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Muhammad 'Ali Khan, Nawab of the Carnatic, c.1774 (oil on canvas)

Muhammad 'Ali Khan, Nawab of the Carnatic, c.1774 (oil on canvas)
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Muhammad 'Ali Khan, Nawab of the Carnatic, c.1774 (oil on canvas)
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Artist
Willison, George (1741-97) / Scottish
Location
British Library, London, UK
Medium
oil on canvas
Date
c. 1774 AD (C18th AD)
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Muhammad Ali Khan Walla Jah (1717 – 13 October 1795) was the Nawab of Arcot in India and an ally of the British East India Company. Muhammad Ali Khan Wallajah was born to Anwaruddin Muhammed Khan, by his second wife, Fakhr un-nisa Begum Sahiba, was a niece of Sayyid Ali Khan Safavi ul-Mosawi of Persia, sometime Naib suba of Trichonopoly on 7 July 1723 at Delhi. Muhammed Ali Khan Wallajah the Nawab of Arcot often referred to himself as the Subedar of the Carnatic in his letters and correspondence with the then Mughal Emperor Shah Alam II.

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From the British Library archive / Bridgeman Images
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United Kingdom / Europe / India / Asia / Moghul Empire / figure / sword / sheathed / carnatic / girdle / ally / imperious / full / company / indian / british / portrait / male / east / length / ali / jah / subedar / khan / muhammad / wallajah / walla / nawab / regalia / Painting / Mzpainting

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