Pudukkottai State

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The Kingdom of Pudukkottai was founded in about 1680 in Tamil Nadu.

Establishment

January 1681: The Kingdom of Pudukkottai was founded in about 1680 as a feudatory of Ramnad and grew with subsequent additions from Tanjore, Sivaganga and Ramnad.

Chronology

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1. Anglo-Indian Wars

Were a series of wars fought by the British East India Company in the Indian Subcontinent that resulted in the British conquest and colonial rule of the region.

1.1.Anglo-Mysore Wars

Were a series of four wars fought during the last three decades of the 18th century between the Sultanate of Mysore on the one hand, and the British East India Company, Maratha Empire, Kingdom of Travancore, and the Kingdom of Hyderabad on the other. The fourth war resulted in the dismantlement of Mysore to the benefit of the East India Company, which took control of much of the Indian subcontinent.

1.1.1.Second Anglo-Mysore War

Was a conflict between the Kingdom of Mysore and the British East India Company from 1780 to 1784.

October 1781: Hyder Ali's forces invaded Tanjore.

December 1781: The British forces, led by Sir Eyre Coote, successfully captured Negapatam after a three-week siege in October and November 1781. This defeat prompted Hyder Ali, the ruler of Mysore, to retreat from Tanjore, which ultimately led to the territory being transferred to the Pudukkottai State.

March 1784: The Second Anglo-Mysore War was ended on 11 March 1784 with the signing of the Treaty of Mangalore, at which both sides agreed to restore the others' lands to the status quo ante bellum.

Disestablishment

January 1801: One of the staunch allies of the British East India Company in the Carnatic, Anglo-Mysore and Polygar wars, the kingdom was brought under the Company's protection in 1800 as per the system of Subsidiary Alliance.