Alamgir II's nominal suzerainty over the Carnatic was largely fiction by the mid-1750s — the Nawabs operated with near-total autonomy while invoking Mughal authority on coinage purely for legitimacy. The Carnatic itself was a contested prize throughout this period, with French and British-backed claimants cycling through power following Anwaruddin Khan's death at Ambur in 1749. Coins struck under this attribution circulated through one of the most actively fought-over territories in eighteenth-century India.
Alamgir II's nominal suzerainty over the Carnatic was largely fiction by the mid-1750s — the Nawabs operated with near-total autonomy while invoking Mughal authority on coinage purely for legitimacy. The Carnatic itself was a contested prize throughout this period, with French and British-backed claimants cycling through power following Anwaruddin Khan's death at Ambur in 1749. Coins struck under this attribution circulated through one of the most actively fought-over territories in eighteenth-century India.