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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]]. | ||
== Spelling variants == | |||
Modern spelling: Kurnool<br> | |||
Variants: Karnul | |||
== Military history == | == Military history == | ||
Revision as of 15:42, 10 June 2012
| 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 |
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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 1911 Love to Know Encyclopaedia
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"