Answer in detail:

Give an account of the causes and the result of the second and third Carnatic Wars.

The Second Carnatic war was fought in A.D. 1748-A.D. 1754. The various causes of the Second Carnatic war are as follows:-

• The war started with the conflict between the Nizam of Hyderabad and the Nawab of Carnatic.

• In 1748, Asaf Shah, the Nizam of Hyderabad. This resulted in, his son, and grandson Nasir Jung and Muzzafar Jung respectively competing for the throne. During the same time, Dost Ali, The Nawab of Carnatic died. This resulted in the conflict between Anwar-ud-din and his son-in-law Chanda Sahib who were competing for the throne of Arcot. As a result of all this, Chanda Sahib and Muzzafar Jung were supported by the French. Hence, helplessness made Nasir Jung and Anwar-ud-din to take assistance from the English, due to which the war was started.

In 1754, the war ended, and in 1755 the treaty of Pondicherry was signed according to which both French and English decided to not to interfere in Internal affairs of the princely states and gave back the territories captured during the war.

The third Carnatic War was started between Nawab of Carnatic and Nizam of Hyderabad and ended with the conflict between French and English in A.D.1756-A.D.1763. The causes of the Third Carnatic war were:-

• One of the main cause of the Third Carnatic war was the 7 years war in 1956 between British and French, which started in Europe and America and due to this war, another war began in India which is known as third Carnatic war.

After the end of this war, the British established their stronghold in India. In 1763, the treaty of Paris was signed between French and English. French received Pondicherry, Chandranagore, Mahe, and Karaikal but they ordered not to fortify them. All of this led to the French gradually losing their power and prestige in India.