Azim-ud-Dowlais Arcot Nawab 1801

      Nawab Azim-ud-Dowla  the  first titular Nawab of Arcot.  He took over from his uncle Umdat-Ul-Umra on 31st  July  1801.  He was the  son of Amir-ul-Umra second  son of Mohd.Ali Walajah. He has to  take over since  Taj-ul-Umra son of  Umdat-Ul-Umra refused to accept the treaty  by which the Civil and Military administration of Carnatic was taken over by British  for an amount of 1/5 of net revenue or one lakh forty four thousand star pagodas annually whichever was higher. A first hand account of the exchange of  treaty on 16th September 1801

      "  On Wednesday morning the 16th instant the right  hon.the Governor attended by the  Commander in Chief, the members of the council and the gentlemen of the civil, naval and military services delivered to his highness the  nabob Azeem -ul-Dowla  at Cheapauk Palace the ratified treaty received from his excellency the most noble the Governor  general in council  for  settling the succession to the subahdarry of Arcot and for vesting the entire civil and military government of the Carnatic in the  honourable company.
         On the  delivery of the treaty to his highness royal salutes were fired from the garrison of Fort . St . George  from the shipping in the  roads and vollies of  musquetry by the troops under arms. Yesterday at noon his highness paid his first visit to the right honourable the Governor  at the Government House in the  Fort. The  troops were formed in to a street for the reception of his highness and a  salute of nineteen guns was fired on his entrance into and departure from the garrison "

       A greater part of South India  came under East India Company rule from that day onwards.