Carnatica is a region of southeastern India in the Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh states of the present-day country. Its major cities include the capital of Arcot and the port of Pondicherry.
History[]
Carnatica's capital was the city of Arcot, and it was located on the southern coast of present-day India. Carnatica was one of the original kingdoms of the Maratha Confederacy, and the region had a predominantly-Hindu population. In 1746, the region had a population of 2,365,203 people, with a 90% Hindu population and a 10% Muslim. In 1750 it grew to 2,463,354 people. Carnatica was the site of several wars between Great Britain and France during the mid-1700s, and it was one of the first regions annexed by the British. In 1947, the state chose to join India after gaining independence from British Raj.