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'''Masulipatam''' was one of the early [[East India Company Factories]] on the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coromandel_Coast Coromandel Coast]. It was the headquarters of the [http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?volume=15&objectid=DS405.1.I34_V15_325.gif Kistna District] of Madras during the British period. | '''Masulipatam''' was one of the early [[East India Company Factories]] on the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coromandel_Coast Coromandel Coast]. It was the headquarters of the [http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?volume=15&objectid=DS405.1.I34_V15_325.gif Kistna District] of Madras during the British period. | ||
It was also one of the subsidiary trading stations of the [[French]] East India Company. | |||
== Military history == | == Military history == | ||
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====Historical books online==== | ====Historical books online==== | ||
*[http://books.google.com.au/books?id=rBNPAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA45 Masulipatam] page 45, ''The Edinburgh Medical and Surgical Journal Volume 68 1847''. Google Books. The cantonment was classified as one of the "Stations on the sea coast" | *[http://books.google.com.au/books?id=rBNPAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA45 Masulipatam] page 45, ''The Edinburgh Medical and Surgical Journal Volume 68 1847''. Google Books. The cantonment was classified as one of the "Stations on the sea coast" | ||
*[http://archive.org/stream/amanualkistnadi01mackgoog#page/n9/mode/2up ''A Manual of the Kistna District in the Presidency of Madras''] by Gordon Thomson Mackenzie 1883 Archive.org | |||
** [http://archive.org/stream/amanualkistnadi00mackgoog#page/n98/mode/2up "Annals of Masulipatam"] page 87 | |||
***[http://archive.org/stream/amanualkistnadi00mackgoog#page/n130/mode/2up Account of the storm and flood of the night of 1 November 1864] page 119 | |||
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Revision as of 10:59, 12 August 2013
| Masulipatam | |
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| Presidency: Madras | |
| Coordinates: | 16.17°N, 81.13°E |
| Altitude: | 14 metres (46 ft) |
| Present Day Details | |
| Place Name: | Machilipatnam |
| State/Province: | Andhra Pradesh |
| Country: | India |
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| See our interactive map of this location showing places of interest during the British period | |
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Masulipatam was one of the early East India Company Factories on the Coromandel Coast. It was the headquarters of the Kistna District of Madras during the British period.
It was also one of the subsidiary trading stations of the French East India Company.
Military history
Spelling Variants
Modern name: Machilipatnam
Variants: Masulipatnam/Masulipatam/Masulipatanam/Machhlipatan/Bandar
External links
Masulipatam Town Imperial Gazetteer
Masulipatam 1911 Love to Know Encyclopaedia
Historical books online
- Masulipatam page 45, The Edinburgh Medical and Surgical Journal Volume 68 1847. Google Books. The cantonment was classified as one of the "Stations on the sea coast"
- A Manual of the Kistna District in the Presidency of Madras by Gordon Thomson Mackenzie 1883 Archive.org