Arcot, Tamil Nadu

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Since 1692, the city was ruled by the Nawabs of Arcot, as viceroys of the Moghul Emperors. The Nawabs of Arcot trace their line back to 2nd Caliph Umar bin al Khattab.

Arcot was absorbed by the British Colonial Government in 1801, annexed by the British in 1852 and the state extinguished in 1855. The dynasty continues as Princes of Arcot.