Mohammed Ali Walajahs death in 1795


     The Nawab of Arcot Mohammed  Ali Walajah  died on 13th October 1795 at the  age of 78 after reigning for 46 years.   The  Madras  Gazette published an eulogium on 18th  as follows :
   " His Highness the Nabob Walajah was the firm and sincere friend and the faithful and zealous ally of the English nation to which he was strongly attached by esteem and affection. He shared in all the fortunes of the English in this country,  and always considered their interest and his own as one and the same. He was mild and affectionate towards his subjects polite and amiable in his manners  and no man better understood the art of conciliating mens minds than his Highness ".
        He was buried at Santhome but three years later his remains were shifted to Tiruchi.

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