Nawab Wallajah of Arcot

As a man, Muhammad Ali Wallajah had a majestic bearing and as a ruler, he was kind to his subjects and noble to his foes. When the French, who were a constant source of irritation, were subdued; he did not bear any ill-feeling towards them, but treated them kindly. The Pondicherry Governor had very great regard and respect for the Nawab Wallajah.

During his reign, he did a great deal for the uplift of the people of South India. The Rajahs of Tanjore, Travancore and Pudukkottai were his vassals. Almost all the Zamindars of this State of Tamil Nadu owe their present position to the generosity of the Nawab and still sport their titles conferred by Nawab Wallajah.

Muhammad Ali Wallajah had not only mixed moderation in his politics, but also in religion. The Nawab respected all religions. Most of his trusted officials were Hindus. In spite of the presence of many Muslims in his Court, he entrusted the work of maintaining his personal diary to Kishan Chand, as he considered him a man of high integrity. Rajah periya Bahadur, the contractor of Mohamedpur in Arcot was a close friend of the Nawab. When he came to Madras on 9th February 1774, the Nawab convened a special Durbar to honour his visit.

In October 1773, some sepoys attempted to enter a temple at Tiruvarur, in spite of the objections of the "pandits" on learning this, Nawab Wallajah gave strict instructions to his Khazis that religious places should be respected and that the traditions of the places of worship should be maintained at all times.

The Nawab envinced great interest in the welfare of the people of South India. He built a large hospital in Madras, where the poor were given free medical treatment. He gave strict instructions to Hakim Ghulam Ali Khan, the head Hakim of the hospital that poor patients should be treated with utmost care and courtesy.

In those days, the ryots (peasants) were put to heavy losses on account of the marching of the armies through their agricultural fields. Nawab Wallajah used to pay full compensation to the ryots for the loss of the yield irrespective of the fact whether it was his own army or those of his enemy which caused the havoc.

He donated vast lands for the construction of mosques, temples and churches and maintained perfect religious harmony and unity amongst the members of different religious communities. It is a well­known fact that the land of the Sri Padmanabha Swamy temple in Srirangam near Trichy was a gift of the Nawab, with a sizeable estate, which is called "Nawab Thottam" even today. Similarly in Tirupati, Tiruvarur, Tirunelveli and Madras lands were donated for Hindu temples.

The Nawab also permitted the establishment of the Christian Church in South India and not only gave lands to Christian mission, but also was present in person on the occasion of the inauguration of Dr. Schwartz's School in Trichy. This is still being mentioned year after year in the calendar of the Bishop Heber College at Trichy.

Nawab Wallajah constructed a number of mosques in South India. Almost all the mosques in the Carnatic were maintained either directly by him or by the large Endowments created by him. The Wallajah Big Mosque situated in Triplicane High Road, Chennai is one of the biggest mosques in South India. This Mosque is probably the only mosque in the entire world which contains a chronogram written by a non-Muslim (his Private Secretary Raja Makhan Lal Khirat).

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