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{{Infobox military conflict<br />
| conflict = Chanda Sahib invasion of Travancore<br />
| place = [[Travancore]]<br />
| date = March 1740<br />
| result = [[Carnatic Sultanate]] victory<br />
| territory = See aftermath section<br />
| combatant1 = {{flagicon image|Flag of Nawab.svg}} [[Carnatic Sultanate]]<br />
| combatants_header = Belligerents<br />
| combatant2 = {{flagicon image|Former Travancore flag-Martanda Varma.png}} [[Travancore]]<br />
| commander1 = {{flagicon image|Flag of Nawab.svg}} [[Chanda Sahib]]<br>{{flagicon image|Flag of Nawab.svg}} Baba Sahib<br />
| commander2 = {{flagicon image|Former Travancore flag-Martanda Varma.png}} [[Marthanda Varma]]<br>{{flagicon image|Former Travancore flag-Martanda Varma.png}} [[Ramayyan Dalawa|Ramayya Dalawa]]<br />
| image = 1733 Homann Heirs Map of India - Geographicus - India-homannheirs-1733.jpg<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|8.231200|N|77.506000|E|display=inline,title}}<br />
| caption = Map of south India as of 1733<br />
| map_type = India Tamil Nadu#India<br />
| map_label = Thovalai<br />
| map_caption = [[Thovalai]], the region captured by Chanda Sahib.<br />
}}<br />
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'''Chanda Sahib's invasion of Travancore''' was a military expedition of the [[Carnatic Sultanate]] under [[Chanda Sahib]] against the [[Travancore|Kingdom of Travancore]] in 1740, in [[South India]]. In the event, the Carnatic Sultanate invaded the [[Travancore|Kingdom of Travancore]],<ref>{{Cite book |last=Sobhanan |first=B. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AuO1AAAAIAAJ |title=Rama Varma of Travancore: His Role in the Consolidation of British Power in South India |date=1978 |publisher=Sandhya |pages=6,70 |language=en}}</ref> resulting in the [[Carnatic Sultanate|Carnatic]] forces defeating the [[Travancore]] army led by [[Ramayyan Dalawa]].<ref name="b">{{Cite book |last=Koshy |first=M. O. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ro8SLhyAc9AC&q=chanda+sahib+travancore |title=The Dutch Power in Kerala, 1729-1758 |date=1989 |publisher=Mittal Publications |isbn=978-81-7099-136-6 |pages=65 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="x">{{Cite book |last=Lannoy |first=Mark de |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pKjZAAAAMAAJ |title=The Kulasekhara Perumals of Travancore: History and State Formation in Travancore from 1671 to 1758 |date=1997 |publisher=Leiden University |isbn=978-90-73782-92-1 |pages=70 |language=en}}</ref><br />
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Chanda Sahib occupied Travancore territories such as [[Nagercoil|Nagarcoil]], [[Suchindram]] and [[Kottar]]. [[Marthanda Varma]], the Travancore King, offered presents to [[Dost Ali Khan]], the Nawab of the Carnatic Sultanate. Dost Ali Khan accepted the presents and gave the territories back to Travancore.<ref name="n" /><br />
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== Background ==<br />
Marthanda Varma ruled the Kingdom of Travancore from 1729 to 1758. His reign saw conflicts with the [[Dutch East India Company]]. Meanwhile, the Carnatic Sultanate was under the rule of Nawab Dost Ali Khan, with Chanda Sahib serving as the Nawab's General and also his son-in-law.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Sen |first=Sailendra Nath |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bXWiACEwPR8C |title=An Advanced History of Modern India |date=2010 |publisher=Macmillan India |isbn=978-0-230-32885-3 |pages=30 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Nair |first=K. K. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Qdc3NKpQ5jEC |title=By Sweat and Sword: Trade, Diplomacy and War in Kerala Through the Ages |date=2013 |publisher=KK Nair |isbn=978-81-7304-973-6 |pages=211 |language=en}}</ref><br />
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In March 1740, Dost Ali Khan, the Nawab of Arcot, dispatched Chanda Sahib and Baba Sahib to conquer certain territories on behalf of his son, Safdar Ali Khan.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Mani |first=Ajit |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rHt8DwAAQBAJ&q=Travancore+Chanda+sahib |title=The Nawab's Tears |date=2018-11-20 |publisher=Partridge Publishing |isbn=978-1-5437-0428-0 |language=en}}</ref> Chanda Sahib and Safdar Ali Khan advanced towards Travancore with the Carnatic army, eventually reaching its territories. The Travancore army, already engaged in conflicts with the Dutch in another region, struggled to focus on repelling the Sultanate's invasion.<ref>{{Cite book |last=More |first=Leena |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SlVuAAAAMAAJ |title=English East India Company and the Local Rulers in Kerala: A Case Study of Attingal and Travancore |date=2003 |publisher=Institute for Research in Social Sciences and Humanities |isbn=978-81-88432-04-2 |pages=185 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="b" /><br />
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Chanda Sahib's forces achieved a successful invasion of Travancore's territories, capturing places like [[Nagercoil]], [[Suchindram]], and [[Kottar]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Raimon |first=S. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=IXebQfDVrzQC |title=Central Archives, Thiruvananthapuram |date=2006 |publisher=Kerala State Archives Department, Government of Kerala |pages=137 |language=en}}</ref> The Travancore forces, led by Ramayyan Dalawa, suffered defeat, and Chanda Sahib's army captured Tovala..<ref name="n">{{Cite book |last=Menon |first=A. Sreedhara |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wnAjqjhc1VcC&q=Travancore+Chanda+sahib |title=Kerala History and its Makers |date=2011-03-04 |publisher=D C Books |isbn=978-81-264-3782-5 |pages=141 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="b" /><ref name="x" /><ref>{{Cite book |last=More |first=Leena |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SlVuAAAAMAAJ |title=English East India Company and the Local Rulers in Kerala: A Case Study of Attingal and Travancore |date=2003 |publisher=Institute for Research in Social Sciences and Humanities |isbn=978-81-88432-04-2 |pages=185 |language=en}}</ref><br />
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== Aftermath ==<br />
Following the invasion, [[Marthanda Varma]] offered 120,000 gold coins and 6 elephants to [[Dost Ali Khan]], who accepted the presents and gave the territories back to [[Marthanda Varma]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Conference |first=South Indian History Congress |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=M9O1AAAAIAAJ |title=Proceedings of the ... Annual Conference |date=1981 |publisher=The Congress |pages=73 |language=en}}</ref><br />
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== See also ==<br />
*[[Battle of Colachel]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
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[[Category:Conflicts in 1740]]<br />
[[Category:Carnatic wars]]<br />
[[Category:Battles involving Travancore]]<br />
[[Category:Kanyakumari district]]<br />
[[Category:Kingdom of Travancore]]<br />
[[Category:1740 in India]]</div>EdmundWyrick821