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  1. Joseph Marquis Dupleix ( French pronunciation: [ʒozɛf maʁki dyplɛks]; 23 January 1697 [citation needed] – 10 November 1763) was Governor-General of French India and rival of Robert Clive .

  2. Joseph-François Dupleix (born 1697, Landrecies, France—died Nov. 10, 1763, Paris) was a colonial administrator and governor-general of the French territories in India, who nearly realized his dream of establishing a French empire in India.

  3. www.encyclopedia.com › south-asian-history-biographies › joseph-francois-dupleixJoseph Francois Dupleix | Encyclopedia.com

    May 17, 2018 · The French colonial administrator Joseph François, Marquis Dupleix (1697-1763), sought to establish a French empire in India but was frustrated by indifference at home and by growing British power.

  4. May 31, 2011 · Joseph François Dupleix was born in Landrecies, France in 1697. He was a son of a director of the French East India Company and joined the Company’s service at Pondicherry in 1720. He was governor-general of the French possessions in India from 1742 to 1754.

  5. Apr 24, 2024 · Joseph François Dupleix was a remarkable leader who excelled not only as an administrator but also as a diplomat. His unparalleled skills and strategic approach played a pivotal role in shaping the French East India Company’s endeavors in India.

  6. Joseph-François Dupleix was a French colonial administrator and general governor in India, and the director of the French East India Company. He began his career as a general consul in Pondicherry in 1720.

  7. Dupleix, Joseph François zhôzĕfˈ fräNswäˈ düplĕksˈ [key], 1697–1763, French colonial administrator in India. He went to India in 1721 as an officer of the French East India Company. In 1731 he was appointed governor of Chandannagar, where he.

  8. Joseph François Dupleix, né le 1er janvier 1697 à Landrecies et mort le 10 novembre 1763 à Paris, fut gouverneur de Pondichéry et commandant général des établissements français de l'Inde .

  9. JOSEPH FRANCOIS DUPLEIX (1697-1763), governorgeneral of the French establishment in India, the great rival of Clive (q.v.), was born at Landrecies, France, on the 1st of January 1697.

  10. This article explores the origins and aspects of this change as catalyzed by the Anglo-French conflict in the Carnatic, or Coromandel Coast of south- eastern India during the War of Austrian Succession. At the centre of this examination stand two Frenchmen, Joseph François Dupleix and Bertrand