sentences:  Chanda Sahib was an ally of the French and annexed the Madurai Nayak and was declared as the "Nawab" and managed to bring Tanjore and Tinnevelly into the dominions of the Mughal Empire.He was weakened by constant Maratha attacks and was defeated by Muhammed Ali Khan Wallajah.After his forces were defeated by Robert Clive and the Maratha Empire he attempted to recuperate his losses but was beheaded in a mutiny by Hindu subjects in the Tanjore army.