The Treaty of Pondicherry was signed in 1754 bringing an end to the
Second Carnatic War. It was agreed and signed in the French settlement of
Puducherry in
French India
French India, formally the (), was a French colony comprising five geographically separated enclaves on the Indian subcontinent that had initially been factories of the French East India Company. They were ''de facto'' incorporated into the ...
. The favoured British candidate
Mohamed Ali Khan Walajan was recognized as the
Nawab of the Carnatic.
[Keay: ''The Honourable Company'', p. 282–95.] Despite intending to be a lasting solution, a
Third Carnatic War broke out just two years later in 1756.
See also
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France in the Seven Years War
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Great Britain in the Seven Years' War
Great Britain was one of the major participants in the Seven Years' War, which for Britain in fact lasted nine years, between 1754 and 1763. British involvement in the conflict began in 1754 in what became known as the French and Indian War. H ...
References
Bibliography
* Keay, John. ''The Honourable Company: A History of the English East India Company''. HarperCollins, 1993.
Peace treaties of India
1754 treaties
Peace treaties of the Kingdom of Great Britain
Peace treaties of the Ancien Régime
Treaties of the Nawab of the Carnatic
History of Puducherry
1754 in India
18th century in French India
1754 in British law
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