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{{Infobox monarch
| name = Sa'adatullah Khan II
| title = [[Nawab of Carnatic]]
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| reign = 2 October 1742 – 4 July 1744<ref>James Burgess, ''The Chronology of Modern India'', p. 184, Edinburgh, 1913</ref>
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| full name = Muhammad Sayyid Sa'adatullah Khan II
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| death_date =4 July 1744
| death_place = [[Arcot]]
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| predecessor = [[Safdar Ali Khan]]
| successor = [[Anwaruddin Khan]]
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| father = [[Safdar Ali Khan]]
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'''Sa'adatullah Khan II''' (? – 4 July 1744)<ref>James Burgess, ''The Chronology of Modern India'', p. 184, Edinburgh, 1913</ref> a.k.a. '''Muhammad Sayyid''' was [[Nawab of Arcot]], who was a younger son ([[heir apparent]]) of [[Safdar Ali Khan]].

==Life==
After the assassination of [[Safdar Ali Khan]] in 1742, Murtaza Ali Khan claimed for himself the Nawabship of the [[Arcot]] ([[Carnatic region|Carnatic]]), [[Chanda Sahib]] who was taken prisoner to [[Satara (city)|Satara]] by [[Maratha]] leader [[Raghoji Bhonsle]] had managed to obtain his freedom after rigorous negotiations, also supported the claims of Murtaza Ali.

However, the [[British East India Company]] at [[Madras]] firmly supported Muhammad Sayyid and proclaimed him as the [[Nawab of Arcot]]. At the same time, Nizam ul Mulk [[Asaf Jah I]] came with a strong force and settled the claim in favor of Muhammad Sayyid. But as he was a minor, he placed [[Anwaruddin Khan]] as Regent, 28 March 1743. During this period, [[Richard Benyon of Madras|Richard Benyon]], the Governor of [[Fort St. George]] obtained the Nawab's [[firman (decree)|firman]] in 1743 granting the villages of [[Perambur]], [[Sadiankuppam]], [[Ernavore]], [[Pudubakkam]] and [[Vepery]].

However, Muhammad Sayyid, was as unfortunate as his father. He was murdered in July 1744 at [[Arcot]]. So, with him, the first dynasty of the [[Nawab of Arcot|Nawabs of Arcot]] came to an end and as a result [[Anwaruddin Khan]] was confirmed in his position as Nawab by Nizam ul Mulk [[Asaf Jah I]].

==Expedition against the Maratha==
Outraged by the [[Maratha]] occupation of the territories of the [[Nawab of the Carnatic]], [[Asaf Jah I]] led an expedition to liberate the [[Carnatic region|Carnatic]] he was joined by Sadatullah Khan II and [[Anwaruddin Khan]] together they recaptured [[Arcot]] and initiated the [[Siege of Trichinopoly (1743)]], which lasted five months and forced the [[Maratha]]s led by [[Murari Rao Ghorpade]] to evacuate the Carnatic.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tW_eEVbVxpEC&q=Siege+of+Trichinopoly+1743&pg=PA1034 |title=Dictionary of Battles and Sieges: P-Z - Tony Jaques - Google Books |access-date=2012-05-31|isbn=9780313335396 |last1=Jaques |first1=Tony |year=2007 }}</ref>

==Titles held==
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{{Succession box | before= [[Safdar Ali Khan]] | title=[[Nawab of Carnatic]] | after=[[Anwaruddin Khan]] | years=1742 –1744}}
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==See also==
*[[Nawabs of Arcot]]

== References ==
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Saadatullah Khan II - Revision history

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