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| allegiance = [[Mughal Empire]] | | allegiance = [[Mughal Empire]] | ||
| branch = [[Nawab of the Carnatic]]<br> | | branch = [[Nawab of the Carnatic]]<br> | ||
* [[Tinnevelly|Nawab of Tinnevelly]] | |||
* [[Thanjavur|Nawab of Tanjore]] | |||
| rank = [[Sepoy]], [[Divan]], [[Faujdar]], [[Ispahsalar]], [[Subedar]], [[Nawab]] | | rank = [[Sepoy]], [[Divan]], [[Faujdar]], [[Ispahsalar]], [[Subedar]], [[Nawab]] | ||
| battles = [[Mughal-Maratha Wars]], [[Carnatic Wars]], [[Seven Years' War]] | | battles = [[Mughal-Maratha Wars]], [[Carnatic Wars]], [[Seven Years' War]] | ||
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| religion = | | religion = [[Sunni Islam]] | ||
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[[File:WAR ELEPHANTS CHARGE THE GATES OF THE FORT AT ARCOT..gif|thumb|[[Siege of Arcot]] was a major battle fought between [[Robert Clive, 1st Baron Clive|Robert Clive]] and the combined forces of the [[Mughal Empire]]'s [[Nawab of the Carnatic]], Chanda Sahib, assisted by a small number of troops from the [[French East India Company]].]] | [[File:WAR ELEPHANTS CHARGE THE GATES OF THE FORT AT ARCOT..gif|thumb|[[Siege of Arcot]] was a major battle fought between [[Robert Clive, 1st Baron Clive|Robert Clive]] and the combined forces of the [[Mughal Empire]]'s [[Nawab of the Carnatic]], Chanda Sahib, assisted by a small number of troops from the [[French East India Company]].]] | ||
'''Chanda Sahib''' (died 12 June 1752) [[Nawab of the Carnatic]] between 1749 and 1752. Initially he was supported by the [[Joseph François Dupleix|French]] during the [[Carnatic Wars]]. After his defeat at [[Arcot]] in 1751, he was captured by the [[Thanjavur_Marathas|Marathas of Thanjavur]] and executed. | '''Chanda Sahib''' (died 12 June 1752) was a subject of the [[Mughal Empire]] and the [[Nawab of the Carnatic]] between 1749 and 1752. Initially he was supported by the [[Joseph François Dupleix|French]] during the [[Carnatic Wars]]. After his defeat at [[Arcot]] in 1751, he was captured by the [[Thanjavur_Marathas|Marathas of Thanjavur]] and executed. | ||
He was the son-in-law of the Nawab of Carnatic [[Dost Ali Khan]],<ref name=Naravane>{{Cite book |last=Naravane |first=M.S. |title=Battles of the Honourable East India Company |publisher=A.P.H. Publishing Corporation |year=2014 |isbn=9788131300343 |pages=151, 154–158}}</ref> under whom he worked as a [[Dewan]]. | He was the son-in-law of the Nawab of Carnatic [[Dost Ali Khan]],<ref name=Naravane>{{Cite book |last=Naravane |first=M.S. |title=Battles of the Honourable East India Company |publisher=A.P.H. Publishing Corporation |year=2014 |isbn=9788131300343 |pages=151, 154–158}}</ref> under whom he worked as a [[Dewan]]. | ||
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Early in 1740, therefore, the Marathas appeared in the south with a vast army, and defeated and killed the [[Nawab of Arcot]] ([[Dost Ali Khan]]) in the pass of [[Damalcheruvu]], now in [[Chittoor district]]. Then they came to an understanding with his son, the [[Safdar Ali Khan]], recognised him as Nawab, in return, Khan accepted Maratha suzerainty and undertook to pay Marathas, an indemnity of 40 lakh rupees and a regular [[Chauth]].<ref>{{Cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UkDi6rVbckoC&q=baji+peshwa+rao+nasir+jang&pg=PA100 |title = Advance Study in the History of Modern India (Volume-1: 1707-1803)|isbn = 9788189093068|last1 = Chhabra|first1 = G. S.|year = 2005}}</ref> | Early in 1740, therefore, the Marathas appeared in the south with a vast army, and defeated and killed the [[Nawab of Arcot]] ([[Dost Ali Khan]]) in the pass of [[Damalcheruvu]], now in [[Chittoor district]]. Then they came to an understanding with his son, the [[Safdar Ali Khan]], recognised him as Nawab, in return, Khan accepted Maratha suzerainty and undertook to pay Marathas, an indemnity of 40 lakh rupees and a regular [[Chauth]].<ref>{{Cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UkDi6rVbckoC&q=baji+peshwa+rao+nasir+jang&pg=PA100 |title = Advance Study in the History of Modern India (Volume-1: 1707-1803)|isbn = 9788189093068|last1 = Chhabra|first1 = G. S.|year = 2005}}</ref> | ||
With the [[Nawab of Arcot]] greatly weakened and Chanda Sahib was captured and imprisoned by the [[Marathas]] in the [[Siege of Trichinopoly (1741)|siege of Tiruchirappalli (1741)]] led by general [[Raghuji Bhonsle]] under the orders of [[Chhattrapati Shahu]].{{ | With the [[Nawab of Arcot]] greatly weakened and Chanda Sahib was captured and imprisoned by the [[Marathas]] in the [[Siege of Trichinopoly (1741)|siege of Tiruchirappalli (1741)]] led by general [[Raghuji Bhonsle]] under the orders of [[Chhattrapati Shahu]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Ramaswami|first=N. S.|title=Political history of Carnatic under the Nawabs|publisher=Abhinav Publications|year=1984|isbn= 978-0-8364-1262-8|pages=43–79}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|author=Tony Jaques|title=Dictionary of Battles and Sieges: F-O|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Dh6jydKXikoC |year=2007 |publisher=Greenwood|isbn=978-0-313-33538-9 |pages=1034–1035}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Subramanian|first=K. R.|title=The Maratha Rajas of Tanjore|year=1928|publisher=K. R. Subramanian|place=Madras |page=52–53}}</ref> | ||
In 1741, the [[Travancore-Dutch War]] had broken out, during the course of the conflict it was the policy of the subjects of the [[Great Mogul]] to support European mercantile presence in the Indian subcontinent. | In 1741, the [[Travancore-Dutch War]] had broken out, during the course of the conflict it was the policy of the subjects of the [[Great Mogul]] to support European mercantile presence in the Indian subcontinent. | ||
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===Defeat at Trichinopoly=== | ===Defeat at Trichinopoly=== | ||
Chanda Sahib followed and with the help of the French, led the [[Siege of Trichinopoly (1751-1752)|siege of Tiruchirappalli (1751–1752)]]. [[Muhammed Ali Khan Wallajah]] and the [[England|English]] force supporting him were in a grim position. A small English force of 300 soldiers made a diversionary attack on [[Arcot, Vellore|Arcot]] to draw away Chanda Sahib's army from Trichy. Chanda Sahib dispatched a 10,000 strong force under his son Raza Sahib to retake Arcot. Raza Sahib was aided by the [[Nellore]] Army and [[Muhammed Yusuf Khan]] as a [[Subedar]] may have been in this force. There he was defeated by English forces, that mostly enlisted Indians. | Chanda Sahib followed and with the help of the French, led the [[Siege of Trichinopoly (1751-1752)|siege of Tiruchirappalli (1751–1752)]]. [[Muhammed Ali Khan Wallajah]] and the [[England|English]] force supporting him were in a grim position. A small English force of 300 soldiers made a diversionary attack on [[Arcot, Vellore|Arcot]] to draw away Chanda Sahib's army from Trichy. Chanda Sahib dispatched a 10,000 strong force under his son [[Raza Sahib]] to retake Arcot. Raza Sahib was aided by the [[Nellore]] Army and [[Muhammed Yusuf Khan]] as a [[Subedar]] may have been in this force. There he was defeated by English forces, that mostly enlisted Indians. | ||
==Death== | ==Death== | ||
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*[[Carnatic region]] | *[[Carnatic region]] | ||
*[[Nawab of Carnatic]] | *[[Nawab of Carnatic]] | ||
*[[Raza Sahib]] | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||