Wallajah dynasty

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The Wallajah dynasty was a ruling family of Nawabs in the Carnatic region of South India during the late Mughal and early British colonial periods.

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Label Occurrences
Wallajah dynasty canonical 2

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Indian royal dynasty ⓘ
Nawab family ⓘ
alliedWith British East India Company ⓘ
associatedWithConflict Anglo-French rivalry in India ⓘ
First Carnatic War ⓘ
Second Carnatic War ⓘ
Third Carnatic War ⓘ
built Chepauk Palace ⓘ
mosques in Arcot region ⓘ
capital Arcot ⓘ
Madras ⓘ
linked to: Madras, India
country India ⓘ
currentHeadTitle Prince of Arcot ⓘ
dynasticNameDerivedFrom Muhammad Ali Khan Wallajah ⓘ
ethnicOrigin Arab ⓘ
Sayyid ⓘ
linked to: Sayyids
languageOfCourt Persian ⓘ
Urdu ⓘ
linked to: Urdu language
laterStatus titular princes under British rule ⓘ
notableRuler Azim-ud-Daula ⓘ
Ghulam Muhammad Ghouse Khan ⓘ
Muhammad Ali Khan Wallajah ⓘ
Umdat ul-Umara ⓘ
Zahid Ali Khan ⓘ
opposedBy French East India Company ⓘ
Hyder Ali ⓘ
Tipu Sultan ⓘ
patronage Islamic scholarship ⓘ
Persian literature ⓘ
architecture ⓘ
politicalStatus ally of the British East India Company ⓘ
vassal of the Mughal Empire ⓘ
predecessorEntity Nawabs of the Carnatic ⓘ
recognizedBy Government of India (as Prince of Arcot) ⓘ
region Carnatic ⓘ
South India ⓘ
religion Islam ⓘ
Sunni Islam ⓘ
ruledDuring early British colonial period ⓘ
late Mughal period ⓘ
seatOfPower Arcot ⓘ
Chepauk Palace ⓘ
succeededBy British administration in the Carnatic ⓘ
territory Carnatic region ⓘ
parts of present-day Tamil Nadu ⓘ
titleHeld Nawab of Arcot ⓘ
Nawab of the Carnatic ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Nawab of the Carnatic → dynasty → Wallajah dynasty ⓘ
Nawab of Arcot family → dynasticHouse → Wallajah dynasty ⓘ