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|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)
|presentname= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seringapatam Srirangapatna]
|stateprovince= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karnataka Karnataka]
|country= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India]
|transport= [[Mysore State Railway]]
}}
'''Seringapatam''' was a town 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, Tippoo Sultan, and also the location of the last and decisive battle in 1799 between Tippoo and the British.
== History ==
[[Siege of Seringapatam 1792]]<br>[[Battle of Seringapatam 1799]]
== Spelling Variants ==
Modern name:Srirangapatnam/Srirangapattana<br>
Variants: Seringapatam/Srirangapatna/Srirangapattang<br>
== External links ==
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seringapatam "Srirangapatna"] ''Wikipedia''.
[[Category:Locations]]
[[Category:Cities, towns and villages in Madras Presidency]]
