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'''Madura''' was the headquarters of the [http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?volume=16&objectid=DS405.1.I34_V16_392.gif Madura District] in the [[Madras Presidency]] during the British period. | '''Madura''' was the headquarters of the [http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?volume=16&objectid=DS405.1.I34_V16_392.gif Madura District] in the [[Madras Presidency]] during the British period. | ||
Madura station was on the [[South Indian Railway]] [[Rail_gauge#Metre_Gauge|metre gauge (MG)]] '[[Madras-Tuticorin Mainline]]' and formed a junction with the [[Tuticorin Branch Line]] | |||
to [[Tuticorin]] and the [[Pamban Branch Railway]] to [[Mandapam]] and [[Rameswaram]] | |||
== Spelling variants == | == Spelling variants == | ||
Modern spelling: Madurai<br> | Modern spelling: Madurai<br> | ||
Variants: Madura | Variants: Madura | ||
==Military== | |||
There were sieges of the city by the British in 1763 and 1764. | |||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V16_410.gif Madura City] Imperial Gazetteer<br> | *[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V16_410.gif Madura City] Imperial Gazetteer<br> | ||
*[http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/namma-madurai-elegies-from-a-bygone-era/article2674537.ece "Namma Madurai - Elegies from a bygone era"] by S. S. Kavitha November 30, 2011. ''The Hindu''. St. George's English Cemetery and the American Mission Cemetery | |||
===Sieges 1763-1764=== | |||
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maruthanayagam_Pillai Maruthanayagam Pillai] a.k.a. Muhammad Yusuf Khan. Wikipedia | |||
*[https://madrascourier.com/biography/maruthanayagam-the-khan-sahib-of-madura/ "Maruthanayagam: The Khan Sahib Of Madura"] by Refai Salafis 6 November 2019 ''Madras Courier'' | |||
*[https://militarymaps.rct.uk/other-18th19th-century-conflicts/rajshahi-revolt-against-british-rule-1763-64 A plan of Madura], catalogued as Rajshahi Revolt against British Rule (1763-4). George III's collection of military maps, Royal Collection Trust. | |||
*[https://archive.org/details/cu31924024059259/page/n8/mode/2up ''Yusuf Khan : the Rebel Commandant. "The bravest and ablest of all the native soldiers that ever served the English in India"''] by S C Hill, formerly Officer in charge of the records of the Government of India. 1914 Archive.org. Contains part of the same map in the link above, with a translation of the information, [https://archive.org/details/cu31924024059259/page/n285/mode/2up page 266]. | |||
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Latest revision as of 02:45, 16 February 2020
| Madura | |
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| [[Image:|250px| ]] | |
| Presidency: Madras Presidency | |
| Coordinates: | 9.919662°N 78.119393°E |
| Altitude: | 31 m (101 ft) |
| Present Day Details | |
| Place Name: | Madurai |
| State/Province: | Tamil Nadu |
| Country: | India |
| Transport links | |
| South Indian Railway | |
| FibiWiki Maps | |
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| See our interactive map of this location showing places of interest during the British period | |
| [xxxxx Madura] |
Madura was the headquarters of the Madura District in the Madras Presidency during the British period.
Madura station was on the South Indian Railway metre gauge (MG) 'Madras-Tuticorin Mainline' and formed a junction with the Tuticorin Branch Line to Tuticorin and the Pamban Branch Railway to Mandapam and Rameswaram
Spelling variants
Modern spelling: Madurai
Variants: Madura
Military
There were sieges of the city by the British in 1763 and 1764.
External links
- Madura City Imperial Gazetteer
- "Namma Madurai - Elegies from a bygone era" by S. S. Kavitha November 30, 2011. The Hindu. St. George's English Cemetery and the American Mission Cemetery
Sieges 1763-1764
- Maruthanayagam Pillai a.k.a. Muhammad Yusuf Khan. Wikipedia
- "Maruthanayagam: The Khan Sahib Of Madura" by Refai Salafis 6 November 2019 Madras Courier
- A plan of Madura, catalogued as Rajshahi Revolt against British Rule (1763-4). George III's collection of military maps, Royal Collection Trust.
- Yusuf Khan : the Rebel Commandant. "The bravest and ablest of all the native soldiers that ever served the English in India" by S C Hill, formerly Officer in charge of the records of the Government of India. 1914 Archive.org. Contains part of the same map in the link above, with a translation of the information, page 266.