The first chapter of William Dalrymple’s The Anarchy argues that these wars “might have had few results, but they witnessed the transformation of the British and French empires into state-of-the-art mercenary outfits.” For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this set of three wars mostly fought in an eponymous kingdom ruled from Arcot. The first of these wars was part of the War of the Austrian Succession, while the third coincided with the Seven Years’ War.
ANSWER: Carnatic Wars [or Karnāḍaga Pōrgaḷ or Karnāṭaka Jaṅgẽ; accept Carnatic Sultanate or Karnāḍaga Navāb or Navāb-i Karnāṭaka; prompt on Āṟkāḍu Navāb]
[10m] Dalrymple notes how “loot,” one of the first Indian words to enter English, is exemplified by a museum named for this “unstable sociopath” at Powis Castle. This man used bribery to win the Battle of Plassey.
ANSWER: Robert Clive, 1st Baron Clive [accept Clive Museum]
[10e] A room at the Clive Museum is dedicated to loot from Srirangapatna (“shree-rung-uh-PUTT-nuh”) stolen after Britain’s defeat of this kingdom and the death of Ṭīpū Sultān. This South Indian kingdom pioneered rocket warfare under Hyder Ālī.
ANSWER: Mysore [or Kingdom of Mysore or Maisūru Sansthāna or Maisūru Sāmrājyavu; accept Anglo–Mysore Wars; accept Mysorean rockets]
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