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Chanda Sahib (died 12 June 1752) was a subject of the Carnatic Sultanate between 1749 and 1752. He was the son-in-law of the Nawab of Carnatic Dost Ali Khan , [ 1 ] under whom he was a Dewan . An ally of the French, he was initially supported by Joseph François Dupleix during the Carnatic Wars .
The Chanda Sahib invasion of Travancore was a military expedition of the Carnatic Sultanate under Chanda Sahib against the Kingdom of Travancore in 1740, in South India.In the event, the Carnatic Sultanate invaded the Kingdom of Travancore, [1] resulting in the Carnatic forces defeating the Travancore army led by Ramayyan Dalawa.
Following the Battle of Ambur in 1749, in which Muhammed's father Anwaruddin Muhammed Khan was slain, Muhammed fled to Trichinopoly. Chanda, assisted by Joseph François Dupleix, had planned to besiege Muhammed there in 1749, but the need for funding and provisions led him to instead besiege Tanjore first, and movements of Chanda's Maratha enemies prompted him to lift that siege and move north ...
Despite the unexpected turn of events, Chanda Sahib demonstrated unwavering resolve in defending himself. He pinned his hopes on his brother, Bara Sahib, and urgently requested his aid. Bara Sahib promptly responded, leading an army of three thousand cavalry and seven thousand infantry towards Trichinopoly.
Dost Ali's death sparked a power struggle between his son-in-law Chanda Sahib, supported by the French, and Muhammad Ali, supported by the British. [ 2 ] One major instigator of the Carnatic wars was the Frenchman Joseph François Dupleix , who arrived in India in 1715, rising to become the French East India Company's governor in 1742.
On 3 August 1749, the allied forces of Dupleix, Chanda Sahib and Muzaffar Jung met those of Anwaruddin Muhammed Khan at Ambur.Anwaruddin Muhammed Khan's forces managed to create a formidable stance by gathering around their howdahs despite being outnumbered 3 to 1, but it was the disciplined French infantry forces led by De Bussy that completely reversed the course of the battle against Khan.
The subsequent Siege of Trichinopoly (1751–1752) by Chanda Sahib took place during the Second Carnatic War, with Muhammed Ali Khan Wallajah and the British East India Company on one side and Chanda Sahib and the French East India Company on the other. [16]: 148 The British won and Wallajah regained the throne as the Nawab of Arcot.
Chanda Sahib, after consolidating his control of Arcot, wanted to eliminate his last major British-supported rival, Muhammed Ali Khan Wallajah, who was at Trichinopoly. Chanda Sahib led a large force to besiege Trichinopoly. was supported by a handful of his own men and about 600 British troops. As the British commander did not have a ...