Question

describe the causes and consequences of the first carnatic war

Answer 1

The First Carnatic War (1746–1748) was the Indian theatre of the War of the Austrian Succession and the first of a series ofCarnatic Wars that established early British dominance on the east coast of the Indian subcontinent. In this conflict the British andFrench East India Companies vied with each other on land for control of their respective trading posts at Madras, Pondicherry, andCuddalore, while naval forces of France and Britain engaged each other off the coast. The war set the stage for the rapid growth of French hegemony in southern India under the command of French Governor-GeneralJoseph François Dupleix in the Second Carnatic War.

Answer 2

The main cause for the First Carnatic War was the war of  Succession in Austrian. In India, it was fought between nations  Britain and France for imperialist interests. The main objective was to curb the growing power of each other.

The following are the effects of the First Carnatic War:

1. No party gained territory from the war. And they had to restore the former territories.

2. This war adequately illustrated the disunity and political vulnerabilities of the Indian chiefs.

3. It emerged in the early British dominance in the Indian subcontinent from the eastern coast.