Tag: Farrukh Siyar

Explore the era of Emperor Farrukh Siyar, whose reign marked a pivotal shift in the governance of the Gingee and Arcot regions. During his tenure from 1713 to 1719, the direct imperial control established by Aurangzeb began to give way to the localized authority of the Nawabs of Arcot. This tag delves into how Farrukh Siyar’s court politics, dominated by the Sayyid Brothers, influenced the appointments of governors in the Carnatic. Discover the strategic importance of Gingee as a military backdrop during this time and how the Emperor’s grants to the British East India Company began to alter the economic landscape of the Coromandel Coast. We examine the administrative decrees (Farman) issued during his reign and their long-term impact on the sovereign status of the “Troy of the East.”