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- The subah of Arcot was ceded to the British East India Company by the Nawab of the Carnatic in 1801, and subsequently the district was split into North Arcot and South Arcot.
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The region of Arcot under the control of the Mughal regime in India was under the jagir or fiefdom of the Subah of Arcot. The famous Palar river intersects the region and the portion of Arcot to the north of the Palar came to be known as North Arcot.
The subah of Arcot was ceded to the British East India Company by the Nawab of the Carnatic in 1801, and subsequently the district was split into North Arcot and South Arcot. On 30 September 1993, South Arcot District was split into Cuddalore District and Villupuram District .
The Arcot reign can be divided into two phases into – Nawayat (1710- 1744) and Wallajah (1744- 1855). Arcot struggled a lot initially to establish an independent state after the fall of Mughals in the North and Vijayanagar in the South.
The small area of Pondicherry, which lies within the South Arcot district and faces the Bay of Bengal, had been under French dominion since 1686. 1 To the north, South Arcot borders the North Arcot district and is separated from Tanjore and Trichinopoly by the Coleroon river to the south.
Aug 11, 2022 · The South Arcot district has located on the southern part of India, might be important in the history of nawabs. This region played significant place in the growth and development of the Nawab kingdom. The Europeans tried to found a platform in the south Arcot district gradually.
The district of South Arcot is bounded on the N. by the districts of North Arcot and Chingleput; on the E. by the French territory of Pondicherry and the Bay of Bengal; on the S. by the British districts of Tanjore and Trichinopoly; and on the W. by the British district of Salem.
Northern Division of Arcot in 1801, after its acquisition from Nawab of Arcot in that year, he was given power to make revenue settlements. While making his first settlement in fasli 1211. 1802), he adopted the system of village rents in the sirkar lands also in the resumed parts of poligari lands.3 This was in fact the.
