
- 1761 ⚔ Third Battle of Panipat · Maratha Empire
Alive at the time
Velu Nachiyar
1730 – 1796
Queen of Sivaganga who fought the East India Company
Nana Fadnavis1742 – 1800
Peshwa minister called the 'Maratha Machiavelli'
Sir William Jones1746 – 1794
Founder of the Asiatic Society of Bengal
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🗂 Era 1
- Medieval IndiaPart of this era
⏳ Periods 1
- Maratha Empire & Regional PowersBelongs to this period
🏛 Kingdoms & empires 12
- Sultanate of the Maldives 1153 – 1968Existed at the same time (163 years)
- Malla Dynasty of Nepal 1201 – 1769Existed at the same time (77 years)
- Ahom Kingdom 1228 – 1826Existed at the same time (134 years)
- Mewar (Sisodia) 1326 – 1949Existed at the same time (163 years)
- Kingdom of Mysore 1399 – 1950Existed at the same time (163 years)
- Kingdom of Kandy 1469 – 1815Existed at the same time (123 years)
- Portuguese Estado da Índia 1505 – 1961Existed at the same time (163 years)
- Mughal Empire 1526 – 1857Existed at the same time (163 years)
- British East India Company 1600 – 1858Existed at the same time (163 years)
- Maratha Empire 1674 – 1818Existed at the same time (126 years)
- Nawabs of Bengal 1717 – 1765Existed at the same time (48 years)
- Hyderabad State (Nizams) 1724 – 1948Existed at the same time (131 years)
👑 Rulers 2
- Anwaruddin Khan 1744 – 1749Ruled it
- Muhammad Ali Khan Wallajah 1749 – 1795Ruled it
⚔ Events 2
- Battle of Ambur 1749Happened in it
- Siege of Arcot 1751Happened in it
🔧 Technology 2
- Jantar Mantar observatory early 18th centuryMade or discovered in this time
- The first passenger train 16 April 1853Made or discovered in this time
📄 Research 1
- The Passing of Empire: The Mughal Case M. Athar Ali · 1975Research on this topic
📚 Books 2
- Our Pasts I, II & III (Classes 6–8) NCERTRecommended reading
- Themes in Indian History, Parts I–III (Class 12) NCERTRecommended reading