Azim-ud-Daula (1775 – 2 August 1819) was the

Nawab Nawab is a royal title indicating a ruler, often of a South Asian state, in many ways comparable to the Western title of Prince. The relationship of a Nawab to the Emperor of India has been compared to that of the Kingdom of Saxony, Kings of ...

of Carnatic from 1801 to 1819. He was the eldest son of Amir ul-Umara and nephew of

Umdat ul-Umara Ghulam Husain Ali Khan (8 January 1748 – 15 July 1801) aka Ghulam Hussainy or Umdat ul-Umra, was the Nawab of the Carnatic state in the Mughal Empire from 1795 to 1801. He was actually named by his grandfather, Anwaruddin Khan, as "Ab ...

Treaty of 1801

He ascended the throne upon his uncle's death in 1801. As soon as Azim-ud-Daula ascended the throne, he was compelled to sign a

Carnatic Treaty The Carnatic Treaty was signed on 26 July 1801. It is a treaty between the Nawab of Arcot and the East India Company. It is one of the treaties by which the British Empire acquired its rule over the Indian subcontinent or later known as Britis ...

handing over the civil and municipal administration of the Carnatic to the

British East India Company The East India Company (EIC) was an English, and later British, joint-stock company that was founded in 1600 and dissolved in 1874. It was formed to Indian Ocean trade, trade in the Indian Ocean region, initially with the East Indies (South A ...

. Azim-ud-Daula was, therefore, reduced to the position of a mere titular ruler. In return, Azim-ud-Daula was entitled to one-fifth of the total revenue of the state and the honour of a 21-gun salute. A portrait of Azim-ud-Daula by Thomas Day hangs in the Museum at Fort George, Chennai.

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* 1775 births 1819 deaths 19th-century Indian Muslims Nawabs of the Carnatic {{India-royal-stub