Anwaruddin Muhammed Khan
| Anwaruddin Khan | |
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| Nawab of Arcot | |
Anwaruddin Khan
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| Reign | 1744–1749 |
| Successor |
Chanda Sahib Muhammad Ali Khan Wallajah |
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Full name
Muhammad Khan-i-Jahan Anwar ud-din Khan
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| Born | 1672 CE Gopamau, Hardoi District, Awadh |
| Died | 3 August 1749 Ambur, Carnatic |
| Religion | Islam |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance | Mughal Empire |
| Service/branch | Nawab of Arcot |
| Rank | Faujdar, Subedar, Ispahsalar, Wali |
| Battles/wars | Carnatic Wars |
Anwaruddin Khan (1672 – 3 August 1749), a.k.a. Muhammad Anwaruddin, was the 1st Nawab of Arcot of the second Dynasty. He was a major figure during the first two Carnatic Wars. He was also Subehdar of Thatta(Pakistan) from 1721-1733.
Nawab Anwaruddin Khan was born at Gopamau, a place in the Hardoi District of Awadh, in 1672. He was the son of Haji Muhammad Anwar ud-din Khan.
His official name at the height of his power was Amin us-Sultanat, Siraj ud-Daula, Nawab Haji Muhammad Jan-i-Jahan Anwar ud-din Khan Bahadur, Shahamat Jang, Subadar of the Carnatic.
He went to Delhi and enlisted in the imperial army and soon rose to a high position. He was the Yameen-us-Sultanat (right-hand man) of Asaf Jah I (a.k.a. Nizam-ul-Mulk), the first Nizam of Hyderabad.
He was also the ruler of Governor of Eloore and Rajamundry after 1725, Minister of Hyderabad, Faujdar of Korah and Jahanabad, He was granted the titles of Anwar ud-din Khan Bahadur by Emperor Aurangzeb 'Alamgir. to Shahamat Jang by Emperor Shah Alam I, and Siraj ud-Daula by Emperor Muhammad Shah. He was sometime Naib-wazir of the Empire, Faujdar of Srikakulam, Rajamahendravaram and Machlipatnam 1724, Nazim of Hyderabad 1725-1743.
Muhammad Anwaruddin was appointed to Faujdar of Chicacole, Naib Subadar and regent of the Carnatic during the minority of Saadatullah Khan II on 28 March 1744. After the death of, Anwaruddin was appointed by the nizam as his representative and Nawab of the Carnatic in July 1744. Thus he became the founder of the Second Dynasty of the Nawab of the Carnatic. Anwaruddin maintaining a cordial relationship with the East India Company would come into conflict with the French after the death of Nizam-ul-Mulk in 1748.
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