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|presidency= [[Madras (Presidency)|Madras]] | |||
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|coordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=8.88,76.6&z=13&t=h&hl=en 8.88°N 76.6°E] | |||
|altitude=< 3 metres (9.8 ft) | |||
|presentname= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kollam Kollam] | |||
|stateprovince= [[Kerala]] | |||
|country= India | |||
|transport= | |||
}} | |||
Also see [[Malabar]] | Also see [[Malabar]] | ||
Quilon, present day Kollam, is a port on the Malabar Coast. It was situated in the [[Princely States|Princely State]] of [[Travancore]] which had individual residency status under the Madras Presidency | '''Quilon''', present day Kollam, is a port on the Malabar Coast. It was situated in the [[Princely States|Princely State]] of [[Travancore]] which had individual residency status under the Madras Presidency | ||
A British garrison was stationed at Quilon in pursuance of a treaty between Travancore and the British. | A British garrison was stationed at Quilon in pursuance of a treaty between Travancore and the British. | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kollam | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kollam Kollam] Wikipedia | ||
*[http://kollam.nic.in/history.html History:Kollam] National Informatics Centre , Government of India. | *[http://kollam.nic.in/history.html History:Kollam] National Informatics Centre , Government of India. | ||
*[http://www.columbia.edu/itc/mealac/pritchett/00routesdata/1700_1799/malabar/quilon/quilon.html Quilon] from Prof Fran Pritchett’s [http://www.columbia.edu/itc/mealac/pritchett/00routes/index.html#dates Indian Routes] (Columbia University) | *[http://www.columbia.edu/itc/mealac/pritchett/00routesdata/1700_1799/malabar/quilon/quilon.html Quilon] from Prof Fran Pritchett’s [http://www.columbia.edu/itc/mealac/pritchett/00routes/index.html#dates Indian Routes] (Columbia University) | ||
===Historical books online=== | ====Historical books online==== | ||
*[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V21_027.gif Quilon] ''Imperial Gazetteer of India, Volume 21'', page 21. | *[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V21_027.gif Quilon] ''Imperial Gazetteer of India, Volume 21'', page 21. | ||
*[http://books.google.com.au/books?id=rBNPAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA41 Quilon] page 41, ''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=PA41 Quilon] page 41, ''The Edinburgh Medical and Surgical Journal Volume 68 1847''. Google Books. The cantonment was classified as one of the "Stations on the sea coast" | ||
[[Category: Locations]][[Category:Princely States]][[Category: Cities, towns and villages in Madras Presidency]] | [[Category: Locations]][[Category:Princely States]][[Category: Cities, towns and villages in Madras Presidency]] | ||
Revision as of 16:42, 20 March 2012
| Quilon | |
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| Presidency: Madras | |
| Coordinates: | 8.88°N 76.6°E |
| Altitude: | < 3 metres (9.8 ft) |
| Present Day Details | |
| Place Name: | Kollam |
| State/Province: | Kerala |
| Country: | India |
| Transport links | |
Also see Malabar
Quilon, present day Kollam, is a port on the Malabar Coast. It was situated in the Princely State of Travancore which had individual residency status under the Madras Presidency
A British garrison was stationed at Quilon in pursuance of a treaty between Travancore and the British.
Spelling variants
Modern name: Kollam
Variants: Quilon, Coilum, Coylangh, Coylang, Coelang, Qualla, Quallaan, Oualla (The latter variants are from this Cape of Good Hope List thread)
Records
- BACSA have published a book entitled The Malabar Coast : the burial registers of St Thomas' Church, Quilon and Christ Church, Trivandrum which details inscriptions of those buried there. The index of persons named therein can be searched at BACSA Search. Applications can be made to BACSA for copies of relevant material.
External links
- Kollam Wikipedia
- History:Kollam National Informatics Centre , Government of India.
- Quilon from Prof Fran Pritchett’s Indian Routes (Columbia University)
