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|presidency= [[Madras]] | |presidency= [[Madras]] | ||
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|coordinates= [http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=12.414,76.704&spn=0.1,0.1&q=12.414,76.704 | |coordinates= [http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=12.414,76.704&spn=0.1,0.1&q=12.414,76.704 12.418346°N 76.695989°E] | ||
|altitude= 679 m (2,228 ft) | |altitude= 679 m (2,228 ft) | ||
|presentname= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seringapatam Srirangapatna] | |presentname= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seringapatam Srirangapatna] | ||
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'''Seringapatam''' was a town in the State of [[Mysore]] and an important place of pilgrimage. It was the capital of Hyder Ali and his son, Tippoo Sultan, and also the location of the last and decisive battle in 1799 between Tippoo and the British. | '''Seringapatam''' was a town in the State of [[Mysore]] and an important place of pilgrimage. It was the capital of Hyder Ali and his son, Tippoo Sultan, and also the location of the last and decisive battle in 1799 between Tippoo and the British. | ||
== History == | |||
[[Siege of Seringapatam 1792]]<br>[[Battle of Seringapatam 1799]] | |||
== Spelling Variants == | |||
Modern name:Srirangapatnam/Srirangapattana<br> | |||
Variants: Seringapatam/Srirangapatna/Srirangapattang<br> | |||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seringapatam "Srirangapatna"] ''Wikipedia''. | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seringapatam "Srirangapatna"] ''Wikipedia''. | ||
[[Category:Locations]] | [[Category:Locations]] | ||
Revision as of 14:32, 19 January 2009
| Seringapatam | |
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| [[Image:|250px| ]] | |
| Presidency: Madras | |
| Coordinates: | 12.418346°N 76.695989°E |
| Altitude: | 679 m (2,228 ft) |
| Present Day Details | |
| Place Name: | Srirangapatna |
| State/Province: | Karnataka |
| Country: | [1] |
| Transport links | |
| Mysore State Railway | |
Seringapatam was a town in the State of Mysore and an important place of pilgrimage. It was the capital of Hyder Ali and his son, Tippoo Sultan, and also the location of the last and decisive battle in 1799 between Tippoo and the British.
History
Siege of Seringapatam 1792
Battle of Seringapatam 1799
Spelling Variants
Modern name:Srirangapatnam/Srirangapattana
Variants: Seringapatam/Srirangapatna/Srirangapattang
External links
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seringapatam "Srirangapatna"] Wikipedia.