Muhammad Ali Khan Walla Jah

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Muhammad Ali Khan Walla Jah was an 18th-century Nawab of the Carnatic in South India, known for his alliances with the British East India Company during the Carnatic Wars.

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Muhammad Ali Khan 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Nawab
historical figure
ruler
allyOf British East India Company
alsoKnownAs Muhammad Ali Khan
Muhammad Ali of Arcot
associatedWith Madras Presidency
birthYear c. 1717
burialPlace Nagore Dargah
capital Arcot
conflict Anglo-French rivalry in India
continent Asia
controlledTerritory Carnatic region
country Carnatic
currencyUsed Arcot rupee
deathPlace Madras
linked to: Madras, India
deathYear 1795
ethnicGroup Mughal
linked to: Mughal dynasty
father Anwaruddin Khan
fullName Muhammad Ali Khan Walla Jah
governmentForm hereditary monarchy
historicalPeriod Early British colonial period in India
Late Mughal era
language Persian (court language)
Urdu
linked to: Urdu language
notableFor being a key ally of the British East India Company in South India
supporting British supremacy in the Carnatic
opponent Chanda Sahib
French East India Company
participantIn Carnatic Wars
Second Carnatic War
Third Carnatic War
politicalAlignment pro-British
positionHeld Nawab of Arcot
Nawab of the Carnatic
region South India
relative Anwaruddin Khan
religion Islam
residence Arcot
ruledDuring 18th century
signed Treaty of Paris-related arrangements in the Carnatic
succeeded Anwaruddin Khan
successor Umdat ul-Umara
title Walla Jah

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Muhammad Ali Khan Wallajah alsoKnownAs Muhammad Ali Khan Walla Jah
Muhammad Ali Khan Walla Jah fullName Muhammad Ali Khan Walla Jah
Muhammad Ali Khan Walla Jah alsoKnownAs Muhammad Ali Khan
linked to: Muhammad Ali Khan Walla Jah