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*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seringapatam Srirangapatna]  Wikipedia
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seringapatam Srirangapatna]  Wikipedia
===Historical books online===
===Historical books online===
*[http://dli.serc.iisc.ernet.in/handle/2015/536891 ''Seringapatam Past And Present'']  by Colonel G.B. Malleson 1876. Pdf download, Digital Library of India.
*[https://archive.org/details/SeringapatamConstanceParsons1931 ''Seringapatam''] [A Guide Book] by Constance E Parsons 1931 Archive.org
*[https://archive.org/details/SeringapatamConstanceParsons1931 ''Seringapatam''] [A Guide Book] by Constance E Parsons 1931 Archive.org


[[Category:Locations]]
[[Category:Locations]]
[[Category:Cities, towns and villages in Madras Presidency]]
[[Category:Cities, towns and villages in Madras Presidency]]

Revision as of 07:39, 8 October 2015

Seringapatam
Presidency: Madras
Coordinates: 12.418346°N 76.695989°E
Altitude: 679 m (2,228 ft)
Present Day Details
Place Name: Srirangapatna
State/Province: Karnataka
Country: India
Transport links
Mysore State Railway

Seringapatam was in the State of Mysore and the town (now Srirangapatna) is an important place of pilgrimage. It was the capital of Hyder Ali and his son, Tipu Sultan, and also the location of the last and decisive battle in 1799 between Tipu and the British.

History

Siege of Seringapatam 1792
Battle of Seringapatam 1799

Spelling Variants

Modern name:Srirangapatnam, Srirangapattana
Variants: Seringapatam, Srirangapatna, Srirangapattang

External links

Historical books online