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{{Locations_Infobox | {{Locations_Infobox | ||
|presidency= [[Madras]] | |presidency= [[Madras]] | ||
| − | |image= | + | |image=Imgp1813.jpg |
|coordinates= [http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=12.414,76.704&spn=0.1,0.1&q=12.414,76.704 12.418346°N 76.695989°E] | |coordinates= [http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=12.414,76.704&spn=0.1,0.1&q=12.414,76.704 12.418346°N 76.695989°E] | ||
|altitude= 679 m (2,228 ft) | |altitude= 679 m (2,228 ft) | ||
| − | |presentname= | + | |presentname= Srirangapatna |
|stateprovince= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karnataka Karnataka] | |stateprovince= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karnataka Karnataka] | ||
| − | |country= | + | |country= India |
|transport= [[Mysore State Railway]] | |transport= [[Mysore State Railway]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
| − | '''Seringapatam''' was | + | '''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. |
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== History == | == History == | ||
[[Siege of Seringapatam 1792]]<br>[[Battle of Seringapatam 1799]] | [[Siege of Seringapatam 1792]]<br>[[Battle of Seringapatam 1799]] | ||
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== Spelling Variants == | == Spelling Variants == | ||
| − | Modern name:Srirangapatnam | + | Modern name:Srirangapatnam, Srirangapattana<br> |
| − | Variants: Seringapatam | + | Variants: Seringapatam, Srirangapatna, Srirangapattang<br> |
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| + | ==Cemeteries== | ||
| + | Garrison Cemetery (see external links below) | ||
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== External links == | == External links == | ||
| − | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seringapatam " | + | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seringapatam Srirangapatna] Wikipedia |
| + | ===Historical books online=== | ||
| + | *[https://archive.org/details/seringapatampas00mallgoog/page/n3/mode/2up ''Seringapatam Past And Present''] by Colonel G.B. Malleson 1876. Archive.org | ||
| + | *[https://archive.org/details/handbook-seringapatam/page/n9/mode/2up ''A Hand Book for the use of Visitors to Seringapatam''] by Subbaraya Moodeliar V.C., Station Master S M R Archive.org. Mirror from [https://access.bl.uk/item/viewer/ark:/81055/vdc_00000005B932 British Library Digital] | ||
| + | **[https://archive.org/details/handbook-seringapatam/page/67/mode/2up "Appendix Y. List of Tombs and Monuments"] page 67. 213 cemetery records. | ||
| + | *[https://archive.org/details/SeringapatamConstanceParsons1931 ''Seringapatam''] [A Guide Book] by Constance E Parsons 1931 Archive.org | ||
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| + | ===Cemeteries=== | ||
| + | *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garrison_Cemetery,_Seringapatam Garrison Cemetery, Seringapatam] Wikipedia | ||
| + | *[https://archive.org/stream/ListOfInscriptionsOnTombsOrMonumentsMadrasVol1Cotton/List%20Of%20Inscriptions%20On%20Tombs%20Or%20Monuments%20Madras%20Vol%201%20%28Cotton%29#page/n205/mode/2up Inscriptions from Garrison Cemetery , Seringapatam] from ''List of Inscriptions on Tombs and Monuments in Madras Vol 1'' by J J Cotton Archive.org 1945 revised edition. | ||
[[Category:Locations]] | [[Category:Locations]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Cities, towns and villages in Madras Presidency]] | ||
Latest revision as of 04:58, 26 January 2023
| Seringapatam | |
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| 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.
Contents
History
Siege of Seringapatam 1792
Battle of Seringapatam 1799
Spelling Variants
Modern name:Srirangapatnam, Srirangapattana
Variants: Seringapatam, Srirangapatna, Srirangapattang
Cemeteries
Garrison Cemetery (see external links below)
External links
- Srirangapatna Wikipedia
Historical books online
- Seringapatam Past And Present by Colonel G.B. Malleson 1876. Archive.org
- A Hand Book for the use of Visitors to Seringapatam by Subbaraya Moodeliar V.C., Station Master S M R Archive.org. Mirror from British Library Digital
- "Appendix Y. List of Tombs and Monuments" page 67. 213 cemetery records.
- Seringapatam [A Guide Book] by Constance E Parsons 1931 Archive.org
Cemeteries
- Garrison Cemetery, Seringapatam Wikipedia
- Inscriptions from Garrison Cemetery , Seringapatam from List of Inscriptions on Tombs and Monuments in Madras Vol 1 by J J Cotton Archive.org 1945 revised edition.
