Arni estate

Arni Estate
Zamindari (Jagir) of British India
1640–1951 →

Coat of arms

History
 • Established 1640
 • Abolition of the estate 3 January 1951
Area
 • 1901 440.30 km2 (170 sq mi)
Population
 • 1901 95,542 
Density 217 /km2  (562 /sq mi)
Public Domain This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "article name needed". Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. 

The estate of Arni or Arni Jagir was an estate in the erstwhile Madras Presidency. It was located in the North Arcot district that was split in 1989 into the Tiruvannamalai District of the present-day Tamil Nadu. The town of Arni was the administrative headquarters.[1][2]

History

Arni jagir was granted by Shahji in 1640 to Vedaji Bhaskar Pant and existed until accession to the Republic of India on 3 January 1951, under the Madras Estates (Abolition and Conversion into Ryotwari) Act, 1948 (Act 26 of 1948).[3]

Battle of Arnee

The Battle of Arnee (or Battle of Arni) took place at Arni on 3 December 1751 during the Second Carnatic War. A British-led force under the command of Robert Clive defeated and routed a much larger Franco-Indian force under the command of Raza Sahib.The French troops were guarding a convoy of treasure. Clive took up a position in swampy ground, crossed by a causeway in which the convoy was forced to pass. The French were thrown into disorder and forced to retreat, but night saved them from total destruction. The treasure, however, was captured. Col.Robert Kelly fell at the Battle of Arnee.[4]

Jagirdars/Rulers of Arni

The rulers of Arni estate were Maratha Brahmins.They got the titles of Rao, Rao Saheb, Raja.[5]

Rao

Rao Saheb

Raja

See also

References

  1. ↑ Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 5, p. 407
  2. ↑ Gazetteer of South India, Volume 1, W. Francis, Mittal Publications, 1988, p.24
  3. ↑ History of Arni Jagir
  4. ↑ The history of the Bengal European Regiment, now the Royal Munster Fusiliers ...By Percival Robert Innes, p.267
  5. ↑ PILC Journal of Dravidic Studies: PJDS., Volume 8, Pondicherry Institute of Linguistics and Culture, 1998,p. 58
  6. ↑ The Order of the Crest: Tracing the Alumni of Bishop Cotton Boys’ School, Bangalore (1865–2015,Aditya Sondhi,Penguin UK, 18-Dec-2014 - Literary Collections
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