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'''Kurnool''' is about 125 miles south-south-west of [[Hyderabad]] in the Deccan. It was the headquarters of the [http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V16_036.gif Kurnool District] during the British period. Kurnool District was the location of a campaign in 1839 to suppress a revolt. There was a confrontation at the town of Kurnool and nearby Zorapore involving HM [[13th Light Dragoons]]. | '''Kurnool''' is about 125 miles south-south-west of [[Hyderabad]] in the Deccan. It was the headquarters of the [http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V16_036.gif Kurnool District] during the British period. Kurnool District was the location of a campaign in 1839 to suppress a revolt. There was a confrontation at the town of Kurnool and nearby Zorapore involving HM [[13th Light Dragoons]]. | ||
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====Historical books online==== | ====Historical books online==== | ||
*[http://books.google.com.au/books?id=rBNPAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA71 Kurnool] page 71, ''The Edinburgh Medical and Surgical Journal Volume 68 1847''. The cantonment was classified as one of the "Stations on the Table Lands" | *[http://books.google.com.au/books?id=rBNPAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA71 Kurnool] page 71, ''The Edinburgh Medical and Surgical Journal Volume 68 1847''. The cantonment was classified as one of the "Stations on the Table Lands" | ||
*''Manual of the Kurnool District In the Presidency of Madras'' by Narahari Gopalakrishnamah Chetty(Comp.) 1886 | *[https://archive.org/details/pli.kerala.rare.12208 ''Manual of the Kurnool District In the Presidency of Madras''] by Narahari Gopalakrishnamah Chetty (Comp.) 1886 Archive.org. Mirror of a file at Kerala State Central Library Rare Books Online. | ||
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| Kurnool | |
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| Presidency: Madras | |
| Coordinates: | 15.823205°N 78.040228°E |
| Altitude: | 274 m (899 ft) |
| Present Day Details | |
| Place Name: | Kurnool |
| State/Province: | Andhra Pradesh |
| Country: | South India |
| Transport links | |
| Dhone-Kurnool State Railway, opened 1909 Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway network | |
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| See our interactive map of this location showing places of interest during the British period | |
| [xxxxx Kurnool] |
Kurnool is about 125 miles south-south-west of Hyderabad in the Deccan. It was the headquarters of the Kurnool District during the British period. Kurnool District was the location of a campaign in 1839 to suppress a revolt. There was a confrontation at the town of Kurnool and nearby Zorapore involving HM 13th Light Dragoons.
Spelling variants
Modern spelling: Kurnool
Variants: Karnul
Military history
Kurnool Campaign 1839
Affairs at Kurnool & Zorapoor
Refer also
List of Cemeteries-Kurnool District
External links
Kurnool Town Imperial Gazetteer
Kurnool District Wikipedia
Historical books online
- Kurnool page 71, The Edinburgh Medical and Surgical Journal Volume 68 1847. The cantonment was classified as one of the "Stations on the Table Lands"
- Manual of the Kurnool District In the Presidency of Madras by Narahari Gopalakrishnamah Chetty (Comp.) 1886 Archive.org. Mirror of a file at Kerala State Central Library Rare Books Online.