Tanjore: Difference between revisions

From FIBIwiki
Jump to navigation Jump to search
Add Fibis ressources
Maureene (talk | contribs)
No edit summary
Line 10: Line 10:
}}
}}
{{Places of Interest|title=Tanjore|name=Tanjore |link=xxxxx}}
{{Places of Interest|title=Tanjore|name=Tanjore |link=xxxxx}}
=====THIS PAGE IS WAITING FOR MORE DETAILED INFORMATION=====


'''Tanjore''' was the headquarters of [http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V23_231.gif Tanjore District] in [[Madras (Presidency)|Madras]] during the British period.
'''Tanjore''' was the headquarters of [http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V23_231.gif Tanjore District] in [[Madras (Presidency)|Madras]] during the British period.
Line 31: Line 30:
[http://encyclopedia.jrank.org/SUS_TAV/TANJORE.html Tanjore] online 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica<br>
[http://encyclopedia.jrank.org/SUS_TAV/TANJORE.html Tanjore] online 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica<br>


===Historical books online===
*[https://archive.org/details/tanjoremahratta00hickgoog ''The Tanjore Mahratta Principality in Southern India : the Land of the Chola, the Eden of the South''] by William Hickey, Pleader, Madras Presidency 2nd edition 1874 First published c 1872. Archive.org
*''Madras District Gazetteers: Tanjore'' by F R Hemingway [http://www.new.dli.ernet.in/handle/2015/13345  1906 edition], [http://www.new.dli.ernet.in/handle/2015/1428 1915 edition] Pdf downloads, Digital Library of India.
{{#widget:Google PlusOne
{{#widget:Google PlusOne
|size=small
|size=small

Revision as of 07:48, 9 July 2016

Tanjore
Presidency: Madras
Coordinates: 10.784825°N 79.141466°E
Altitude: 2 m (7 ft)
Present Day Details
Place Name: Thanjavur
State/Province: Tamil Nadu
Country: India
Transport links
FibiWiki Maps
See our interactive map of this location showing
places of interest during the British period
[xxxxx Tanjore]



Tanjore was the headquarters of Tanjore District in Madras during the British period.

History

The East India Company intervened in a succession struggle during the 2nd Carnatic War and in 1799 Raja Serfoji ceded absolute sovereignty to the Company after falling into arrears with the Nawab of Arcot an ally of the British.

Military history

Battle of Tanjore 1773

Spelling Variants

Modern name:Thanjavur
Variants:Tanjore/Tanjavur

FIBIS resources

Images of Tanjore

External links

Tanjore City Imperial Gazetteer
Tanjore online 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica

Historical books online