Carnatic Treaty transfers the Carnatic to the Company

31 Jul 1801 · Chennai

Nawab Azim-ud-Daula signed the Carnatic Treaty, handing the civil and military administration of the Carnatic to the East India Company.

After the death of his uncle in 1801, Azim-ud-Daula was placed on the throne of the Carnatic and compelled to sign a treaty with the East India Company. Under it the Company took over the civil and military administration of the Carnatic, while the Nawab kept his title and a pension. The treaty brought most of the present Tamil Nadu under direct British rule as part of the Madras Presidency. New districts, including North Arcot, South Arcot, Trichinopoly, Madura and Tinnevelly, were created from the former Carnatic territory in 1801.

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