Ali Dost Khan, often referred to as Dost Ali Khan by most historians, was Nawab of the Carnatic

Nawab of the Carnatic

Nawabs of the Carnatic , ruled the Carnatic region of South India between about 1690 and 1801. They initially had their capital at Arcot,vellore city...

 from 1732 to 1740. He was the son of Ghulam Ali Khan, brother of the Nawab Saadatullah Khan

Muhammed Saadatullah Khan I

Muhammed Saiyid was the Dewan to Daud Khan till 1710, when he was himself appointed as the Nawab of the Carnatic. Moved the capital from Gingee to Arcot....

. His childless uncle adopted him as heir, and he succeeded his uncle in 1732.

Dost Ali Khan had two sons, Safdar Ali Khan

Safdar Ali Khan

Safdar Ali Khan was the son of Dost Ali Khan. After the death of his father in the battlefield at Ambur in 1740, he escaped to Vellore. In the same year, he was recognised as the Nawab of the Carnatic by the British....

, Hasan Ali Khan, and several daughters. He gave one daughter in marriage to Chanda Sahib

Chanda Sahib

Chanda Sahib was the Nawab of the Carnatic between 1749 and 1752. His birth name is Husayn Dost Khan. He was the son-in-law of the Nawab of Carnatic Dost Ali Khan, under whom he worked as a Dewan. He belonged the Muslim Nait community which had ruled the Carnatic under the Nawab Zulfiqar Ali Khan...

 whom he appointed as his Dewan

Dewan

The originally Persian title of dewan has, at various points in Islamic history, designated various differing though similar functions.-Etymology:...

, and another to Murtuza Ali. (Murtuza Ali assassinated Safdar Ali Khan in 1742.)

The Rajah of Tirusivapuram, a vassal

Vassal

A vassal or feudatory is a person who has entered into a mutual obligation to a lord or monarch in the context of the feudal system in medieval Europe. The obligations often included military support and mutual protection, in exchange for certain privileges, usually including the grant of land held...

 of the Nawab, refused to pay his tribute. Dost Ali Khan ordered Chanda Sahib to march against the Rajah. Thereupon the Rajah invited the assistance of the Marathas. At the same time, the Nizam

Nizam

Nizam-ul-Mulk of Hyderabad popularly known as Nizams of Hyderabad was a former monarchy of the Hyderabad State, now in the states of Andhra Pradesh , Karnataka , and Maharashtra in India...

, unhappy with the succession of Dost Ali Khan as Nawab, also incited the Marathas to invade.

The Marathas responded to the double invitation. They sent a large army to invade Carnatic.

Dost Ali Khan and Chanda Sahib met the Maratha army under Chattrapati Shahu at Ambur

Ambur

Ambur Ambur is a developed Industrial Town of Vellore District in Tamil Nadu, India. Ambur is located at the 'Palaar' River Bank,on the Chennai - Bangalore Highway, both sides at a distance of approx 180 – 200 km....

, on 20 May 1740. The Marathas won the battle. Dost Ali Khan was killed and Chanda Sahib was captured.

Titles held

See also

• Nawab of the Carnatic
  Nawab of the Carnatic
  Nawabs of the Carnatic , ruled the Carnatic region of South India between about 1690 and 1801. They initially had their capital at Arcot,vellore city...