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*[http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Tiruchirapalli/rail-museum-to-chug-down-memory-lane/article4472176.ece "Rail museum to chug down memory lane"]  by R. Rajaram ''The Hindu'' Tiruchi, March 4, 2013
 
*[http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Tiruchirapalli/rail-museum-to-chug-down-memory-lane/article4472176.ece "Rail museum to chug down memory lane"]  by R. Rajaram ''The Hindu'' Tiruchi, March 4, 2013
 
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*''Manual of the Trichinopoly District in the Presidency of Madras'' by  Lewis Moore (Comp.) 1878 Is available to read online at [[Online books#Kerala State Central Library Rare Books Online|Kerala State Central Library Rare Books Online]]
 
*[http://www.archive.org/stream/trichinopoly01madr#page/n9/mode/2up ''Madras District Gazetteers: Trichinopoly''] 1907 Archive.org
 
*[http://www.archive.org/stream/trichinopoly01madr#page/n9/mode/2up ''Madras District Gazetteers: Trichinopoly''] 1907 Archive.org
 
*[http://books.google.com.au/books?id=rBNPAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA55 Trichinopoly] page 55 ''The Edinburgh Medical and Surgical Journal Volume 68 1847''. Google Books. The cantonment was classified as one of the "Stations on the Plains between the sea coast and the mountain ranges"
 
*[http://books.google.com.au/books?id=rBNPAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA55 Trichinopoly] page 55 ''The Edinburgh Medical and Surgical Journal Volume 68 1847''. Google Books. The cantonment was classified as one of the "Stations on the Plains between the sea coast and the mountain ranges"

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Trichinopoly
Trichy.jpg
Presidency: Madras
Coordinates: 10.81°N 78.69°E
Altitude: 85 m (279 ft)
Present Day Details
Place Name: Tiruchirapalli
State/Province: Tamil Nadu
Country: India
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Trichinopoly



Trichinopoly was the headquarters of Trichinopoly District in Madras during the British period. It is now the fourth largest city in Tamil Nadu.

Spelling Variants

Modern name: Tiruchirapalli or colloquially 'Trichy' or "Tiruchy' or 'Tiruchi'
Variants:Trichinopoly

History

Siege of Trichinopoly 1751
Second Siege of Trichinopoly 1753-54
Action at Trichinopoly 1757

Also see

FIBIS Resources

Bird's Eye View of Trichinopoly from the Rock

FIBIS database contains records of

FIBIS Journal no 20 (Autumn 2008) contains an article entitled The Trichinopoly Registers by Richard Morgan

External links

Historical books online