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'''Tanjore''' was the headquarters of [http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V23_231.gif Tanjore District] in [[Madras (Presidency)|Madras]] during the British period. | '''Tanjore''' was the headquarters of [http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V23_231.gif Tanjore District] in [[Madras (Presidency)|Madras]] during the British period. | ||
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[http://encyclopedia.jrank.org/SUS_TAV/TANJORE.html Tanjore] online 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica<br> | [http://encyclopedia.jrank.org/SUS_TAV/TANJORE.html Tanjore] online 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica<br> | ||
===Historical books online=== | |||
*[https://archive.org/details/tanjoremahratta00hickgoog ''The Tanjore Mahratta Principality in Southern India : the Land of the Chola, the Eden of the South''] by William Hickey, Pleader, Madras Presidency 2nd edition 1874 First published c 1872. Archive.org | |||
*''Madras District Gazetteers: Tanjore'' by F R Hemingway [http://www.new.dli.ernet.in/handle/2015/13345 1906 edition], [http://www.new.dli.ernet.in/handle/2015/1428 1915 edition] Pdf downloads, Digital Library of India. | |||
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Revision as of 07:48, 9 July 2016
| Tanjore | |
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| Presidency: Madras | |
| Coordinates: | 10.784825°N 79.141466°E |
| Altitude: | 2 m (7 ft) |
| Present Day Details | |
| Place Name: | Thanjavur |
| State/Province: | Tamil Nadu |
| Country: | India |
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| See our interactive map of this location showing places of interest during the British period | |
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Tanjore was the headquarters of Tanjore District in Madras during the British period.
History
The East India Company intervened in a succession struggle during the 2nd Carnatic War and in 1799 Raja Serfoji ceded absolute sovereignty to the Company after falling into arrears with the Nawab of Arcot an ally of the British.
Military history
Battle of Tanjore 1773
Spelling Variants
Modern name:Thanjavur
Variants:Tanjore/Tanjavur
FIBIS resources
External links
Tanjore City Imperial Gazetteer
Tanjore online 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
Historical books online
- The Tanjore Mahratta Principality in Southern India : the Land of the Chola, the Eden of the South by William Hickey, Pleader, Madras Presidency 2nd edition 1874 First published c 1872. Archive.org
- Madras District Gazetteers: Tanjore by F R Hemingway 1906 edition, 1915 edition Pdf downloads, Digital Library of India.