1. Chanda Sahib was a subject of the Carnatic Sultanate between 1749 and 1752.
16 Facts About Chanda Sahib
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Chanda Sahib was the son-in-law of the Nawab of Carnatic Dost Ali Khan, under whom he was a Dewan.
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Chanda Sahib annexed the Madurai Nayaks and was declared Nawab, bringing Tanjore and Tinnevelly into the dominions of the Mughal Empire.
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Chanda Sahib was weakened by constant Marathi attacks and was defeated by British ally Muhammed Ali Khan Wallajah.
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Chanda Sahib sought the investiture of the Mughal Emperor Ahmad Shah Bahadur by declaring himself Nawab of Tinnevelly and gathered his own army of 3500 men and even received 400 French infantry from Dupleix.
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Chanda Sahib only ruled a year or two before Vangaru Thirumala, the father of her adopted son, raised an insurrection against her.
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Chanda Sahib said he had claims of his own to the throne of Madurai.
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Meenakshi required Chanda Sahib to swear on the Quran that he would adhere faithfully to his engagement.
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Chanda Sahib accepted a large tributes for protection and left for Arcot.
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Chanda Sahib's success was regarded with suspicion and even hostility by the Nawab of Arcot.
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Also, Chanda Sahib began to conspire against the Nawab Anwaruddin Muhammed Khan in Carnatic.
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Chanda Sahib initially succeeded and became the Nawab, forcing Muhammed Ali Khan Wallajah to escape to the rock-fort in Tiruchirapalli.
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Chanda Sahib followed and with the help of the French, led the siege of Tiruchirappalli.
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Chanda Sahib dispatched a 10,000 strong force under his son Raza Sahib to retake Arcot.
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At Arcot and then Kaveripakkam, Chanda Sahib's son was defeated.
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Chanda Sahib was beheaded by the Maratha Tanjore Raja, Pratap Singh of Thanjavur.