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    The siege of Arcot (23 September – 14 November 1751) took place at Arcot, India between forces of the British East India Company led by Robert Clive allied...
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    Muhammad Ali Khan Wallajah (category Nawabs of the Carnatic)
    of Trichonopoly." Wallajah was the Nawab of Arcot in 1749, but was officially crowned in 1752, after the defeat of Chanda Sahib's forces in the Siege...
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    for peace Death of the Nawab Anwaruddin Muhammed Khan in a battle against the French in 1749, by Paul Philippoteaux The Siege of Arcot was a major battle...
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    outraged at the decision to abandon the siege. He rode to Cuddalore, and offered his services to lead an attack on Arcot if he was given a captain's commission...
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    Chanda Sahib (category Nawabs of the Carnatic)
    against the Muslims of Arcot, with whom Chanda Sahib still was identified, because of long-delayed payment of the chouth, or one-fourth of their revenues,...
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    Carnatic wars (category Wars of succession involving the states and peoples of Europe)
    ambitions of an Indian empire and making the British the dominant foreign power in India. The British surrender of Madras, 1746. The Siege of Arcot (1751)...
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    Hyder Ali (category Year of birth unknown)
    unaware of his movements until the fires of burning villages just 9 miles (14 km) away were seen in Madras. Hyder himself organised the Siege of Arcot, while...
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  • East India Company, at the Siege of Arcot and Battle of Golden Rock) Azim-ud-Daula – (Played a key role in the later period of the Carnatic Sultanate)....
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  • the Austrian Succession Siege of Arcot (1751) – Second Carnatic War Siege of Trichinopoly (1751–52) – Second Carnatic War Siege of Fort St Philip (1756)...
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    Panni, in the first half of the 18th century. It was the site of a memorable defense made by Robert Clive during the Siege of Arcot. Historically, the region...
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    left inadequately defended. Chanda detached 4,000 of his siege force in an attempt to recover Arcot; this attempt failed, propelling Clive into a more...
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    depicting events in his life: the Siege of Arcot in 1751, the eve of the Battle of Plassey in 1757 and the Treaty of Allahabad in 1765. On 8 February 1907...
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  • siege of Arcot in 1751. Descendants of Santaji still live in (Sidhojirao Bahirjee branch) Sandur & Guti, Karnataka. His descendants are also part of the...
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    Ahmad Shah Bahadur (category Emperors of the Mughal Empire)
    Wallajah and Clive during the Battle of Arcot. Later onward's Muzaffar Jung faced the averse uncooperative Nawabs of Kurnool, Cuddapah and Savanur after...
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  • "European" indicating it was composed of British soldiers, not Indian sepoys. It saw action at the siege of Arcot in autumn 1751 during the Second Carnatic...
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  • John Whitehill (governor) (category Governors of Madras)
    unaware of his movements until the fires of burning villages just 9 miles (14 km) became visible in Madras. Hyder Ali himself organised the Siege of Arcot, while...
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    Tiruchirapalli which was put under siege. Ensign Robert Clive led a small English force of 300 soldiers on a diversionary attack on Arcot, and Chanda Sahib dispatched...
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    Second Anglo-Mysore War (category History of Karnataka)
    laying siege to British forts in northern Arcot. The British responded by sending a force of 5,000 to lift the sieges. From his camp at Arcot, Hyder Ali...
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  • Kasturi Rangappa Nayak II, enlisted the aid of Murari Rao of Gutti, successfully lifting the siege of Mayakonda and restoring Chitradurga's control...
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    Comprehensive Genealogy of Asaf Jahi Dynasty, it also describes the Various branches that have Sprung from the Dynasty . Mooheem Arcot, Siege of Arcot : Published...
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    continued the siege at Arcot. Baillie's men, suffering desertions and uncoordinated leadership, formed a defensive square on a patch of high ground, with...
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  • much of the countryside around the British strongholds of Vellore and Madras. The British sent an army of about 5,000 men to lift the siege of Arcot by...
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  • The siege of Tanjore was a series of battles fought between forces of the British East India Company, the Arcot State and the Rajah of Tanjore. The sieges...
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  • The siege of Trichinopoly took place in early 1741 during an extended series of conflicts between the Nawab of Arcot and the Maratha Confederacy for control...
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  • Saadatullah Khan II (category Nawabs of the Carnatic)
    Muhammad Sayyid was Nawab of Arcot, who was a younger son (heir apparent) of Safdar Ali Khan. After the assassination of Safdar Ali Khan in 1742, Murtaza...
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    about 33 km (21 mi) north of Bangalore on 1 December 1751. He was named "Tipu Sultan" after the saint Tipu Mastan Aulia of Arcot. Being illiterate, Hyder...
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    hereditary nobles (Nawabs) for the seat of governor (Subedar) of Arcot State, and monitored the activities of the British East India company and French...
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    Nawab of Cuddappah, exacted tribute from the Nawab of Karnool before advancing southwards into the subah of Arcot.[citation needed] The rapid advance of the...
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    The siege of Bangalore was a siege of the town and fortifications of Bangalore during the Third Anglo-Mysore War by forces of the British East India Company...
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    Gingee (category Buildings and structures of the Maratha Empire)
    died of old age in 1714. His arrears of payments due to the faujdari amounted to 70 lakhs, being a defaulter for ten years. The Nawab of Arcot reported...
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