The Story
- Joseph Dupleix got opportunity in form of succession disputes in Hyd & Carnatic
- Struggles:
- Hyd: Nasir Jung v Muzaffar Jung
- Carnatic: Md. Ali vs Chanda Sahib
- Dupleix supported Muzaffar Jung and Chanda Sahib
- wanted pol, eco influence by putting his people in power
- anxious East India Company supported Nasir Jung and Md. Ali
- Dupleix and Bussy won 1st phase while RC5760 of EIC won 2nd phase
- Post 1t phase, Muzaffar Jung was declared Nizam of Hyd & Chanda Sahib as Nawab of Carnatic
- EIC got victory by 1754
- french defeated in Trichinopoly
Treaty of Pondicherry 1754
- Dupleix replaced by Godehen due to high war expendiure
- France allowed to retain assets in Pondicherry, bases in Carnatic, Northern Sarkars & French agent in Hyd Court
Result
French influence continued in Hyd while Brit estd influence in Carnatic