Trichinopoly

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Trichinopoly
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: Tiruchirappalli or colloquially 'Trichy' or "Tiruchy'
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

*Three India List posts listing names  on graves in  St John’s Cemetery, Trichinopoly 15 Aug 2010, 17 Aug 2010, 19 Aug 2010, and Photographs of St Johns Cemetery Trichy Facebook, all by Edmund Bourne.

Historical books online