What were the Anglo-Carnatic wars? Answer in detail.
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The Carnatic Wars (also spelledKarnatic Wars) were a series of military conflicts in the middle of the 18th century in India. The conflicts involved numerous nominally independent rulers and their vassals, struggles for succession and territory, and included a diplomatic and military struggle between the French East India Companyand the British East India Company. They were mainly fought on the territories in India which were dominated by the Nizam of Hyderabadup to the Godavari delta. As a result of these military contests, the British East India Company established its dominance among the European trading companies within India. The French company was pushed to a corner and was confined primarily to Pondichéry. The East India Company's dominance eventually led to control by the British Company over most of India and eventually to the establishment of theBritish Raj.
Carnatic Wars
Lord Robert Clive meeting with Mir Jafar after the Battle of Plassey, oil on canvas (Francis Hayman, c. 1762)
Date
1746–1763
Location
Carnatic region, South India
Result
British victory
Belligerents
Mughal Empire[1]
Nizam of Hyderabad
Nawab of Carnatic
Nawab of Bengal
Kingdom of France
French East India Company
Kingdom of Great Britain
East India Company
Commanders and leaders
Alamgir II
Anwaruddin †
Nasir Jung †
Muzaffar Jung †
Chanda Sahib †
Raza Sahib
Wala-Jah
Murtaza Ali
Abdul Wahab
Hyder Ali
Nanjaraja
Salabat Jung
Husain Ali Khan Bahadur
Ghulam Husain Tabatabai
Mir Jafar
Siraj ud-Daulah
Dupleix
De Bussy
Comte de Lally
d'Auteil (POW)
Jean Law (POW)
de Latouche
Sinfray
Robert Clive
Stringer Lawrence
Eyre Coote
In the 18th century, the coastal Carnatic region was a dependency of Hyderabad. Three Carnatic Wars were fought between 1746 and 1763.
The Carnatic Wars were a series of military conflicts in the middle of the 18th century in India. The conflicts involved numerous nominally independent rulers and their vassals, struggles for succession and territory, and included a diplomatic and military struggle between the French East India Company and the British East India company. They were mainly fought on the territories in India which were dominated by the Nizam of hyderabad up to the godavari delta. As a result of these military contests, the British East India Company established its dominance among the European trading companies within India. The French company was pushed to a corner and was confined primarily to Pondichery. The East India Company's dominance eventually led to control by the British Company over most of India and eventually to the establishment of the British Raj.
Date-1746–1763