Chengalput to the British

During the struggle between the British and the French for the mastery over the Carntic, Chengalput and many other places were the scene of constant fighting. Though the British fought against the French for protecting their own interest, they called it that they did it on behalf dthe Nawab Muhammed Ali. Hence, for the services rendered to the Nawab and his father in the wars, Muhammed Ali granted the the Chengalput region as ‘Jahir’ to the British in 1760. This grant of Jahir was confirmed by the Emperor Shah Alam at Delhi in 1763. Though acquired, the British leased this district to the Nawab until 1780.^[1]