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'''Madras''' (now Chennai) was the seat of the [[Madras (Presidency)|Madras Presidency]] and the location of [[Fort St George]]. | '''Madras''' (now Chennai) was the seat of the [[Madras (Presidency)|Madras Presidency]] and the location of [[Fort St George]]. | ||
== History == | == History == | ||
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[[Siege of Madras]] 1758 | [[Siege of Madras]] 1758 | ||
Revision as of 22:13, 14 December 2009
| Madras (City) | |
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| Presidency: Madras | |
| Coordinates: | 13.09°N, 80.27°E |
| Altitude: | 6m |
| Present Day Details | |
| Place Name: | Chennai |
| State/Province: | Tamil Nadu |
| Country: | India |
| Transport links | |
| Madras Railway (to 1908) Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway (1908 on) | |
Madras (now Chennai) was the seat of the Madras Presidency and the location of Fort St George.
History
Siege of Madras 1758
Spelling Variants
Modern name: Chennai
Variants: Madras
Cemeteries
See Madras Cemeteries, for details of some of the Christian cemeteries in the city.
Orphan Schools
See the main article Orphan Schools in Madras, or the following list of schools:
- Charity School
- Madras Military Male Orphan Asylum
- Madras Military Female Orphan Asylum
- Poonamallee Military Asylum at Poonamallee, about 15 miles from Madras
- Black Town/Civil Orphan Asylums
External Links
Chennai, Tamil Nadu "Wikipedia"
Madras in 1810 commences page 123 and page 154 Journal of a Residence in India by Maria Graham 2nd Edition 1813 Illustrated by Engravings. Google Books
Madras in 1837. Chapter 2 of Book 2 of Travels in South-Eastern Asia, embracing Hindustan, Malaya, Siam, and China: with notices of numerous missionary stations, and a full account of the Burman Empire; with dissertations, tables, etc by Howard Malcolm 2nd edition 1839 2 volumes in one .
Madras,page 171 A Gazetteer of Southern India: with the Tenasserim Provinces and Singapore by Pharoah &Co 1855
