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[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=V2nGnWXV7coC&pg=PA9&dq=The+history+of+British+India:+a+chronology%2Madras%2BPresidency%2B1756&cd=1#v=onepage&q=&f=false Madras Presidency 1611-1755] Google Books<br>
 
[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=V2nGnWXV7coC&pg=PA9&dq=The+history+of+British+India:+a+chronology%2Madras%2BPresidency%2B1756&cd=1#v=onepage&q=&f=false Madras Presidency 1611-1755] Google Books<br>
 
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madras_Presidency Madras Presidency] Wikipedia
 
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madras_Presidency Madras Presidency] Wikipedia
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===Historical books online===
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*''Madras District Gazetteers'' Archive.org
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**[http://www.archive.org/stream/godavari01madr#page/n9/mode/2up  ''Madras District Gazetteers: Godaveri''] 1915
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**[http://www.archive.org/stream/madurafrancis01madr#page/n5/mode/2up  ''Madras District Gazetteers: Madura''] 1906
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**[http://www.archive.org/stream/NilgirisFrancis/Untitled#page/n0/mode/2up ''Madras District Gazetteers: The Nilgiris''] 1908
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**[http://www.archive.org/stream/p1salemrich01richuoft#page/n5/mode/2up ''Madras District Gazetteers:  Salem Volume 1-Part 1''] 1918, [http://www.archive.org/stream/salemgazet02richuoft#page/n5/mode/2up ''Madras District Gazetteers:  Statistical Appendix for Salem District''] 1932
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**[http://www.archive.org/stream/trichinopoly01madr#page/n9/mode/2up ''Madras District Gazetteers: Trichinopoly''] 1907
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**[http://www.archive.org/stream/vizagapatam01madr#page/n5/mode/2up ''Madras District Gazetteers:  Vizagapatam''] 1907
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Many editions for additional districts are available to read online on the [[Online books#Digital Library of India|Digital Library of India]] website, under the title ''Madras District Gazetteers''
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An adminsitrative subdivision of British India. The Madras Presidency covered the southern half of India and Ceylon (now called Sri Lanka).

See Presidencies in the Beginners' Guide

External Links

Madras Presidency 1611-1755 Google Books
Madras Presidency Wikipedia

Historical books online

Many editions for additional districts are available to read online on the Digital Library of India website, under the title Madras District Gazetteers